Be excited, but be scared. The era of thought controlled games has arrived, and soon you could be required only to ‘think’ to operate a video game.
The Emotiv EPOC headset – the first Brain Computer Interface (BCI) device for the gaming market is the technology behind the revolution – and the company claims to have already mastered thought control.
The EPOC detects and processes real time brain activity patterns using a device that measures electric activity in the brain and can pickup over 30 different expressions, emotions and actions.
When integrated into games, virtual worlds and other simulated environments, this technology will have a profound impact on the user’s experience.
Expect to see sci-fi scenarios depicted in The Matrix, and Star Trek’s ‘Holodeck’ are now comprehendible realities in the future.
Best-selling online role-playing game World Of Warcraft claimed a victim in real life when 28 year-old Jocelyn divorced her husband for spending too much time playing!
Apparently her husband Peter spent every minute of his time at home online – and probably most of his time at work as well.
She says: “I’m real, and you’re giving me up for a fantasy land. You’re destroying your life, your six-year marriage, and you’re giving it up for something that isn’t even real.”
We suspect Jocelyn’s constant nagging, shopping sprees, high-spending habits and lack of blowjob-giving-capabilities played a key role in pushing Peter over to the other world.
While we don’t encourage you leave your girlfriend or wife for gaming it just seems like Peter’s in for a real good time!
Be excited, but be scared. The era of thought controlled games has arrived, and soon you could be required only to ‘think’ to operate a video game.
