Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogobig.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Dante's Inferno: The Book based on The Game based on The Poem based on the Theology]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/02/dantes-inferno-the-book-based-on-the-game-based-on-the-poem-ba/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/02/dantes-inferno-the-book-based-on-the-game-based-on-the-poem-ba/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/02/dantes-inferno-the-book-based-on-the-game-based-on-the-poem-ba/#comments In the introduction to the EA Games-approved, Del Rey Books-published edition of the classic epic poem Inferno, Visceral Games Executive Producer Jonathan Knight asks a question about the video game Dante's Inferno that many people think they already know the answer to: "Is Dante Alighieri Laughing, or Rolling, in His Grave?" Plenty of game journalists, commentators, and fans who have seen the game's promotions and advertising would probably answer, "Of course he is!" but Knight lays out a reasoned and well-argued case that Visceral's new game follows in a long and esteemed tradition of interpreting Italian literature's most famous work. It may or may not change your mind, but Knight's position is definitely worth consideration.

Continue reading Dante's Inferno: The Book based on The Game based on The Poem based on the Theology

JoystiqDante's Inferno: The Book based on The Game based on The Poem based on the Theology originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>booksDantes-InfernoDel-Rey-BooksEAElectronic-ArtsJonathan-KnightMicrosoftVisceral-GamesXbox-360Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:20:00 EST<![CDATA[Review: Emotiv EPOC, tough thoughts on the new mind-reading controller]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/27/review-emotiv-epoc-tough-thoughts-on-the-new-mind-reading-cont/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/27/review-emotiv-epoc-tough-thoughts-on-the-new-mind-reading-cont/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/27/review-emotiv-epoc-tough-thoughts-on-the-new-mind-reading-cont/#comments We live in exciting times. You can, today, right now, actually buy in real life the kind of sci-fi gear you only expect to find in a video game. Controlling things -- anything but your own body, really -- with just your thoughts is a fantasy and sci-fi staple, whether it be Darth Vader force-choking some mouthy Imperial admiral or Professor Xavier commanding the X-Men from the comfort of his wheelchair, finger pressed to temple in grim concentration. But that fantasy is now reality, and you can control things (well, a thing) with just the power of your mind. Think it and your computer does it, no more pesky mice or keyboards or even voice commands.

Or so the people at Emotiv would have us believe. Being the kind of guy who absolutely cannot wait for the day when, as Jonathan Coulton sings, "the things that make me weak and strange get engineered away," I pre-orded Emotiv's thought-controlled EPOC mind-computer interface device as soon as I thought I had $299 to spare. As it turned out, being the first on your block with the new toy comes with a real risk: you might end up buying a frustrating experimental prototype for the cost of five new video games.

Gallery: Review: Emotiv EPOC

Continue reading Review: Emotiv EPOC, tough thoughts on the new mind-reading controller

JoystiqReview: Emotiv EPOC, tough thoughts on the new mind-reading controller originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>EmotivEmotiv-EPOCEPOCJedimind-controlperipheralspongtelekinesistelepathyWed, 27 Jan 2010 08:00:00 EST