Build Day!

All of the parts for the tDCS device have arrived!    This means I can build the mark 2 today.  (I have two working prototypes that were built to prove the concept but never used on a person)  The mark 2 is the version that I am comfortable putting on my head.  I'll post pics and videos of the build as I complete it.  I'll be at Noisebridge today putting this together.

Tdcs Concept Tree

I've been compiling information about TDCS for a bit now here is the concept tree.

tDCS update:  I have the first prototype 90 percent done.  I also have all the parts for the second gen of this device which I will be building as soon as I get the pcb from the manufacturer. Once the second gen version is done I will begin basic tests involving an IQ test before and after.  

So the tDCS device is almost done.  I am only waiting for a safety fuse and the proper EEG leads to hook up to the electrodes.
I also found a video on how to properly place the electrodes.  http://www.jove.com/video/2744/electrode-positioning-montage-transcranial-direct-current  More to come soon...

Sight from Sight Systems on Vimeo.

This video explores the primary danger and ethical dilemma created by the widespread adoption of advanced Augmented Reality technology.  While I disagree with some of the premises (I don't want to spoil it for anyone) of the short film it is a very good idea of what is possible with augmented reality.  In particular I will enjoy seeing everyday activities gamified.

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This short film deals with the ethical implications of augmentation technology and access to that tech.  One of the primary issues that is dealt with is an issue that is prevalent over and over again in transhumanist discussions is the fact that whoever creates the first working example of the technology holds a vast amount of power.  In deciding whether to share it or how to distribute it they create a new type of inequality. That of access to augmentation technology.   In sharing it they gain more power over the people who use the technology.  The person who uses augmentation technology without understanding and knowing how it was built or what it can do submits  themselves to the whims of the creator of said technology.  As the video so eerily pointed out.