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Gaming Support Glove Mystifies, Thrills
jasoncart writes "Have gaming accessories gone too far? According to a Ferrago review, the Danish company Steelpad have manufactured a gaming support glove, designed to be used with a mouse to get maximum accuracy in your favourite FPS. I wonder if it will go the way of the Power Glove?" The review says that the glove claims it "...will improve your accuracy by reducing the friction between the base of your wrist and whatever surface it comes into contact with. It will also give support to your wrist through its snug fit and the stiffness of the wrist band." -
Is Music More Lasting Than Graphics In Games?
Thanks to Tokyopia for their article arguing that music may be more important than graphics for the most enduring videogames. The author, apparently a "a renowned game music composer who would rather remain nameless", argues: "In going back to look at a few rare [older] videogames that still [have lasting value] today, it struck me that the graphics have almost always dated horribly, but the music - almost without fail - still succeeds. At worst, old music elicits a smile. At best, a full on emotional connection that really enhances the game." He then references Sega's NiGHTS Into Dreams and Namco's Ridge Racer Type 4 as titles which benefit from this connection, concluding: "Over time, a game's graphics will inevitably be relegated to being the mere nuts and bolts of the experience. The basic structure around which the all important game play is wrapped. But the music? The music is our emotional connection. It's the experience. And it plays forever." -
Games To Take Your Breath Away
Agent Provocateur writes "Here's a great use of biofeedback to control your game. Instead of using a joystick or mouse to control on-screen characters, the game uses sensors stuck to a player's body. See the story at the BBC." This was developed for educational and recuperative purposes, but seems to be the latest in a long line of unorthodox control devices like the Nintendo Power Glove or the Samba De Amigo maracas.