ArnoldRimmer said:
I don't know... Whatever similar devices use? I'm sure Kinect is meant to somehow detect the REM phase... but how? I mean, in the end Kinect is just a kind of camera, so I was curious to know how exactly he intended to use visual information for detecting REM sleep. The model he posted a link to for example claims to use "infrared sensors". So maybe Zappykins though of Kinect because Kinect 2 will have an infrared camera too. Or maybe he was thinking of Kinect because they're saying Kinect 2 will be able to read your pulse? I really don't know, but I'd love to, because I find the subject very interesting. I'm already thinking of a number of other interesting features such a "sleep/dream companion" app or device could have. |
To be honest, I didn't mean to suggest any better alternative, I simply didn't understand how exactly Kinect is intended to work here, for Kinect was actually only mentioned in the headline.
Kinect is similar to the other devices that do this. they detect your rem sleep through infrared. just like kinect works. Kinect is also connected to a tv so it could add sound and light at the appropiate times. I think kinect may just be cheaper, or serve a dual purpose, if you have it already, use it for this. But i wonder if it would be as effective since it wouldnt be directly over your eyes, but at a distant.
"The REM-Dreamer uses infrared sensors to detect when you are in REM (dreaming) sleep. At that point the REM-Dreamer gives you sound and light cues (beeps and flashing lights) to remind you that you are dreaming. Thus, external world stimuli are transferred to the world of your dreams, and it becomes easy to achieve lucidity." from the op
