Cornell Students Play Pong Using Brain Waves

Posted on May 4, 2012

Two Cornell University electrical engineering students, Chuck Moyes and Mengxiang Jiang, developed a way to play Pong using brain waves on a $75 budget. The students constructed an EEG helmet consisting of an old baseball cap modified to contain EEG electrodes. The electrodes were then connected to a computer. Engadget says players of Brain Pong can move their paddles by "either by changing your concentration level or by thinking about moving your feet." Take a look:

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