So what about manipulative people that are known to use people as "tools." Does their manipulation activate any other regions of their brains in addition to tool use (other than the speech, body language, etc areas required to use such a tool)? Do they think of the person that they are trying to use as just a complex tool with a complex interface, or as something more? Do they have empathy for the person in that moment of manipulation? I think that the most severe and antisocial manipulators probably do treat people just like tools or (non-physical) extensions of their own bodies. Do we all think like that when we are trying to get something we want from someone, or is it more balanced with our feelings of empathy?
All the nay-sayers have a serious lack of imagination as to what the revolution controller is capable of. Imagine a sonic-like game where you are controlling the speed of your character by the angle you tilt the controller, as he cascades over hills and obstacles and through turns (--also, tony hawk/snowboarding games). Imagine a soul calibur game which is fully 3d, you control the direction of your attack by "whips" of the axis of the controller, and moves derive from complex curvilinear shapes, but are intutively similar to the motions performed on screen. Imagine any flight simulator/racing/dogfight/war game, all you do is point the direction you want to go. Imagine madden but you pump fake with a whip of the hand, and throw the same way but holding a button. Not to mention whatever Nintendo has in store for mario and such (the revo controller was designed for a new mario concept originally...) So many more things are possible with this controller than were before. (oh yea, of course, FPS's)
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So what about manipulative people that are known to use people as "tools." Does their manipulation activate any other regions of their brains in addition to tool use (other than the speech, body language, etc areas required to use such a tool)? Do they think of the person that they are trying to use as just a complex tool with a complex interface, or as something more? Do they have empathy for the person in that moment of manipulation? I think that the most severe and antisocial manipulators probably do treat people just like tools or (non-physical) extensions of their own bodies. Do we all think like that when we are trying to get something we want from someone, or is it more balanced with our feelings of empathy?
All the nay-sayers have a serious lack of imagination as to what the revolution controller is capable of. Imagine a sonic-like game where you are controlling the speed of your character by the angle you tilt the controller, as he cascades over hills and obstacles and through turns (--also, tony hawk/snowboarding games). Imagine a soul calibur game which is fully 3d, you control the direction of your attack by "whips" of the axis of the controller, and moves derive from complex curvilinear shapes, but are intutively similar to the motions performed on screen. Imagine any flight simulator/racing/dogfight/war game, all you do is point the direction you want to go. Imagine madden but you pump fake with a whip of the hand, and throw the same way but holding a button. Not to mention whatever Nintendo has in store for mario and such (the revo controller was designed for a new mario concept originally...) So many more things are possible with this controller than were before. (oh yea, of course, FPS's)