{"id":477719,"date":"2023-01-26T13:38:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T11:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=477719"},"modified":"2023-01-26T13:42:53","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T11:42:53","slug":"twitch-streamer-downs-elden-ring-boss-with-brain-controller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gaming\/477719-twitch-streamer-downs-elden-ring-boss-with-brain-controller.html","title":{"rendered":"Twitch streamer downs Elden Ring boss with brain controller"},"content":{"rendered":"

Twitch streamer Perrikaryal successfully defeated a boss in Elden Ring using an EEG headset to activate one of her character’s attacks, Vice reports<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The streamer used an electroencephalogram (EEG) headset to record her brain processing simple instructions. She used Node-red to translate the commands into Elden Ring keybinds.<\/p>\n

Perrikaryal defeated Godrick the Grafted \u2014 a notoriously challenging boss \u2014 using the setup.<\/p>\n

“I killed frickin’ Godrick with my ***-damned frickin’ mind,” she said after finishing the boss.<\/p>\n

Despite Perrikaryal saying the process is “not that complicated”, it will likely appear that way for some.<\/p>\n

According to Vice, the EEG headset used by Perrikaryal appears to be an EMOTIV EPOC, which costs $849 (R14,500). It processes electrical signals produced by the brain.<\/p>\n

The setup requires a saline solution to be applied to the headset to improve conductivity and maintain a connection.<\/p>\n

The EEG provides a program for the user to train the brain-computer interface.<\/p>\n

The process involves interacting with a cube on the screen, which the user thinks about moving in various ways, with the system recording brain images throughout the process.<\/p>\n

Every different interaction with the cube takes hours to perfect.<\/p>\n

As a result, Perrikaryal only trained the device to process the light attack command in Elden Ring. She still uses a controller for movement and other actions.<\/p>\n

There is also often a delay between thinking of something to activate the EEG interface, and the command taking effect in-game.<\/p>\n

However, with more training, it is possible to reduce the response time.<\/p>\n

Perrikaryal, who has a Master’s in psychology, said that at a certain level it won’t be the device that’s the limiting factor.<\/p>\n

“At some point, it’s not a limitation of the device,” Perrikaryal said during her stream. “It’s a limitation of what we know about the brain.”<\/p>\n

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Now read: League of Legends source code stolen in Riot Games ransomware attack<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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