Question About EmotivPRO Licensing

[Strawley Christopher]

Howdy everybody!

My name is Christopher and I work in New York City creating immersive interactive content.
My team and I have been really intrigued by the Emotiv EPOC X and how its capabilities could lend itself to a cool interactive installation.

Does anyone know what I would need in order to work with the data in real time?  I have experimented with the EmotivPRO Lite software and a device simulator.  It seems that I’m not able to stream the data out in real time or do anything particularly meaningful with the data.  The price point for the EmotivPRO software may be a bit too high, so I’m wondering if there are any other softwares offered by Emotiv that we may be able to leverage in order to accomplish our goals.

We mainly just want to be able to send brain wave data in real time over OSC into a program like MaxMSP or Unity to update visuals relative to brainwave activity.

I would appreciate any insight or experience that you might have to share.

 

Cheers!
Christopher

[Nguyen Emy]

Hi Christoper!

Thanks for the question and for sharing your interest in using the Emotiv EPOC X for interactive content creation. It’s great to hear that you’re exploring how our technology can enhance your projects! While EmotivPRO Lite offers some functionality, it does have limitations in terms of real-time data streaming, PRO-lite only allows you to view real-time EEG data, Frequency Bands, Motion data and Low-resolution Performance metrics, but you can’t make more than 5 recordings or export data out of the software. Upgrading to a paid PRO license will allow you to leverage premium features of the software such as Lab Streaming Layer (LSL), unlock unlimited recordings or leverage Builder and Analyzer tool.

To work with EEG data in real time and stream it into third-party applications, there are a few alternative approaches you could consider:

1. Custom Development: If you have development experience, you might explore our Emotiv Cortex SDK, which provides more flexibility in accessing and using EEG data. The SDK allows you to build custom applications that can stream data in real-time directly into Unity, or other environments.
2. You can also learn about BCI-OSC (Open Sound Control) to streamline BCI data streams into other applications in real time, enabling you to integrate brainwave data directly into your interactive installations such as MaxMSP.

Feel free to email our support team at hello@emotiv.com should you require more information!

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