From: rls6143@cs.rit.edu   
      
   Owen wrote:   
   > A couple of years ago I made the device that is being described here. I   
   > think I found the plans for the machine on the website of this newsgroup   
   > (I don't remember the url though.. I'll see if I can find it somewhere)   
   >   
   > There were some drawbacks to this device (which could probably be   
   > overcome by someone with a little knowledge of electronics).   
   >   
   > A little description of the device:   
   > Red LED's were mounted on the glasses of a pair of glasses (or some type   
   > of goggle).It had one infrared sensor to measure eye movement. This was   
   > communicated to the pc throught the use of the joystick port. The   
   > software would determine wheater a dream was happening or not, and then   
   > the lights would start blinking (they were connected to some pins of the   
   > printer port).   
   >   
   > There were some problems that made me stop using the device (I had one   
   > lucid dream while wearing it, but I'm not sure if it was because of the   
   > device!). There were cables running from the glasses to the pc, which   
   > made it not very comfortable to sleep with. The glasses I used were also   
   > not that comfortable. My pc made to much noise to sleep next to. The   
   > lights didn't blink bright enough, and I didn't know how to change this,   
   > but I suppose this can be changed somehow with the help of a little   
   > battery?   
   >   
   > I actually put up a website about the machine and I wrote a small   
   > program for it that could read out the infrared sensor. Somehow the   
   > project got stuck and it died out silently.   
   >   
   > We had several ideas: creating new software for it, actually writing   
   > software for an onboard chip so that it would not have to be connected   
   > to the pc anymore and a couple things more.   
   >   
   > The total cost of the device was indeed around $25 with the infrared   
   > sensor costing the most.   
   >   
   > Let me know if you're interested and I'll see if I can dig up something..   
   >   
   > cheers   
   > Owen   
      
   I'd like to see more about these goggles you are talking about (plans,   
   software, picture/video). I bet BitterSeason will also like to hear more   
   since he has been designing his own pair of lucid dream goggles.   
      
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