Connectionists: New release of OpenViBE 0.5.0

[Yann Renard]

New release of *OpenViBE* 0.5.0 "Christmas edition" is now available for 
download at : <http://openvibe.inria.fr/?q=download>

=== Overview =========================================

OpenViBE is an opensource platform that enables to design, test and use 
Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI). Broadly speaking, OpenViBE can be used 
in many real-time Neuroscience applications.

The OpenViBE platform stands out for its high modularity. It addresses 
the needs of different types of users (programmers and non-programmers) 
and proposes a user-friendly graphical language which allows 
non-programmers to design a BCI without writing a single line of code.

OpenViBE is portable, independent of hardware or software targets, can 
run under Windows and Linux and is entirely based on free and 
open-source software. OpenViBE is compatible with MATLAB programming.

OpenViBE comes with preconfigured scenarios and runs already existing 
applications such as :
  * BCI based on motor imagery
  * P300 speller
  * Neurofeedback
  * Real-time visualization of brain activity in 2D or 3D

OpenViBE is available under the terms of the LGPL-v2+. The whole 
software is developed in C++. It consists of a set of software modules 
that can be integrated easily and efficiently to design BCI applications 
such as for Virtual Reality interaction.

=== Where to get more information ====================

If you want more details, check these links :

*Website*
<http://openvibe.inria.fr>

*Quick introduction video* :
<http://openvibe.inria.fr/video.php?q=video-openvibe-introduction-en>

*Software download* :
<http://openvibe.inria.fr/?q=download>

*One-hour training session video* :
<http://openvibe.inria.fr/video.php?q=video-designer-training-fr&playlist=true>

*Screenshots and videos* :
<http://openvibe.inria.fr/?q=medias>

=== What changed since 0.4.0 ? =======================

In this new release, you will find the following modifiactions (+ for 
adds, * for modifications, - for removes) :

  + We added a new driver : brain products vAmp acquisition device
  + We added a new driver : g.Tec's gUSBamp acquisition device
  + We updated the sample scenarios
  + We propose a new P300-based pipeline based on the xDAWN algorithm
  + We added an online comparison of different processing pipelines 
performance (e.g. multiple classifiers)
  * We updated the dependencies installation for windows so that Visual 
C++ Runtime gets included in the package
  * We updated the dependencies installation for windows so that the 
lack of internet connection does not abort the installation when DirectX 
is not present
  * We updated the online documentation and tutorials
  * We fixed lots of bugs !

=== What's coming in the next release(s) =============

Here is a snapshot of what we are currently doing and what you can 
expect from the next release :

  + A Neuroscan acquisition driver
  + A MitsarEEG driver
  + More documentation on the sample scenarios
  * GUI definition will move from glade to gtk-builder
  * VR demos will move from OpenMASK to native Ogre3D

=== Closing words ====================================

Feel free to join us and to contribute as others are doing... 
<http://openvibe.inria.fr/?q=contributions> !

Looking forward to hearing your feedback, we hope you'll enjoy working 
with OpenViBE as we do.

The whole team wishes you a happy Christmas and happy new year...

Best regards,
The OpenViBE consortium

*Contact* :
Project Leader : Anatole Lécuyer, INRIA (anatole.lecuyer at irisa.fr)
Lead Software Engineer : Yann Renard, INRIA (yann.renard at irisa.fr)