Signal Hands-free gameplay through a consumer EEG headset

Summary

This signal is a player using an EEG device to play video games hands-free, without a controller. Sitra cites a Guardian article from August 2024 in which a journalist tested whether games can really be played with the mind. The case shows neural input arriving in entertainment rather than only in clinical or assistive settings. It suggests brain-reading devices are becoming consumer products used for leisure. Sitra includes it among signals behind an imagined future article where neurotechnology monitoring the brain has become commonplace. Other signals in that group include brainwave headphones and implanted interfaces in trials.