The Future of Gaming

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A convincing twin of Darth Vader stalks the beige cubicles of a Silicon Valley office, complete with ominous black mask, cape and light saber. But this is no chintzy Halloween costume. It's a prototype, years in the making, of a toy that incorporates brain wave-reading technology.

Behind the mask is a sensor that touches the user's forehead and reads the brain's electrical signals, then sends them to a wireless receiver inside the saber, which lights up when the user is concentrating. The player maintains focus by channeling thoughts on any fixed mental image, or thinking specifically about keeping the light sword on. When the mind wanders, the wand goes dark.

Print Story: New toys read brain waves on Yahoo! News

 

[VamPyroX]

Whoa... this is interesting!

If they could develop something close to appropriate brain signals, we could eventually develop our brains even further by thinking of the right thing.

Who knows, we could set up brain waves for things around our room!

*thinking* 'Light on!'

*light goes on*

*thinking harder*

*farts*

Oops, I thought too hard...