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Scientific Outreach with Teegi, a Tangible EEG Interface to Talk about Neurotechnologies

Human-Computer Interaction 2017-03-08 v1

Abstract

Teegi is an anthropomorphic and tangible avatar exposing a users' brain activity in real time. It is connected to a device sensing the brain by means of electroencephalog-raphy (EEG). Teegi moves its hands and feet and closes its eyes along with the person being monitored. It also displays on its scalp the associated EEG signals, thanks to a semi-spherical display made of LEDs. Attendees can interact directly with Teegi -- e.g. move its limbs -- to discover by themselves the underlying brain processes. Teegi can be used for scientific outreach to introduce neurotechnologies in general and brain-computer interfaces (BCI) in particular.

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@article{arxiv.1703.02365,
  title  = {Scientific Outreach with Teegi, a Tangible EEG Interface to Talk about Neurotechnologies},
  author = {Jérémy Frey and Renaud Gervais and Thibault Lainé and Maxime Duluc and Hugo Germain and Stéphanie Fleck and Fabien Lotte and Martin Hachet},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.02365},
  year   = {2017}
}