'The Ascent' Art Installation / Ride at Rensselaer Links EEG Headset and
  Theatrical Flying Rig
From: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - 05/03/2011
By: Mary L. Martialay 

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students have developed a thought-controlled
art installation / ride that couples an electroencephalogram headset and a
three-dimensional flying harness so that participants can rise into the air
and activate light, sound, and video effects as they interact with the
system. Ten computer programs operating simultaneously connect the headset to
the computer-controlled harness and various theater systems, says
Rensselaer's Michael Todd. "We've built a software system on top of the
rigging control board and now have control of it through an iPad, and since
we have the iPad control, we can have anything control it," notes creative
director Yehuda Duenyas. He says the platform can support virtually any kind
of experience that entails rigging, video, sound, and light. In the
installation, the platform is programmed to respond to relaxation. "We're
measuring two brain states - alpha and theta - waking consciousness and
everyday brain computational processing," Duenyas says. "If you close your
eyes and take a deep breath, that processing power decreases," and when that
power falls below a certain threshold, the elevation of the participant in
the installation is triggered. 

Read the entire article at:
http://news.rpi.edu:80/update.do?artcenterkey=2866

Links:
xxxy
http://xxxyprojects.com/

Th Ascent
http://xxxyprojects.com/?page_id=843

Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center
http://empac.rpi.edu/

Infinity Simulator
http://www.arts.rpi.edu/pl/iear-events/yehuda-duenyas

Emotiv EEG headset hacked into VR trapeze act, lets you fly like Superman (video)
http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/01/emotiv-eeg-headset-hacked-into-vr-trapeze-act-lets-you-fly-like

EEG-controlled wire flight (video)
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/03/eeg-controlled-wire-flight.html