Little is known about MagicLeap, recently backed by Google, representing an assumed commitment to the gaming space, with potential BCI applications. Patent applications suggest that the company provides display technology that can trick the human visual system better than existing virtual reality displays.

Reports discuss an improved virtual reality user interface that lets one’s eyes focus on depth as in the real world, rather than remaining focused on the screen in front of them. The company claims to be able to create the same kind of 3-D patterns of light rays, known as “light fields,” that eyes take in from real objects. Other descriptions mention infrared sensors and eye-tracking cameras to help the device react to the external environment.