Forget joysticks: New toys in the works at San Jose, Calif.-based NeuroSky reportedly use players’ brain waves to control the action. The toys include a sensor, which is placed on the player’s forehead to read the brain’s electrical signals. Moves are dependent on the player’s concentration. In a prototype Darth Vader game, for example, the dark one’s light saber lights up only when the player is concentrating. Stop concentrating, and the saber goes out.
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Think Fast! Brain Waves to Make New Toys Tick
Posted by: Katherine Noyes May 1, 2007 02:00 AMForget joysticks: New toys in the works at San Jose, Calif.-based NeuroSky reportedly use players’ brain waves to control the action. The toys include a sensor, which is placed on the player’s forehead to read the brain’s electrical signals. Moves are dependent on the player’s concentration. In a prototype Darth Vader game, for example, the dark one’s light saber lights up only when the player is concentrating. Stop concentrating, and the saber goes out.