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Get Zapped While Playing Video Games

Posted by Soulskill on from the getting-tased-for-fun-and-profit dept.

itwbennett writes "Force feedback in video games (when the game controller shakes and vibrates in response to an experience in the game) has been around for a while now. But a research project on display at the Computer Human Interaction conference in Paris this week takes it a step further, administering small electric shocks."

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  1. I think I've seen this before. by mr_mischief · · Score: 5, Funny

    Those are high stakes, Mr. Bond.

    1. Re:I think I've seen this before. by chromaexcursion · · Score: 2

      Hmmm.
      Do the shocks get stronger in relation to the amount lost?

    2. Re:I think I've seen this before. by girlintraining · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Do you expect me to win?"

      "Ha ha, no Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!"

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    3. Re:I think I've seen this before. by Zaelath · · Score: 2

      Oh, good, I'm glad first post shared my first thought ^^

    4. Re:I think I've seen this before. by drkim · · Score: 3, Informative

      Hmmm.

      Do the shocks get stronger in relation to the amount lost?

      No, you're missing the point.
      The shocks are not a 'punishment' for losing.

      Have you ever played with a force-feedback joystick or racing wheel? The stick/wheel pushes against your hand to simulate the force of the wind/turbulence/road/turning force.

      What this system is trying to do (although it looks pretty primitive, he's just ripped open one of those commercial muscle stimulator) is use the force of your own muscle to create the same opposing force that the motor/servo in a force-feedback device would generate.

      Unfortunately, the video editing focused on the host being randomly shocked, which implies the punishment idea.

  2. Old, boring, uninspired... by gweihir · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Why do the same old idiotic ideas creep up again? Does nobody do any research before presenting their rather small ideas as "new" and "groundbreaking"?

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    1. Re:Old, boring, uninspired... by Trepidity · · Score: 4, Interesting

      The idea is in fact so old that it was used in pre-computer arcade games, from back in the days when there were electro-mechanical arcade cabinets with parts that get moved around by motors.

      On the plus side, at least the patent is expired. Here is a patent from 1946, describing a rather bizarre rabbit hunting game. If you shoot the rabbit successfully, a colored light turns on to illuminate the rabbit's face in red, which the patent describes as the rabbit blushing (I guess rabbits are embarrassed at being shot). But if you miss the rabbit with your shot, then the rabbit turns around and shoots you, which the cabinet implements by delivering a mild electric shock.

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    2. Re:Old, boring, uninspired... by Intrepid+imaginaut · · Score: 3, Funny

      No, it's fine. Someone has finally invented technology that allows you to slap people over the internet. Should be mandatory I say.

    3. Re:Old, boring, uninspired... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

      No, it's fine. Someone has finally invented technology that allows you to slap people over the internet. Should be mandatory I say.

      Next thing I want after that is to be able to dial a persons license plate number on my phone and it will call them.

    4. Re:Old, boring, uninspired... by cusco · · Score: 3, Funny

      Back in 2000 one of my bosses had just hung up the phone after yelling at her kid. She said, "Brian, remember when we were in grade school and they said that by the year 2000 everyone would have phones where they could see the other person?" I agreed that yes, they had said that. "I don't want to see the other person, I want a phone where I can reach through and SLAP them."

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  3. Re:You mean like this? by ArcadeNut · · Score: 2

    I know bad form to reply to your own posts...

    here is a ton of games that shock the player:

    http://www.electricshock.org/electric-shock-games.html

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  4. Took long enough... by TheCarp · · Score: 2

    I was having fantasies about this about a decade ago.

    What I always wanted was to combine this with a game like counterstrike. Multiple electrodes, on various body parts.... you take a hit in the arm, you get your arm shocked, leg is leg etc. Then.... for the coup de grace, when you die, a stun shock (probably not safe to use a real stun gun like I was thinking at the time, but something toned down a bit for safety)

    My hypothesis was, the second round after your first death should be the most intense round of counterstrike you ever played. I really wanted to see what would happen if you played a map out where everyone in game was hooked up to one of these. I bet you would see some serious changes in play style from many players.

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