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Neural Interface for Gaming Getting Closer?
An anonymous reader writes "Mercury News is reporting that a neural interface for gaming may be in the not-so-distant future thanks to at least two start-ups developing this technology. From the article: 'The goal is to create game console add-ons costing less than $100. Some of the game play features can be conscious -- such as forcing someone to concentrate in order to drive a car faster or toss something at an enemy. Others can be subconscious. The game could slow down, for instance, if the sensors pick up an increase in anxiety, Lee said. The company hasn't set a timetable for the product launches of its customers.'"
Well thats certainly not a way to win over your demograph...
If this happens, gamers will get even weaker. As it stands, gamers can be proud of their oddly-muscled forearms, fingers and thumbs. But what will they have in the future? A vein on their forehead that they can pulse on command.
If only there were some way of connecting the video game controller directly into certain neural pathways. Simply by thinking about, we could stimulate those pathways and control the game. Maybe there's some way we could piggy back onto existing neural connections... in fact, given that much of our neurology is connected to our masculature system, I wonder if there was some way we could tap into that. Like, when our brain stimulated these "muscle nerves", we could have that activate the controller in some direct way.
Nah, sorry. I'm getting waaaaaaay too blue sky here.
Sometimes it's best to just let stupid people be stupid.
make you feel pleasure everytime you let them bill your credit card in-game.
You got to be kiding me, give these companies direct access to my brain! You must of had a lobotomy or something!
It's all fun and games until you realize that Microsoft controls the code and the first virus hits that takes control of your BRAIN!
User: Uh, tech support, I have OUCH a problem. I keep poking OUCH my self in the eye. This started happening after I OUCH played that new came that OUCH interfaces with your brain.
Tech support: Yes sir, you have the Three Stooges Virus. You did not update your system did you? The patch was out three weeks ago.
User: OK, so I have a OUCH virus how do OUCH I get rid of it? OUCH
Tech support: This requires a complete reboot. Do you have one of our home difibulators? You will need one to stop your heart and then restart it after 30 seconds. If that does not work you will need to reload the OS. You did make backups didn't you.
User: Uh, backups? Of my brain? OUCH Uh no, I don't OUCH have any backups. OUCH
Tech support: Well sir that requires a complete reinstall. We sell a reinstall kit.....