Paint with Your Mind: Designing EEG-based Interactive Installation for Traditional Chinese Artworks

Posted by Chen Zitong on February 14, 2021

Abstract

Museum exhibitions on traditional Chinese paintings are gaining popularity for educational and cultural value. Chinese paintings are characterized by a long history and implicit emotional expression, and it is challenging for non-professional and non-Chinese visitors to understand. To enhance museum visitors’ interest and comprehension of Chinese artworks, we design an EEG-based interactive installation. The installation simulates the process of creation of a work of art, in this case a painting. Visitors can control the generation of lines, colors, and movements of characters by wearing a commercial EEG headset. Our interactive design contributes a novel experience of ’painting with your mind’ and at the same time transform the exhibition into an enjoyable game experience.