Quake Delirium EEG: A Pilot Study Regarding Biofeedback-Driven Visual Effects in a Computer Game

Jonathan Weinel; Stuart Cunningham; Nathan Roberts; Darryl Griffiths; Shaun Roberts

doi:10.1109/ITechA.2015.7317420

Quake Delirium EEG: A Pilot Study Regarding Biofeedback-Driven Visual Effects in a Computer Game

Jonathan Weinel, Stuart Cunningham, Nathan Roberts, Darryl Griffiths, Shaun Roberts

Wrexham Glyndŵr University

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding › peer-review

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Abstract

Altered states of consciousness (ASC) can be represented in video games through appropriate use of sound and computer graphics. Our research seeks to establish systematic methods for simulating ASC using computer sound and graphics, to improve the realism of ASC representations in video game engines. Quake Delirium is a prototype `ASC Simulation' that we have created by modifying the video game Quake. Through automation of various graphical parameters that represent the conscious state of the game character, hallucinatory ASC are represented. While the initial version of Quake Delirium utilised a pre-determined automation path to produce these changes, we propose that immersion may be improved by providing the user with a `passive' method of control, using a brain-computer interface (BCI). In this initial trial, we explore the use of a consumer-grade electroencephalograph (EEG) headset for this purpose.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Internet Technologies and Applications (ITA), 2015
Editors	Rich Pickering, Stuart Cunningham, Nigel Houlden, Denise Oram, Vic Grout, Julie Mayers
Place of Publication	United States
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	335-338
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4673-9557-1
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4799-8036-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ITechA.2015.7317420
Publication status	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes
Event	Internet Technologies and Applications (ITA) - Wrexham, United Kingdom Duration: 8 Sept 2015 → 11 Sept 2015

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Conference	Internet Technologies and Applications (ITA)
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Wrexham
Period	8/09/15 → 11/09/15

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Weinel, J., Cunningham, S., Roberts, N., Griffiths, D., & Roberts, S. (2015). Quake Delirium EEG: A Pilot Study Regarding Biofeedback-Driven Visual Effects in a Computer Game. In R. Pickering, S. Cunningham, N. Houlden, D. Oram, V. Grout, & J. Mayers (Eds.), Internet Technologies and Applications (ITA), 2015 (pp. 335-338). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITechA.2015.7317420

Quake Delirium EEG: A Pilot Study Regarding Biofeedback-Driven Visual Effects in a Computer Game. / Weinel, Jonathan; Cunningham, Stuart; Roberts, Nathan et al.
Internet Technologies and Applications (ITA), 2015. ed. / Rich Pickering; Stuart Cunningham; Nigel Houlden; Denise Oram; Vic Grout; Julie Mayers. United States: IEEE, 2015. p. 335-338.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding › peer-review

Weinel, J, Cunningham, S, Roberts, N, Griffiths, D & Roberts, S 2015, Quake Delirium EEG: A Pilot Study Regarding Biofeedback-Driven Visual Effects in a Computer Game. in R Pickering, S Cunningham, N Houlden, D Oram, V Grout & J Mayers (eds), Internet Technologies and Applications (ITA), 2015. IEEE, United States, pp. 335-338, Internet Technologies and Applications (ITA), Wrexham, United Kingdom, 8/09/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITechA.2015.7317420

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