Paul Morat

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I am an interaction designer and HCI researcher based in London, UK. My work investigates the transformative interplay between humans and computer technology, using design as a performative tool that shapes perception and interaction in the hybrid space.

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Nachtalb

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A multisensory neurofeedbackloop VR interface.   Publication   Video

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«Nachtalb» is an interface that enables brain-to-brain interaction using a Brain-Computer-Interface (BCI) and multisensory feedback.  Non-invasive BCIs reveal our unconscious neurological processes, but do not actively interfere with our perception. A technology that actively interferes in our perception is Virtual Reality (VR).

«Nachtalb» raises the question of what extracted immersion is: when the foundation of our perception is the only source of our perception. With the help of an EEG, brain-activity is measured and translated visually with an Head-Mounted-Display, tactilely with a tactile Suit and auditory with 3D Sound.

This creates a feedback loop that turns brain activity from data-input into sensory output which directly influences the brain activity again. We present the interaction of BCI and multisensory VR technology with the capability of offering a new form of encounter with yourself. Following the concept of the feedback loop, the source of the user’s perception consists in this case of the translation of their neural oscillations. This means, that combining these technologies enables the user‘s brain to interact with itself, without the user being able to consciously controll the application and its effects.

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Concept, Design, Development:
AIKEN CURA

Neuroscience Consultation: 
Sebastian Lammers, Jülich Research Center

Brain-Computer-Interface Consultation: 
g.tec medical Engineering GmbH

Hessian State Award for Universal Design 
Young Talent Digital, Frankfurt 2020

Presented at
Hegel Congress, Bamberg 2023
Ars Electronica Festival, Linz 2022
New European Bauhaus, Brussels 2022
SIGGRAPH, Vancouver 2022 
SIGGRAPH Asia, Tokyo 2021

Published through ACM for
SIGGRAPH Asia, Tokyo 2021