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Philips amBX: For Ambient Gaming

Posted by Hemos on from the and-now-in-smell-o-vision dept.

JamesO writes "Philips has announced amBX, a technology which is said to extend the gaming experience out into the real world. amBX, developed by the Surrey based Philips amBX Group, is a technology that will take gamers a step closer to a full sensory experience, with amBX enabled games providing gamers with the ability to use light, colour, sound, heat and airflow in the real world during gameplay. The technology uses a scripting language to enable games to send signals to compatible hardware such as lights, fans, heaters, and even furniture. This means that in a game the lights in your room will match up to the environment you are gaming in. E.g. Green for jungle and blue for the ocean. Strobes of while light could simulate a lightning storm and a burst of air from a fan could make huge jumps feel more realistic." Finally, my master goal of a game called "Bacon Fryer" can be brought to the level I've always: wafts of pork smell in the air, grease burns on your hands for bad flipping. And just wait until you have to pour the grease out of the pan!

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  1. Great for games... by Dekortage · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...but what happens when trojan horses and viruses take control of these peripherals? And will I be able to integrate it with web pages or email? I'm sure the pr0n industry will be all over this....

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  2. Bloody hell... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    "providing gamers with the ability to use light, colour, sound, heat and airflow" ...they've invented a CRT!

  3. Re:Ohh, good game idea.. by Ford+Prefect · · Score: 4, Funny

    Too bad you can play it for real with any stove or grill for about $10. Stupid.

    Well, you can play a remarkably realistic Grand Theft Auto simulation for the cost of a bent screwdriver - but I wouldn't recommend it. The force-feedback is a bit ... vigourous. As is the police armed response.

    1/10 :-(

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  4. Re:Great. . . just what i needed. . . by hattig · · Score: 3, Funny

    I get to have salty water splashed in my face, and on my keyboard and mouse, and in my computer

    How does this differ from your current nightly computer experience then? :)

    (yeah, I know you were fishing for this type of response)

  5. Re: by SillySnake · · Score: 3, Funny

    As well as to the Hot Coffee Mod :) Though I'm not sure most slashdot'ers would know how to play..