wow i have bad visions for this technology visions of forgetting im wearing it and accidentally calling my mom while masturbating or turning on my web cam while masturbating or any number of things that could go wrong while mastubating #guitarhero
I'm predicting this will first be used by the porn industry.
Imagine an interactive video player that requires you to make up and down motions. Each up and down movement will advance the movie you are watching by one frame.
The result is that you must remain actively engaged to watch your film. #guitarhero
@ghastlyprotector: I'm sorry, how about I give you an extra free comment to make up for it?
No charge for this one as a way of making it up to you that I didn't tickle your funny-bone properly this time. I'm also whipping myself vigorously as self-induced punishment.
I hope that is enough for you to rekindle your faith in my elite f-ing commenting skillz. #guitarhero
I can already imagine the guy driving his car... someone cuts him, he grips his steering wheel with force, then his trunk opens, and his groceries end up on the street. LOL #guitarhero
You think recalibrating your Wii motion plus is frustrating?
Well then this would be a nightmare.
Ideally it should be in an armband type fixture but there would be no way to correct for wrong positioning etc. Although it would be pretty sweet if they could get it to work properly everytime.
From what I can make out from the techspeak in that short clip, the device registers the small electrical signals from the muscles and basically translates them into "button presses".
Basically, once it knows which muscle corresponds to which button, it should work every time.
What would be interesting is how they would differentiate between muscle movements. Having your car door swing open as you grip the gear shift, not a good idea. #guitarhero
@Gaff: Technically that is correct, although it is using the whole set of hand muscles (located in the forearm where they placed the sensors), since we always use more than one muscle to move even one finger.
I for one see this as the beginning of luke skywalkers' hand coming to life.
As soon as you have miniaturized the I/O Hardware the possibilities are quite astounding. #guitarhero
@KofreZ: Well, the possibilities would be endless if they managed to figure out how to go "analogue": less one-click button presses and more range in I/O.
Long-distance surgery (which AFAIK, already exists but translates stylus movements more than actual manual movement), prosthetics, etc.
The whole question of tactile feedback would be interesting. #guitarhero
@Y-bot: Imagine you have a girl over, and things are about to get intimate (you hope!). Then you do a series of gestures to get the mood right:
do a Y: dim the lights
do an M: turn on some music
do a C: candles turn on by themselves.
do an A: wine and glasses come out of the coffee table.
you turn and point to her, wink, and you smile and it shines like a young sun.
@Losstarot: While yes, his voice is a little on the annoying-nasal side, what I liked is that he actually sounded interested in the product, and credible. #guitarhero
This is really interesting. While the concept of playing games like this is cool, I think the other practical applications are even better. #guitarhero
I get joint pain in my legs and shoulders occasionally but almost never in my fingers and hands. Growing up using a computer and playing games has increased my dexterity rather than killed my joints I think. #research
This news is actually not particularly surprising, considering I woke up yesterday with a really painful shoulder after a hefty Halo/Gears sesh with some mates the night before. #research
So gripping a controller or hand held and pressing buttons that require your fingers to close and open rapidly sometimes makes them hurt over time..shocking. Thank god we have professionals to tell us this.
Play through the pain that boss won't beat itself. #research
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Imagine an interactive video player that requires you to make up and down motions. Each up and down movement will advance the movie you are watching by one frame.
The result is that you must remain actively engaged to watch your film. #guitarhero
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No charge for this one as a way of making it up to you that I didn't tickle your funny-bone properly this time. I'm also whipping myself vigorously as self-induced punishment.
I hope that is enough for you to rekindle your faith in my elite f-ing commenting skillz. #guitarhero
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Improbable scenario! Simply because he'd also have stepped on the brakes, thus as the trunk opens, his groceries will be moving forward.
Can't discount the laws of inertia ;P #guitarhero
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come to think of it, that would look awesome (turning his car into a potential grocery cannon)! #guitarhero
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Well then this would be a nightmare.
Ideally it should be in an armband type fixture but there would be no way to correct for wrong positioning etc. Although it would be pretty sweet if they could get it to work properly everytime.
10/27/09
From what I can make out from the techspeak in that short clip, the device registers the small electrical signals from the muscles and basically translates them into "button presses".
Basically, once it knows which muscle corresponds to which button, it should work every time.
What would be interesting is how they would differentiate between muscle movements. Having your car door swing open as you grip the gear shift, not a good idea. #guitarhero
10/27/09
I for one see this as the beginning of luke skywalkers' hand coming to life.
As soon as you have miniaturized the I/O Hardware the possibilities are quite astounding. #guitarhero
10/28/09
Long-distance surgery (which AFAIK, already exists but translates stylus movements more than actual manual movement), prosthetics, etc.
The whole question of tactile feedback would be interesting. #guitarhero
10/27/09
Example: Turn off the security sensor in my house by using the vulcan salute or turn on music by pointing with my thumb extended.
Geeky, but a hell of a lot of fun. #guitarhero
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do a Y: dim the lights
do an M: turn on some music
do a C: candles turn on by themselves.
do an A: wine and glasses come out of the coffee table.
you turn and point to her, wink, and you smile and it shines like a young sun.
*she orgasms* #guitarhero
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For some reason, the guy sitting across from me started cursing at me... #guitarhero
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4 fingers.
GUITAR HERO IS QUITE CLEARLY DOOMED
Bonus complaint: Oh my god people stop making videos using the most obnoxiously terrible sounding narrators. #guitarhero
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Play through the pain that boss won't beat itself. #research
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Is this really... I mean, why would one even bother making a study about that? #research