Game Feedback Gets More Intense With Electrodes

ne_ol'schmoe writes "The simple feedback of a Dual Shock is pass&#233 - vomit comet simulators will soon be possible without leaving your chair, since those wacky tech-heads at NTT have come up with a way to change people's perception of balance, using electrodes that fit behind your ear. They expect to integrate it with racing and flight games to have users lean into turns, and also to simulate gravity changes for a more realistic experience. Sounds cool, but now games will have to come with barf bags, I guess."

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Re:Hey, Oliver Stone called...

[torpor]

This guy is clearly more concerned with travelling around the world than reading a slashdot post and actually understanding what it says.

You're talking about me, right, "Mr. This Guy ..."?

He must be imagining what, an electrode gun that shoots electrodes into your ears?

Listen, go get your Mom to give yours a good clean, there you go son, and then I'll explain it to you. Ready?

Research on magnetic convolution and the effects on the inner ear as related to human perception of gravity/motion, put in the hands of "The Video Game Industry, Inc." is a -dangerous- move. We have no idea what sort of circumstances such heavy electronics can incur in terms of human mental development. You've seen kids get 'addicted to video games', its a palpable fact, spend hours and hours and hours and hours in front of them, playing.

Shall we add 'sub-electronic pain' to the mix as well, give them pavlovian jolts whenever they're not responding to the correct pre-programmed electronic media-packaged-as-gaming-experience... ?

You think thats wise technology to introduce into the context of the world situation, do you, young fellah?


I am trying to imagine just what the hell he is thinking and how this could possibly be used for crowd control.


You're walking down the street, someone 'important' walks by, the pavement is programmed to throw everyones natural balances, subtly, away from their path.

I give it 2 years before such things are being considered by world governments everywhere for use in so-called 'public' places, just the way other 'loiter-deterrent design' is implemented in park benches, etc.


Besides, the next great crowd control device is microwave-based, and makes everyone feel hot/burning to the skin.


Oh, okay, so I guess it would be okay for you if its microwave then, and actual cooking occurs.

How would affecting our balance help?

Well, in your case, you could put one in your right ear and give yourself at least half a chance of survival.

Making a crowd fall over is not crowd control. Making them leave is.

Making a crowd do anything against their will, whatever the action, is crowd control.


Summary: torpor: full of shit.


Very true, very true...