Paralysed man walks in SL
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AFP/Keio University Photo: A 41-year-old paralysed man uses brain waves to control his character in ‘Second Life’.(AFP/Keio University/Str) |
A paralysed man using only his brain waves has been able to manipulate a virtual Internet character, Japanese researchers said Monday, calling it a world first, says AFP via Yahoo! News.
He was then able to have a conversation with the other character using an attached microphone, said the researchers at Japan’s Keio University.
Researchers are now studying a system that would let patients create text messages by mentally selecting certain letters, said Junichi Ushiba, associate professor at the biosciences and informatics department of Keio Universty’s Faculty of Science and Technology.
"In the near future, they would be able to stroll through Second Life shopping malls with their brain waves… and click to make a purchase," Ushiba said.
Ushiba says Second Life could motivate patients with severe paralysis, who are often too depressed to undergo rehabilitation
Cool!
