Vibrating Controller Alert

mgibbs writes: "According to this article at the BBC, all those game consoles with vibrating controllers can be hazardous to your health. This would have been nice to know before all those hours killing The Flood in HALO; and here I thought all those pins and needles were from the exciting game play."

Comments

What next -- warning labels on Playboy?

[InterruptDescriptorT]

WARNING: The Surgeon General (in conjunction with Jocelyn Elders) has determined that masturbation, while an enjoying, normal and healthy activity, can cause carpal tunnel syndrome in practiced too frequently with the arm and wrist in a non-ergonomic position.

Mark my words; I'll bet we see that someday...

I play...

[DanThe1Man]

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Re:7 hours / day

[MindStalker]

repeated activity (IE
Yes, repeated use of IE will cause pain.

Sony: safety you can count on.

[Inoshiro]

"Sony, which manufactures the top-selling Playstation games, said it had never received any feedback or complaints about hand-arm vibration syndrome after 61 million sales world-wide of Playstations I and II.

It stressed that there was occasional, but no constant vibration during either game."

Thanks, Sony, I'm glad knowing that your two games, the Playstation 1 and Playstation 2, are the safest games I can own. Where is my Dreamcast copy of Playstation 2? I see the kids in the picture enjoying it!

The research in this article (one extreme case among millions leading to warnings) is astounding. Then again, they do have "WARNING: HOT" on coffee nowadays. Have to protect the public from themselves :-/