Support the Photometric Light Lab: Order a Prophesee Camera for Mental Health Research

We are launching a campaign to purchase a unique neuromorphic camera — Prophesee EVK4 HD. It costs $5,700 (€5,000), and it is a key tool for achieving a major scientific and technological breakthrough in our project.

What exactly are we researching, and why do we need this camera?

Our team is developing a research-based service and application called “Embodied Gestalt Navigator”. We are studying the fundamental connection between the physics of light, the nervous system, and human mental health.

Peripersonal Space (PPS): Every human being has a so-called “safety zone” around their body (40-50 cm). We are testing a scientific hypothesis that this zone neurophysiologically aligns with how our skin and body reflect and refract the surrounding light.
Training Our AI: We are creating algorithms that will help individuals objectively evaluate their mental state and stress levels in exact numbers and graphs by analyzing the light field around them.
Why isn’t a standard iPhone suitable? Smartphones artificially “enhance” images (altering focus, smoothing noise, touching up colors). As a result, real physical light data is lost, making it impossible to train AI on such distorted metrics — we need pure, unfiltered physics of light.
What can the Prophesee EVK4 HD camera do?

This camera operates not like a conventional camera, but like the human eye. There are no traditional frames — each pixel on its sensor tracks light independently and responds instantly to the slightest changes.

In simple terms:

It is ultra-fast: Captures microsecond-level changes in light and body reactions (100 times faster than high-speed cameras).
Does not get blinded by bright light: Works effortlessly in deep shadows as well as intense, blinding glares.
Provides clean data for AI: Feeds a raw mathematical stream of light changes into our software without artificial retouching.
The total campaign goal, including taxes and logistics, is $7,296 (€6,400)

Why is this crucial for our project?

Acquiring this camera transforms us from theoretical researchers into a fully operating technological laboratory. It will allow us to:

Record physical changes in the light field around a person in various emotional and physiological states.
Train our AI on objective scientific data.
Publish engaging demonstration materials and launch full-scale software development.

Everyone who supports this campaign makes a direct contribution to our technological and scientific breakthrough! We will gladly credit all supporters in our scientific reports and video materials. Support our campaign — let’s build the technology of the future together!