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Let the Mindgames Begin

Posted by michael on from the a-jedi-uses-the-force-for-knowledge-and-defense-never-for-attack dept.

chienr writes "Like Pong, but instead of paddles, you use your brainwaves to control the ball over to the opponent's goal, that's Mindball! This apparatus was previously an experiment under the name Brainball, and is now commercially available - here's another link with video."

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  1. Re:This reminds me oddly of 2001 by kisrael · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Uh, you're kidding, right?

    About 2001. Where we had a moon base, commercial space station, regular commercial space travel, and a big ol' manned trip to Jupiter by this point?

    If this is a troll color me hooked...

    --
    SO YOU'RE GOING TO DIE: The Comic for Dealing with Death
  2. What? Production Standards? by Electrawn · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Nah! Tinkering with production code is done by many major coding shops...

    Chicago Tribune: Link
    Additional: Hasn't missed a paper since the Chicago Fire...All I received Monday was the Business section. Didn't bring the company down...but hurt big!

    Sprint: Link
    Additional: Sprint had to outsource it because if you own a sprint phone and ever called customer service, half the time they couldn't help you because the computers were down! Almost brought the company down.

    A&TT Wireless: Link
    Additional: DID bring the company down.

    Microsoft: Link
    Additional: Brought MANY companies down...

    I'm sure I can name more production bungles...Slashdot 503 for an hour isn't a company crasher though.

    -Electrawn

  3. Control with your Mind != Detects Relaxation by Spankophile · · Score: 4, Insightful

    There is an art installation in Toronto called Deconism that asks people to sit around tables, each wearing similar "brainwave detection" devices. Your brain activity contributes to some computer generated music, thus you're doing musical improv with your MIND!!

    In actuality though, the difference between YOU CONTROL IT WITH YOUR MIND and "you take a few deep breaths, and your levels change" is quite a big dissapointment.

    This sounds no different.

    What I *really* want to see is something that you calibrate: i.e. Think "left," and the pattern is recognized, likewise for think "right." Then you can control an actual game of Pong or Arkanoid with your mind. That would impress me.