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NIA Brain-Computer Interface, Mind-Control Gaming

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the and-it-melts-your-brain dept.

MojoKid writes "Sunnyvale-based manufacturer OCZ Technology has laid claim to being the first to bring a 'brain-computer' interface to the retail market and they have aimed it squarely at the gamer. The device is called the NIA, which is an acronym that stands for Neural Impulse Actuator. Instead of buttons, sticks, gyroscopes or motion sensors, it reads the body's natural bio-signals and translates them into commands that can be used to control PC games. This evaluation of the NIA shows the product actually works as advertised, with a little practice. It can, in some cases, offer reaction times superior to standard controllers, based on faster trigger response time, and the difference is quite noticeable and immediate."

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  1. First post! by Plantain · · Score: 4, Funny

    I was using an NIA interface so I beat you all :o

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    No, but I did throw granola at a deaf person once
  2. Just remember... by LinuxKitten · · Score: 5, Funny

    You must think in Russian. You cannot think in English and then transpose.

    1. Re:Just remember... by spazdor · · Score: 5, Funny

      I am insensitive, you Russian clod!

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      DRM: Terminator crops for your mind!
  3. mind reading and time travel? by the_B0fh · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow! With the recent report about the brain making decisions up to seven seconds before you know it, this means you can frag your opponents before they even show up.

  4. Counter it with pr0n... by stoicfaux · · Score: 4, Funny

    In games like Team Fortress 2, you can spray an image on an in-game wall. In theory, if you spray a distracting image (not necessarily pornographic,) you could seriously throw off this controller.

    Subliminal images might be fun also...