Brains are the new wave

Johanna Rochegude, Sonja Rattay, Rasmus Hedin Within this workshop
we will question the perception of our own faculties, by reflecting
on brainwaves as a powerful, future mean of interaction and explore
the design space around it in a participatory fashion. We will
think, sketch and create immersive, sensory and artistic
experiences generated by brainwaves and states of mind. Workshop
structure General presentation of the brain and its inner workings,
as well as which parts are relevant for us and how they can be
interpreted. Familiarisation with brainwave readers (EEG headsets):
how they work, the data they gather and some examples of how we can
use this data in a meaningful way. Separation into small groups and
artistic exploration around the materialisation of brainwaves by
using different triggers and interactions to map the effects on the
participants’ brain. We will provide the code base for
visualisation, which can be tweaked and adjusted by the
participants (through simple parameter changes for participants
with no coding experience as well as on a more deeper level for
participants with more knowledge). Creation of a visual artwork in
2D that participants can either print out on site and take
home with them, or take as a file in to print somewhere else. Max.
16 Participants We will provide the EEG headsets as well as the
Javascript and p5.js base code. Participants will need to bring
their own computers and download the free application Cortex UI on
their machine (available here: https://www.emotiv.com/developer/) ,
to enable data retrieval from the headsets.