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Mind Over No Matter: Hands-On with the Psychic Controller

terrorbyrepub — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 20:01:20 MDT

@Setzer IIDX:
Read Mind Wars - Brain Research and National Defense; Jonathan D. Moreno - and follow up by reading all of the new information on brain research - you'll be more afraid of this than any video game.

terrorbyrepub

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Krumm — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:25:33 MST

On a more serious note, imagine what this means to a tetraplegic person, ppl with full paralisys, ppl with any kind impeditive motor problem.
If they manage to apply this tech to a OS, it wold make a lot of less fortunate ppl very happy to at least be able to comunicate properly and use computers/playing games.
I believe the biggest potential of this gadget is not in videogames.

Krumm

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Devezu — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:57:46 MST

I'm waiting for the time when a person will make a YouTube video of a person playing Super Mario Brothers with their brain... flawlessly. Then, see many people copy that person.

Devezu

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slappyMCslappy — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:17:42 MST

as I said earlier, this will be at next years adult entertainment expo, BELIEVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

slappyMCslappy

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jonomcleish — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:04:51 MST

I don't think this will be that good to begin with, but has great potential!
I like the thought of the sky and music changing with your mood...

@NunianVonFuch: I get ya man! Strange Days is a great film! :D
That would be awesome!

@Setzer IIDX: It would be scary though if the government did get involved...

jonomcleish

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pandwo — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:10:39 MST

Lol imagine that you are in your room with your girlfriend showing her this and you think "ahh... if we just do it like in that porn". Geezzz....

pandwo

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PSN ID: Kadaj24 — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:00:58 MST

Hey Naveen Andrews! Stop screwing around with that psychic controller thing and shoot some new episodes of Lost.

PSN ID: Kadaj24

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joelface — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:34:45 MST

looks cool. i think i'd have to see it in use with a REAL game... and be able to try it out, before i'd consider shelling out any substantial cash for it, though.

joelface

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King Seafoam — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:14:25 MST

DUUUUDE!!! SWEEET! perhaps this means in the future, humans will have the power to do shit' mentally- like, turn on the kitchen lights. ^.^
WhoOooOoOoOooOOO!!!

King Seafoam

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Dr.Chocobo — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:36:08 MST

Oh GOD! It's the storm troopers music background! Another contest!

Quick!

Count how many times Crecente blinked! Including the ones not taken on camera!

Dr.Chocobo

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Gam3r — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:26:03 MST

4d gaming only on PS4.

Gam3r

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cynopt — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:28:31 MST

If this baby can operate for more than an hour without causing hideous migraines, it'll be the best pseudo-neural-interfacey thing ever.
I'm excited, personally, anything that brings us a step closer to a future where I can explode heads with my mind.

cynopt

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lostalaska — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:20:42 MST

Will it fit over my tinfoil hat?

This kind of technology has been kicked around for a long time now. I'm glad a developer is taking the plunge and trying something different. I'm hoping they will be able to couple it with some kind of MUST HAVE game, otherwise I fear it will just fall into the weird/worthless hardware add-ons like the Power Glove or U-Force.

I'll be tagging this one under cool idea, now let's wait and see. Of course if I can use my mind to make that glass half full instead of half empty I might be a bit more optimistic.

lostalaska

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Evil Tortie's Mom — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:20:36 MST

@sadkermit: "Think... in... RUSSIAN!"

He's a pirate and a Jedi. There's nothin' BC can't do.

Evil Tortie's Mom

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jaymac — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:43:03 MST

This is crazy. I'll never be able to fully understand how this works.

jaymac

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Absent Blue — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:28:01 MST

Ala Steam: would you like to upload some information for an EMOTION survey? Hell no.

Absent Blue

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Garro — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:24:39 MST

That would be pretty badass for a survival horror. Without gripping anything, you'd probably feel like you have less control, upping the tension.

Garro

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fuchikoma — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:15:31 MST

@jrghoull:
It may be clumsy, but I think it would be great for things like squad command menus and other things you'd rather not stop the action for. Just a simple menu+enter/up/down/escape command set should be enough.

Of course voice chat is making that obsolete online, but for controlling AI or doing little things like setting waypoints it would be great.

Not $300 great, but... I think it'd work well for that kind of thing.

fuchikoma

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jmb8504 — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:06:17 MST

Crecente your facial hair is immaculate! Kudos.

jmb8504

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jrghoull — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:39:18 MST

you know i was just thinking...i wonder if this could wind up being be one of those things for "leet gamers." because on the one hand, while it gives you more control, it is also much more difficult to do. You could have the so-so players still using the standard controller, and having several preprogrammed moves which are limited by the build of the controller. then you could also have the hard core gamers who will want to do all sorts of fancy moves in video games, at the expenditure of having to focus quite a bit, just to move around.

there could also be a combination of the two. a whole slew of preprogrammed moves, which the user/wearer could have a much easier time accessing, then they would creating the moves themselves. for example, instead if thinking about moving each part of your legs individually in order to run, you could think "run" and it would make the character run.

oh...btw...this device is going to allow players to do things that will make corpse tea bagging look like nothing.

jrghoull

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Irenicus-the one and only — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:29:15 MST

This is still nothing new though, and it doesn't seem to be very well implemented, but seeing Brian pulling of jedi mind tricks fantastic :P

Irenicus-the one and only

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Spiffyness — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:26:21 MST

Very cool. Hopefully in 5-10 years we'll actually be able to play whole games like this.

Spiffyness

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Kounji — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:03:41 MST

Geez, this is so cool, everything that has been thought up in sci fi of the past just seems so incredibly close.

Would be awesome to have a force and lightsaber game, would be totally cool

Kounji

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Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name. — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:46:23 MST

This is cool. This is way too fucking cool.

Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.

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SwordandSorcery — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:35:16 MST

did anybody think of back to the future 2, that little brat in the future
"YOU MEAN YOU HAVE TO USE YOUR HANDS?!?"

SwordandSorcery

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Zeouterlimits — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:34:32 MST

Quite nice. Scary in its own right, but really cool.

Zeouterlimits

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MasterSauce — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:41:15 MST

Dude. Thats cool. I agree that until the tech comes along, it could still be a good little addition to your experience. Not to mention the obvious Jedi applications.

Achievement Unlocked: The X-Wing Lift

MasterSauce

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fuchikoma — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:38:12 MST

I tried something like this with the galvanic skin response reader "MindDrive" when I was a little kid. It worked okay. This sounds like it may actually be making direct - or closer to direct - measurements a little more like a professional brain mapping unit.

Then again, $300. If it doesn't work almost perfectly and have a ton of software supporting it, I'm afraid it will bomb like the MindDrive. (Hey, anyone know about that gaming vestibular lobe stimulator that makes you feel like you're moving? It was going to be cheap, was tested safe, then vanished... any news?)

fuchikoma

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Naif — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:13:32 MST

i just find it scary in all honesty o_o
technology is fast coming to the point where its like those sci fi films...

Naif

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DELICIOUS BUNNY — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:06:13 MST

That's one scary Crecente in the opening. STARE OF MIND DEATH. :X

DELICIOUS BUNNY

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SinistarX — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:46:16 MST

@NunianVonFuch: Christopher Walken would like to have a word with you.

SinistarX

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captaindistracto — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:43:45 MST

I think most of the problems that Brian submitted are probably something you learn to control through use. I think that once you have used it for a while, you'll be able to do all of the things he was worried about, but training your brain to use a new "arm" is different than learning to manipulate things with your fingers, seeing as how we have been learning new tasks with our hands our entire life.

captaindistracto

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Dave Mahoye — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:40:02 MST

i love how pleased you looked after you made it levitate.

interesting technology would be nice to see a highly polished version in the future.

Dave Mahoye

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kcgig101 — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:39:32 MST

i want crecentes cool hair.And this is pretty cool, it would be awesome if can be used in alot of different games.shooting lasers from your head.

kcgig101

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D-Lish — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:39:31 MST

The mouse in this maze has incredible locks of hair and a neatly trimmed chin strap. So when are you lifting the X-Wing Jedi Crecente?

D-Lish

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Blue_Six — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:29:15 MST

I'll risk saying this but only because it's not Monday:

SHIT IS SO CASH!!!

Blue_Six

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tim_sama — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:26:12 MST

Dear Emotiv,

Please make an SDK for this available to the public, or at least to Valve, I would like to screw around in Half-Life 2 with mind powers.

Thanks,
Tim_sama

tim_sama

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ThisCharmingMan — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:21:45 MST

Soo rad. I still think its a bit niche, and too expensive to really cause a revolution. I'd love a game where I'd think about shooting a lazer out of my head at foes...or THINK about zombies exploding.

ThisCharmingMan

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hrabbit — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:14:53 MST

coool! I cannot wait until the technology becomes better and I can play all sorts of game with it :D woo!!

hrabbit

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infearandfaith — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:09:42 MST

Stephen Hawking and Jason Becker will finally get their chance to play video games :)

infearandfaith

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mariospants — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:03:44 MST

Would be nice to have this technology adapted to wheel chair-bound folks. Let them turn their lights on and off, for example. I'd also like to see them try a flight sim with this.

mariospants

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Bokusatsu_Tenshi — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:56:59 MST

50 years from now: "and this marks the day the machines started their dominance over us..."

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

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Wei — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:49:18 MST

@Setzer IIDX: This doesn't read your thoughts, just what parts light up when you think them. E.E.G.'s do the same thing, and have been around for decades. The amazing technology isn't the sensors, but that they fit them in a helmet

@edb87: ditto

Wei

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TOCATL — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:34:09 MST

@Mageme: In mexico people call that kind hair "Los temerarios look" ( [www.lostemerarios.net] )because of the main singer of that band XD...

TOCATL

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ShaggE — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:32:51 MST

I'm amazed that it does anything more than make the wearer look stupid. It's official, I want one.

ShaggE

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russtophiles — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:18:34 MST

Ahaha, I love the reaction when you make it finally vanish. 'Niiiice'. Like you just pulled off a headshot.

russtophiles

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Mageme — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:16:43 MST

I still want Crecente's hair!

Mageme

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Amiash — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:15:38 MST

I love it!

Amiash

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sadkermit - soon to be banned for standing up to the ummm nazi. — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:57:50 MST

@MrFuzzyPants: That's forward thinking! I'd want to control the jet via 'remote play' :P ...if you lose your train of thought....high speed dirt kills.

sadkermit - soon to be banned for standing up to the ummm nazi.

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Shin-Kaiser — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:57:32 MST

Bah! - old jedi mind tricks!

Shin-Kaiser

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Tenth — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:52:11 MST

I didn't know Crecente wore regular shirts... it strange that that was the first thing I noticed. Was looking for the Prince paisly designs, and only saw white.

Tenth

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Cruithne — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:50:13 MST

I have to say Brian, I find you much more skeptical and underwhelmed that I am at this technology. Keep in mind, this is the equivalent of inventing Pong, then advance that technology to the 360 or the PS3.

Cruithne

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MURDERFACE — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:49:46 MST

You mean Crecente can now use the ban daggers or hammer with his mind just by reading their thoughts that is awesome just don't be reading my mind at 7 through 9PM that's Willie's time.

MURDERFACE

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edb87 — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:49:45 MST

Awesome stuff. Good going Crecente.

@Setzer IIDX: I was thinking the same thing. The LAST thing the gov't needs is to be in our skulls.

edb87

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MrFuzzyPants — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:49:44 MST

Knowing this is a game site and all, but this thing could have way more real world applications than just games. I know it's just an anime, but take into account Macross Plus, Guld's YF-21 was controlled by the thoughts of the pilot, giving him faster reaction times than normal stick flight.
I know this is no where near sophisticated enough to control jets, but this type of technology has many possibilities.

Plus a Star Wars game where you use this to control the Force would be awesome.

MrFuzzyPants

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Zegridathes — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:47:49 MST

@JasonR: Would a Wii Fit board fit inside of a Sega Activator?

Also, looks like they have a preview SDK with simulated input up on their website that could be worth checking out.

Zegridathes

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reywing — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:41:02 MST

Oh oh ... I'm assuming the opposite is true and we have the technology for programs to put images and thoughts INTO our minds. We're stepping every so closer to the moral problems of mind control. Yay for science!

reywing

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dead_red_eyes — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:39:37 MST

Hahaha, love the music!

THINK!

Great article B.C.

dead_red_eyes

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legendofmike — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:37:19 MST

=O....

legendofmike

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Lokno — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:34:14 MST

I like the emotion detecting portion. There was some research on attempting to detect emotion through video capture years back, but that of course doesn't have has much potential as this. This device sounds like it works as well as first generation voice detection, so its got some room to improve. Still, nice to see a commercial implementation of this idea.

Lokno

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Stompy1 — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:32:17 MST

It sounds fantastic, however I am suspicious of the level of control the player has from what Crecente says. When levitating a rock, can you for instance lift it quickly, slowly, to the left or at an angle? Or does it just move the rock up to a 'levitated position'?

Stompy1

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Deeds — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:26:58 MST

Here is hoping for a Psychonauts port. *crosses fingers*

Deeds

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KindaGamey — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:25:44 MST

Is that Sayid from Lost? ;)

The technology has interesting implications. In alien abductions many people testify that they were asked by their abductors to move and rotate cubes with their mind. For what purpose or future purpose I do not know. Looks like we can get a head start here on earth now.

KindaGamey

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sadkermit - soon to be banned for standing up to the ummm nazi. — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:22:51 MST

that's neat. the future's so bright, we gotta wear shades.

sadkermit - soon to be banned for standing up to the ummm nazi.

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Sean2-D2 — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:22:37 MST

Shouldn't the title be "Hands-Off" when referring to mind control gaming devices?

Sean2-D2

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Quasimodo X — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:21:29 MST

The force is strong with this one.

Quasimodo X

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Earthslide — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:14:27 MST

Sayid!

Earthslide

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Raikkenon — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:12:53 MST

ive been waiting for rock band for ages in the uk, but you know what? fuck rock band, i want mind powers! thats simply awesome!

Raikkenon

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DAMN YOU WITZBOLDDDDDDDDDDDD — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:10:34 MST

lmfao when the music starts playing because Crecente does something awesome.

DAMN YOU WITZBOLDDDDDDDDDDDD

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JoelR — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:09:13 MST

Now... TO add this to Force Unleashed
MU HA HA HA

JoelR

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VioletArrows — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:08:24 MST

I wait patiently for my xKinesis game.

VioletArrows

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Blinded220 — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:07:06 MST

Speaking as a guy that wished the VR craze of the 1990's never died, this looks awesome. I'm not sure I'd be able to spend $300 on something that's so far into its infancy, but a few years down the road when the tech is better and the price is lower... party on.

Maybe I should just reinstall Mechwarrior 2 and finally order myself a pair of I/O Glasses.

Blinded220

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Shiryu — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:07:03 MST

Think of the possibilities, and im not talking just aoubt games...

Shiryu

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Jilkon — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:06:06 MST

It's inevitable that someone abuses this thing to let you undress people with your mind. You know it.

Jilkon

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coolpengwn — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:03:09 MST

Need preorder. STAT.

coolpengwn

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Mattz — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:02:14 MST

Nice idea. For some reason the first game idea that comes to mind is almost like reverse Breakout, with you levitating shields to ping back shots at your enemies. Very Discs of Tron.
I wonder how long it'll be before we can wire something into our nervous systems and control things using it. Training your reflexes would be a serious advantage for that.

Mattz

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Norellicus — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:01:00 MST

"While I think the technology is fascinating, even stunning at times, it's hard to tell at this point whether it has real world practical video game applications. Of everything I saw the one thing that most interested me was the concept of wearing this device to track your emotions, relaying that to a game and then allowing the game to use it to tweak your experience.

Imagine, for instance, a Silent Hill that knows what scares you most and how scared you are at any particular moment in the game. The implications are frightening. "

When I read this part, the only thing I could think of was the Fantasy Game from Ender's Game; the way it constantly adapted to Ender, and brought him face to face with his worst fears, both in an effort to find his limit but also to challenge that limit and push it further. Something like that would really scare me, I think; there's an innermost part of all of us that we'd rather not face and just keep suppressed >.>

In any case, the concept on the whole is fascinating, and it's neat to see how far science has taken us in as many years.

Norellicus

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Highlander Wolf — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:57:20 MST

My guess, (based slightly on slight personal experience): The psychic helmet is not the sort of thing to be used for quick-reflex kind of games. Brain waves don't change that rapidly. But, as a suppliment to a normal controller, it could enable some very new and interesting kinds of games...

Highlander Wolf

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rhugghed — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:49:00 MST

Crecente looks like David Blaine in that particular sequence. lol

rhugghed

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drywaller79 — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:47:36 MST

This is beyond awesome, but the emotion thing is kinda creepy, but defitely worth trying.

drywaller79

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JasonR — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:47:27 MST

@ME55ENGER: Don't forget. You'll have to be standing on a Wii Fit board and wearing a Power Glove and Johnny Lee's Head Tracking VR glasses whild surrounded by your 360 degree surround monitor.

JasonR

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RichChap — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:46:59 MST

Give it another two or three years, and this will be something so incredible.

RichChap

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Garo — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:46:37 MST

"I am Locutus of Borg. Resistance is futile. Your life as it has been, is over. From this time forward, you will service us, You will be assimilated,"

Garo

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rawg — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:45:59 MST

@Brian - your hair is glorious

Seriously though, they should integrate this into The Force Unleashed. The Silent Hill idea is good too.

rawg

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sloner — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:45:58 MST

Proof that the goal of video games is to have as much fun as possible with as little effort as possible.

sloner

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NotAZombie — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:44:36 MST

@xAnarChisTx: ... I would have never ever thought of that.

NotAZombie

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GameraTheGreat — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:44:06 MST

Incredible...

GameraTheGreat

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beezdeez — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:42:00 MST

I guess this won't work while I have my tinfoil hat on. Bummer...

beezdeez

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greyhoundbus — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:41:56 MST

If the player consistently thinks a game is garbage, can this go online and refund their money?

greyhoundbus

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ach77 — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:41:19 MST

Wow, that's really crazy! How exactly does it work?

ach77

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ME55ENGER — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:41:18 MST

OK, so in the near future, to get the full experience of a game, I'll have my web cam on, my surround sound turned up, my gaming vest that I can actually feel people shooting me, stabbing me, or better yet, tapping me on my shoulder, my second controller in my lap (a la Rez), and this thing on my head to sense my mood, or try some "0 or 1" mind control. Sounds like I'd be gearing up for another divorce....

ME55ENGER

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JRB — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:40:16 MST

@xAnarChisTx:

That's probably the most obvious application of this. The penis stimulator attachment that will "levitate" your cock is sure to follow.

JRB

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JasonR — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:40:05 MST

Now that's Brain Training.

JasonR

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kyosuke9999 — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:38:52 MST

If you imagine the price dropping, will it happen?

kyosuke9999

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Polterg3ist — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:38:47 MST

Oh.
Em.
Gee.

This is amazing.

Polterg3ist

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namesRhard — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:38:35 MST

Actually I think a Hulk game might work well with this :D

namesRhard

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Gunloc — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:37:50 MST

Sounds interesting. They need to just get it out on the market so people can play with it. Then we might see some real impressive stuff happen. Think about this and wiimote working together...

Gunloc

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rdj — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:37:40 MST

Must.....control......CUBE!

rdj

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Johnzim — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:37:37 MST

Paraphrasing Patric Stewart in Extras:

"And then Peach's clothes fall off. She shrieks and is trying to put them back on but I've seen everything"

Johnzim

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Falconrith — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:36:56 MST

Think happy thoughts. Crecente could kill you through the internets.

Falconrith

Mind Over No Matter: Hands-On with the Psychic Controller

Koztah — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:36:52 MST

Must be hard to get used to...Where's Yoda when you need him?

Koztah

Mind Over No Matter: Hands-On with the Psychic Controller

pd771 — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:36:44 MST

This is an excellent idea. Plus it could have a wide range of practical and fun applications. I've always thought it would be cool to control thing with your mind with video games, but think if you could control vehicles, tanks, fighter planes. With enough training, and advances of the, this would greatly increase reaction time.

pd771

Mind Over No Matter: Hands-On with the Psychic Controller

Heliophage — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:36:22 MST

It... works?!

Now I'm curious how it works with degrees of interaction. Can you push a box roughly or softly? Can you make it disappear quickly or slowly? Can you make it lift and disappear at the same time?

I wonder if you can write off a virtual telepathy device as a business expense...

Heliophage

Mind Over No Matter: Hands-On with the Psychic Controller

Morberis — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:36:21 MST

Some interesting implications, my guess is its going to be a generation (console) before this stuff is even looked at though. Some of my profs use sophisticated versions of these and they say all they can do is a few actions with little to no fine control and that its gonna be a decade at least until they can get that.

Morberis

Mind Over No Matter: Hands-On with the Psychic Controller

namesRhard — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:36:08 MST

w00t! I'd love a game that glows a shade of red to let the people around me know they should stop talking to me while I slay some goblins

namesRhard

Mind Over No Matter: Hands-On with the Psychic Controller

xAnarChisTx — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:35:59 MST

Wow! Now I can't wait to give orgasms to women in the new upcoming hentai games, with my mind!

xAnarChisTx

Mind Over No Matter: Hands-On with the Psychic Controller

Jnas — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:35:44 MST

This is the closest thing we are going to get to real Jedi mind powers for a loooong time.

This + wii remote = STAR WARS GEEK HEAVEN!!!!

Jnas

Mind Over No Matter: Hands-On with the Psychic Controller

NunianVonFuch — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:35:39 MST

Imagine also a device that records your brain action so that you can play it back later via the same device and relive it. Strange days these eh? ;-)

NunianVonFuch

Mind Over No Matter: Hands-On with the Psychic Controller

Setzer IIDX — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:33:26 MST

Fuck man.

I'd be scared to have people in my head. This device is basically reading your thoughts. And that's what GAME DEVELOPERS have.

Imagine what more advanced versions that any sort of government funded organization would have.

Setzer IIDX

Mind Over No Matter: Hands-On with the Psychic Controller

NotAZombie — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:33:18 MST

Fake. ;)

NotAZombie

Mind Over No Matter: Hands-On with the Psychic Controller

BlackDove — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:32:30 MST

Brian Crecente HAS THE MINDPOWARZS!

BlackDove

Mind Over No Matter: Hands-On with the Psychic Controller

pylon_trooper — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:31:11 MST

I'm so very keen for this technology. Awesome.

pylon_trooper