The "Story" of the Brain Opera is about its history as a project, and the ideas and texts on which it is based. Its roots in the thought of Marvin Minsky, its progression during the past three years, the successive stages of its iterative design process, and the team of people who have shaped it along the way. From this page, you can link to information about Marvin Minsky's "Society of Mind," a welcome from our director, bios and web pages of the individuals on our team, the Brain Opera "libretto," and an archive of material related to our project. The contents of the archive include the work of related research groups at the Media Lab, architectural drawings of the Brain Opera set, technical designs for the experiences, articles by Tod Machover, and theses by his students.

Read an excerpt from The Brain Opera and Active Music, by Tod Machover.