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Biofeedback Gaming
runningwater writes "A new kind of game was debuted at the E3 expo. It is called Journey to Wild Divine. The game features a biofeedback USB interface designed to allow a player (or players) to navigate through the game using their mind power, breath, and heart rate. This is a wild and visionary concept which works so fluidly you can blow on the screen and objects move as if propelled by your breath. The game features an awesome soundtrack, including Grammy-nominated artists and spanning many genres. This is the new generation of gaming, and you have never seen anything like this before." Their site has a page with more information about the biofeedback aspect.
Obligatory MegaTokyo link
I see a huge synergistic opportunity for the good people at Parks Medical Electronics, manufacturers of Penile Plethysmographs (be sure and scroll down to see a photo of your future "interface"):
Plethysmographs
"...all the labours of the ages, all the devotion, all the inspiration, all the noonday brightness..." yada yada
"Why are you breathing so hard? Hey! Stop looking at me like that!"
So, the new generation of gaming involves blowing on a screen while listening to grammy-award winning music? ... Right. If you'll excuse me, I hear my Super Nintendo calling my name.
Trent Polack
www.polycat.net
"We envision a world where vibrant wellness is the norm, consciousness transforms beyond fear, and people live in creative abundance in harmony with the earth."m e=Content &pa=showpage&pid=21
http://www.wilddivine.com/modules.php?na
OMG...make it stop
...what kind of in-game effect urination will produce? :D
I sure hope this isn't a FPS.......
"Much work is lost, for the lack of a little more." -Edward H. Harriman
I'm confused. How does this relate to SCO? Please let's stick to the topic!
- Put a big monster just behind a corner in an attempt to scare the hell out of you.
- Wait for you to turn the corner.
- Check heart rate.
- If heart rate > 150 write "gotcha!!" on screen.
Can we mate the controller with a FPS? Players could be forced to get into a "somewhat meditative" state into order to use their flamethrower. How about a controller that measures additional biometric parameters? It could incorporate an anal probe, for example, and players could be required to bring their sphincter tension within a certain range to circumnavigate obstacles.
This post is dedicated to all of those
I'm waiting for a version with seriously inteligent AI and high quality VR before I plug MY bio energy in.
We think you'll agree, there have never been computer images as beautiful and as meaningful as you'll see in The Journey to Wild Divine.
I don't know, I've seen screenshots of me attacking innocent bystanders with a chainsaw in Vice City. One could derive all too much meaning from that kind of computer imagery...
[SIG] It's like putting a moose in the blender -- a recipe for disaster!
"Hey kids! You can exercise while you play video games!"
Brilliant.
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the strongest word is still the word "free"
That's what it looks like. No thanks.
And he still spelled goatse.cx wrong, too.
Who cares - just wait 'til you see what this does for online porn!
Stop by my site where I write about ERP systems & more
_I_ always drive only the speed limit, on the roads, and obey traffic signals in GTA. Yes, I'm gay.
Please stop projecting your personal fantasies on everyone else...
From the blurb:
...oh, wait...
"This is a wild and visionary concept which works so fluidly you can blow on the screen and objects move as if propelled by your breath."
My gosh, that's amazing! All I had to do was click on "Hi-Bandwidth QuickTime Movie" and their server got blown away too!
How do they do that!?
My
Limekiller
Making an AI smell the average gamer?
Isn't there a law of robotics that deals with this sort of thing?
I've played this game.. the graphics suck, it's basically just green lines on a black screen. There didn't seem to be any sort of plot at all. I think the name of the game was EKG.
I'm sorry - as the real Anonymous Coward I really must apologize. The rest of these guys hacked my account. I've changed my password to b0n3r, so the thread should end now.
"The environment itself is rendered (hopefully in real time!) with apparent triggers throughout the game. For example wondering up to a waterfall where your heartrate increases by a small factor could trigger a dolphin jumping in the water...."
Just what I need... the likes of me will probably end up downing three double espresso's before visiting the waterfall just so I can see that god-damned dolphin.
If construction was anything like programming, an incorrectly fitted lock would bring down the entire building...
Developed by ClearCode Enterprises, a development firm based entirely in Clearwater, Florida, the Wild Divine allows users to explore their "reactive minds" in search of evil space aliens named Xenu. It is equipped with a pulse reader and polygraph machine, designed to ensure the most truthful exploration of one's soul.
In other news, Scientology acquires Sierra Entertainment.
Bladder pressure.
Speaking as one who, back in the days, used to be able to play Atari games until the scoreboard rolled over to zero. Eventually it became a matter of how long I could hold off bodily functions, and whether I could run to the bathroom and back without losing all my reserve lives.
If the US Constitution applies to AI then whoever managed this would be in trouble. I think that constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
... "concept which works so fluidly you can blow on the screen" ...
If that's true, I really hope that the screen is equipped with a decent set of wipers!!!