Infrastructure development for a mind attention interface

Abstract

The “Mind Attention Interface” (MAI) enables sensor measurements of a person’s mind states, and attention states, to be used in a virtual environment. As well as serving as a platform for Human Computer Interface and Brain-Computer Interface research, the MAI aspires to build artistic installations, particularly in computer-generated music. This thesis describes the development of the MAI System: the enabling software infrastructure of the Mind Attention Interface. It discusses the investigation and purchase of hardware and the design of the MAI System architecture. The requirements, design, and implementation of the MAI System, accompanied by a set of profiling tests, demonstrate the effectiveness of the design architecture and the overall usefulness of the system.