A few days ago, HCI Lab researchers, published
a paper at Frontiers in Human Neuroscience entitled ‘Progressive Training for
Motor Imagery Brain-Computer Interfaces Using Gamification and Virtual Reality
Embodiment’. The paper presents a gamified motor imagery brain-computer
interface (MI-BCI) training in immersive virtual reality. The aim of the
proposed training method is to increase engagement, attention, and motivation
in co-adaptive event-driven MI-BCI training.
This was achieved using gamification,
progressive increase of the training pace, and virtual reality design
reinforcing body ownership transfer (embodiment) into the avatar. From the 20
healthy participants performing 6 runs of 2-class MI-BCI training (left/right
hand), 19 were trained for a basic level of MI-BCI operation, with average peak
accuracy in the session = 75.84%. This confirms the proposed training method
succeeded in improvement of the MI-BCI skills.
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