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New video game literally a mind game

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Willpower is set to replace fast fingers in a new video game in which players move characters through a headset that monitors their brain waves.

California-based NeuroSky Inc. showed off the new headset - named Mindset - at the Tokyo Game Show, the industry's biggest exhibition which opened near the Japanese capital Thursday.
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TrenchaunT - 417 days 14 hours ago
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There's been talk about these sort of mind-reading devices for some time, and they always have shortcomings. The article is too vague to really determine what the shortcomings will be, but I just thought of something else. I wonder if it can tell the difference between contemplation and action? What if a player thinks about doing something seriously, but does not yet want to do it? (like contemplating a series of moves in chess?)
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RealityCheck - 417 days 13 hours ago
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Like you said the article is vague. They mention though that the device monitors if you are relaxed or tensed... which leads me to believe that it is just an on\off control. That company has made a lot of headlines lately, they must be hungry for capital.
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micro_invader - 417 days 13 hours ago
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Looks like it has a lot of uses outside of video games, which is good.

I recall reading about something like this a few months ago, this guy was playing HL2 with his mind, lifting this box up and down depending on how much he focused. It looked pretty cool.
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Sircolby45 - 417 days 13 hours ago
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Hmm I see one problem. Too many people that the signal might be a little weak on if you catch my drift lol.
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IcarusOne - 417 days 12 hours ago
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This is simultaneously exciting and scary.
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Peow - 417 days 11 hours ago
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Sucks for people with severe ADD...
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DarkBlood - 417 days 10 hours ago
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severe what sorry lol
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IVYvsTAKI - 417 days 8 hours ago
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6 - I like the possibilities.
Something like this can be further developed and used to control games! I'm just excited because my friend is quadrapalegic (sp?) and before his accident, he liked playing video games. But now he can't use his hands very well, so using a controller is no good. I guess I just want to play video games with my buddy again.

Hopefully more work goes into this. I think it's a cool idea that has many uses.
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Captain_Sony - 417 days 4 hours ago
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Right now they are working on using chips to bypass the damaged areas of the spinal cord. That work was started thanks to the discoveries made in this technology. In 15-20 years cases like your friends could be a things of the past.
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Captain_Sony - 417 days 4 hours ago
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I've been reading and watching this for about 6 years or so. I did not expect it to hit the market this early though. Most of the time they come out and show this stuff and it takes longer to actually get it out. what it essentially does is reads the pattern of your brain waves and learns to recognize those patterns. You'll probably have to play the game manually a few times so it can learn your patterns.
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