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  2. Lots of intriguing hardware came out to play. Emotiv taps into the electrical signals ricocheting around your brain using a headset that wraps a nest of sensors around your head. NeuroSky wearables capture and quantify performance metrics for the mind and body. OpenBCI captures EEG signals with minimal power consumption. Combined with our motion control device, these technologies present endless Brainihack possibilities. 
  5. Our team set up shop on Saturday morning to field questions and provide demos for the 20+ teams participating. 
  9. By Sunday afternoon, hardware was strewn over every inch of the Apportable loft space, while down below teams put the final polish on presentations. 
  11. And we're off! A wide span of backgrounds and expertise comprised the judges panel, spanning from renowned game designer and producer Robin Hunicke, to Jyoti Mishra, a UCSF Professor of Neuroscience. In total, 21 teams made it through all the way to Sunday afternoon, with each given 3 minutes to pitch their project. 
  13. The Mood Bracelet team hacked a wearable so that users can wear their heart on their wrist, each color change signifying a tectonic shift of emotion in your brain. 
  15. Team Freedom used Unity and Leap Motion to create a stress and anxiety reduction neurogame, allowing the user to soar through bright blue skies to regain focus and serenity. 

  16. Freedom, a #Brainihack game using Unity and Leap Motion to address anxiety
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  18. MindBubble used Leap Motion and NeuroSky to create a sonic tool where heightened concentration makes a bubble grow. Lulling yourself into a state of meditation will shift the music, allowing you to measure your own capacity to control focus and drive. 
  20. No San Francisco hackathon would be complete without an awesome VR project. Team Autopoiesis, named for the systems that are capable of creating and reproducing themselves, used Oculus and Emotive to create a VR garden that responds to your brainwaves. As you approach colorful nodes in what appears to be a dark cave, your level of neural engagement drives the extent to which the nodes bloom into glorious technicolor.

  22. Mood Invaders produced a neurogame with Leap Motion and NeuroSky that sends the user into a trance of tranquility and focus.
  25. NeurAmp made it to the podium during the the award ceremony with their sonic branihack. The team combined Emotive and Leap Motion with Unity to produce a sound-based rehabilitation game for stroke patients to improve mobility in a fun, engaging way.
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