Adapting the P300-Based Brain–Computer Interface for Gaming: A Review

Author

Kaplan, A. ; Shishkin, S. ; Ganin, I. ; Basyul, I. ; Zhigalov, A.

Author_Institution

Lab. for Neurophysiol. & Neuro-Comput. Interfaces, Lomonosov Moscow State Univ., Moscow, Russia

Volume

5

Issue

2

fYear

2013

fDate

Jun-13

Firstpage

141

Lastpage

149

Abstract

The P300-based brain-computer interface (P300 BCI) is currently a very popular topic in assistive technology development. However, only a few simple P300 BCI-based games have been designed so far. Here, we analyze the shortcomings of this BCI in gaming applications and show that solutions for overcoming them already exist, although these techniques are dispersed over several different games. Additionally, new approaches to improve the P300 BCI accuracy and flexibility are currently being proposed in the more general P300 BCI research. The P300 BCI, even in its current form, not only exhibits relatively high speed and accuracy, but also can be used without user training, after a short calibration. Taking these facts together, the broader use of the P300 BCI in BCI-controlled video games is recommended.

Keywords

brain-computer interfaces; computer games; BCI-controlled video game; P300 BCI; P300-based brain-computer interface; assistive technology development; gaming; Accuracy; Brain computer interfaces; Calibration; Electroencephalography; Games; Training; Visualization; Brain–computer interfaces (BCIs); P300 BCI; games;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computational Intelligence and AI in Games, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1943-068X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TCIAIG.2012.2237517

Filename

6401177