Of course, it doesn't work with all your games. Actually, from what we've seen, it's only capable of making boxes spin around and disappear. What it's really great at, however, is creating super awkward press conferences.
[Via Engadget]
Emotiv mind-control device shipping December 21 for $299
by Griffin McElroy 
on Nov 11th 2009 9:00PM
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Of course, it doesn't work with all your games. Actually, from what we've seen, it's only capable of making boxes spin around and disappear. What it's really great at, however, is creating super awkward press conferences.
[Via Engadget]
Reader Comments (49)
Posted: Nov 11th 2009 9:08PM MarkezJM said
Whoa man, where is that fruitloop in all black and the long pony tail from in the linked press conference from!? Like he's been stuck working at a Sharper Image or Gamestop and living on nothing but speed and microwave burritos.
I admit the Mattel Mindflex thingy sounded fun, but then I youtube'd it and it just looks like a bunch of morons staring at a ball.
I'll just still with the Wii Vitality thing when it comes out...
Sereeeeeeeeene!!!!
*flees
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I admit the Mattel Mindflex thingy sounded fun, but then I youtube'd it and it just looks like a bunch of morons staring at a ball.
I'll just still with the Wii Vitality thing when it comes out...
Sereeeeeeeeene!!!!
*flees
Posted: Nov 11th 2009 9:09PM (Unverified) said
Lovely. Some games give me headaches already. Now im going to use my mind to control my character ?
Can we just skip this. And go to Virtual Reality. Technically this Mind control is just that. A Control.
It would be great to finally use and feel your body in some games like COD or Ratchet and Clank and so on. Or ride in a seat of a Zonda in NFS.
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Can we just skip this. And go to Virtual Reality. Technically this Mind control is just that. A Control.
It would be great to finally use and feel your body in some games like COD or Ratchet and Clank and so on. Or ride in a seat of a Zonda in NFS.
Posted: Nov 11th 2009 9:18PM (Unverified) said
Exactly! That's what I want!
Never mind that most gamers would use it for sex minigames, but the concept would be awesome.
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Never mind that most gamers would use it for sex minigames, but the concept would be awesome.
Posted: Nov 11th 2009 9:29PM (Unverified) said
Actually when you said that. That brought up old thoughts when i was thinking about virtual reality xD
I thought about how cool it would be to walk around in PS3 Home and actually talk to people. And be able to feel stuff like a handshake or hug or hear the environment and feel the wind and heat of the sun.
Oh wait... we can do this now in real life but it will just be better then to use a controller the whole time. Of course there was the thought that came up with guys dry humping girls on Home. Or even worse a guy that puts himself as a girl just to touch himself. sad really -.-
But there are some things you cant experience. And thats 200mph in a Sports car on Burnout or NFS which some of us might never get to. Or thousands of feet in the air in a dogfight. The intensity and rush is something that we are sort of experiencing. But were not there just yet.
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I thought about how cool it would be to walk around in PS3 Home and actually talk to people. And be able to feel stuff like a handshake or hug or hear the environment and feel the wind and heat of the sun.
Oh wait... we can do this now in real life but it will just be better then to use a controller the whole time. Of course there was the thought that came up with guys dry humping girls on Home. Or even worse a guy that puts himself as a girl just to touch himself. sad really -.-
But there are some things you cant experience. And thats 200mph in a Sports car on Burnout or NFS which some of us might never get to. Or thousands of feet in the air in a dogfight. The intensity and rush is something that we are sort of experiencing. But were not there just yet.
Posted: Nov 11th 2009 9:31PM (Unverified) said
I'd love to play a VR version of KotOR. It would be awesome, IMO.
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Posted: Nov 12th 2009 6:01AM JeezWhiz87 said
"It would be great to finally use and feel your body in some games like COD..."
Yeah, no thanks. You can get riddled with virtual bullets. I'll keep my Dual Shock thanks.
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Yeah, no thanks. You can get riddled with virtual bullets. I'll keep my Dual Shock thanks.
Posted: Nov 12th 2009 11:33AM EvoHelix said
Ugh, can you imagine survival horror games when we start to get that "feel the game" technology down?
Imagine! You get to feel the coagulated blood splatter splash across your face or maybe thousands of tiny insects crawling up your legs.
The future is beautiful.
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Imagine! You get to feel the coagulated blood splatter splash across your face or maybe thousands of tiny insects crawling up your legs.
The future is beautiful.
Posted: Nov 11th 2009 9:16PM (Unverified) said
Really, this is one of my better photos
http://www.icanhasforce.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/star-wars-darth-revan.jpg
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http://www.icanhasforce.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/star-wars-darth-revan.jpg
Posted: Nov 11th 2009 9:18PM (Unverified) said
A modded 360, you say? Oh, good. MS just banned over a million consoles! You're next, buster!
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Posted: Nov 11th 2009 9:28PM (Unverified) said
Really, I'm sure you're glad to actually have a hard-on for someone...*shivers* but I don't swing that way. Please, stop stalking me.
Or you shall know the power of the dark side.
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Or you shall know the power of the dark side.
Posted: Nov 11th 2009 9:28PM MystileArmor said
Always funny that people with the "- has no life" comments and usernames are the ones that have nothing better to do.
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Posted: Nov 11th 2009 9:30PM (Unverified) said
Well...I'm here, and you're here, Bobby.
Oh, Traceur! Where is you at?
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Oh, Traceur! Where is you at?
Posted: Nov 11th 2009 9:30PM (Unverified) said
I hope to god I wasn't the only one who thought he was just talking to himself.
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Posted: Nov 11th 2009 9:43PM (Unverified) said
Think about it this way.
"I had sex today"
"I had sex in my virtual reality machine"
Which sounds better to you ? Really there are some things you should accomplish in real life, even though their are some things you will NEVER experience. But some things you will along the line and not rely on machines and data to get you their.
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"I had sex today"
"I had sex in my virtual reality machine"
Which sounds better to you ? Really there are some things you should accomplish in real life, even though their are some things you will NEVER experience. But some things you will along the line and not rely on machines and data to get you their.
Posted: Nov 11th 2009 9:53PM (Unverified) said
0.o well then.
I just hope theres no viruses for virtual humans. it would suck if we got deleted virtually and our reality bodies are nothing but just space.
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I just hope theres no viruses for virtual humans. it would suck if we got deleted virtually and our reality bodies are nothing but just space.
Posted: Nov 11th 2009 9:59PM (Unverified) said
Oh, you'll be able to get virtual STD's...the cure will just be DLC.
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Posted: Nov 11th 2009 9:32PM MystileArmor said
Oh and also, "darth has no life"... (and I'm sure I speak for every little fat german kid with a chocolate addiction); there is nothing more that screams "I have no life!" as stalking idiots like you, and excuse me for saying you can suck my proverbial fat little fuzzy chokolat covered balls!
Also, if you really do have the IQ of broccoli like it seems you do, I'm sorry...
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Also, if you really do have the IQ of broccoli like it seems you do, I'm sorry...
Posted: Nov 11th 2009 9:52PM (Unverified) said
I'd like to know, but I doubt I'd get an answer.
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Posted: Nov 11th 2009 9:59PM (Unverified) said
dude. buy this. i can't afford it, but... someone, please buy this. i think i would be better at MW2 if i could play with my BRAIN! my hands are pretty laggy these days.
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Posted: Nov 12th 2009 12:58AM (Unverified) said
oh, that's our Kotick, always insulting his own consumer base. love ya buddy!
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Posted: Nov 11th 2009 10:25PM CheeziePotato said
Bradworth fuels Joystiq with the power of the Dark Side. It's actually a good thing rather than a bad thing. I would like to join Anti Troll Defense Force. Trolls can't take on the power of the Sith.
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Posted: Nov 11th 2009 10:31PM (Unverified) said
Hmm....*considers the marketing possibilities*
Okay, I might have to open up the ATDF, like the Planeteers! I deem you Number Four!
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Okay, I might have to open up the ATDF, like the Planeteers! I deem you Number Four!
Posted: Nov 12th 2009 12:53AM (Unverified) said
We don't know. The newly constituted ATDF is investigating.
We've exposed the Arroiono bleach guy as Marius, so don't underestimate our powers.
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We've exposed the Arroiono bleach guy as Marius, so don't underestimate our powers.
Posted: Nov 12th 2009 4:41PM (Unverified) said
How do you keep track of who's who? And more importantly, who cares?
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Posted: Nov 12th 2009 12:54AM (Unverified) said
For 3x the cost, this better shit on OCZ's implementation.
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Posted: Nov 12th 2009 1:40AM (Unverified) said
I preordered one of these in the summer of '08, but I think I ended up cancelling my order because I wanted to buy a PS3. If I didn't though, hey, it's fine by me.
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Posted: Nov 12th 2009 3:42AM Fullmetal Salchemist said
Playing games with your hands is for babies now? Slow down there, Elijah Wood.
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Posted: Nov 12th 2009 8:45AM (Unverified) said
I honestly think this is the future of gaming by simply using our minds. Yes, this company is the first to develop the technology, but from here on out, it can only get better. I wouldn't buy this headset just yet. I would wait till a major developer does something better with it. I would love to play Modern Warfare with my mind.
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Posted: Nov 12th 2009 12:12PM BillJRJ said
I actually got to try this at 2008's GDC. It was pretty interesting, though I don't know how practical it will be. Once the attendant strapped it to your head, there was a little calibrating to do. You saw a virtual face on the screen, and it would mimic your face. You blink your left eye, it blinks its left eye, you smile, it smiles. In the game itself, you controlled movement with a 360 controller. Your first task: pick up a boulder. The attendant tells you to stare at the boulder and concentrate on lifting it with your mind. You stare and stare at it, concentrating hard, and it starts to shake and at some point it started to lift. With a sense of satisfaction, I started to laugh and the boulder fell. The other action involved little spirity wisps floating around. You had to scare them away by making a mean face and growling. That worked well enough. Lots more lifting to do: You lift a few stone pillars and place them where they belong, and then it culminates in you lifting a mountain.
Again, it was interesting, and I don't know how much progress they made since early 2008, but it didn't seem horribly practical.
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Again, it was interesting, and I don't know how much progress they made since early 2008, but it didn't seem horribly practical.
Posted: Nov 12th 2009 5:49PM (Unverified) said
Didn't Atari already try this? And if I remember correctly, wasn't it an unmidigated disaster?
Google "Atari Mindlink" to see what I mean...
And I guess I'm the only one who gets the Back To The Future Part II, "babies" reference... :)
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Google "Atari Mindlink" to see what I mean...
And I guess I'm the only one who gets the Back To The Future Part II, "babies" reference... :)
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