Connectionists: New release of OpenViBE 0.7.0

[Yann Renard]

New release of *OpenViBE* 0.7.0 "Summer 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 0.6.0 ? =======================

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

  + Matthieu Goyat contributed the Univariate Statistics box
  + We added a new driver : Neurosky Mindset
  + We added the possibility to comment scenarios in the designer
  + We added some control over the player execution from the boxes
  + We added a box that is able to control the player execution
  + We added more configuration possibilities with the configuration 
file tokens
  + We added many small "user oriented" features in the designer such as 
left/right scroll with mouse wheel and better overview of renamed boxes
  + We added a lot of great features to the Simple DSP box - see 
documentation and sample scenarios
  * The acquisition server is now smarter on CPU use
  * We reviewed and commented all the box-tutorials and xDAWN p300 
speller / motor imagery scenarios
  * We alphabetically sorted the stimulations for quicker configuration 
of the boxes
  * We restored automatic filename extension/filtering when 
loading/saving a scenario
  * We corrected a bug on the k-fold test in the classifier trainer
  * We updated the online documentation and tutorials
  * We updated many documentation pages
  * We fixed lots of bugs !

A more detailed list of the changelog can be found on the dedicated 
topic of the forum.

=== 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(s) :

  + An EGI acquisition driver
  + More tools dedicated to plugins developpers (base classes, code 
generators etc...)
  + More tools dedicated to authors / designer users
  + Hopefully, we should support Visual C++ express 2010 and Windows 7
  ...

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

We want to thank Matthieu Goyat for his contribution to the Univariate 
Statistics box.
We also want to thank all the forum and bug tracker participants who 
help in making the software better every day.
Feel free to join us and to contribute as Matthieu and
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 nice summer...

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)