can we unlock locked in syndrome v0.2
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Presentation I made at the recent Bar Camp North East 2, asking for feedback about my ideas re technology relating to Locked In syndromeTRANSCRIPT
CAN WE UNLOCK LOCKED-IN SYNDROME?Justin Souter[Souter Consulting Limited] – but in a personal capacity
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I’m looking for assistance to potentially create a system to help someone with a profound disability
This is something I want to take forward at a very gentle pace because of other commitments
This is a call for help
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Scenario
We know someone with Locked-in Syndrome The Groom can only communicate by blinking We went to their wedding
Groom used a tool called My Tobii The family is fairly traumatised because of what
happened Hypothesis
Use headset to communicate with the world
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Content to review
Video of The Diving Bell & the Butterfly http://www.thedivingbellmovie.co.uk/
My Tobii - http://emotiv.com/corporate/1_0/1_1.htm
My first blog post on this - http://wellbanked.blogspot.com/2008/03/divin-bell-and-butterfly-irl-1.html
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Videos from Emotiv
Wheelchair demo - http://emotiv.com/INDS_2/inds_2_1.html
Trade show - http://emotiv.com/INDS_2/inds_2_2.html
Developer overview - http://emotiv.com/corporate/1_0/1_1.htm
Emotiv detections - http://emotiv.com/corporate/1_0/1_1.htm
Emotive has an SDK (Emotiv site)
The Emotiv SDK gives developers unparalleled access to a user's mind.
The Emotiv EPOC™ platform showcases the latest advancements in Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) neuro-technology.
Elemnts of SDK The Affectiv™ suite
measures discrete emotional states.
The Cognitiv™ suite detects conscious thoughts.
The Expressiv™ suite can identify facial expressions in real-time.
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(sort of) Call to action
Realistically I don’t want to send hares running
But I’d like to gradually explore possibilities
I don’t have a budget Please could I have
some gentle pointers?
Eating an elephant Byte-sized chunks Elephant eating party
Need for sensitivity, not intrusive etc.
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What can I do for you? Please contact me to see how we can work
together!
Justin Souter [email protected] http://twitter.com/souterconsults http://souterconsulting.eu 07717 725504