Open Sourcing the Brain
Technology • 7m 23s
OpenBCI has developed a 3D-printed headset that allows our brains to interact with software. Want to measure the effect of meditation on your brain? It's possible. Want to control a prosthetic limb with your mind? It's possible. Right now, the only thing OpenBCI's tech can't do are the things we haven't thought of.
Director: Dan Hayes
Producer: Dan Hayes, Kmele Foster, Dustin Oakley, & Robert Chapman Smith
2016 | 7 min
United States
Languages: English
FILMMAKER Q&A:
https://simaacademy.com/filmmaker-qa/open-sourcing-the-brain/
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