New games powered by brain waves
Tim Sheridan, wearing a headset containing sensors for the forehead and earlobes to measure brainwave activity, uses his mind to raise a small purple foam ball as he demonstrates the Mindflex game at the Mattel display at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 8, 2009.
It's not magic, but rather the latest game from toy maker Mattel, which allows players to move a ball around an obstacle course by using just their powers of concentration.
Focusing on the ball causes a fan in the base of the game -- called Mind Flex -- to start up and lift the ball on a gentle stream of air. Break your concentration and the ball descends.
Once a player has the ball in the air they need to try to weave it through hoops, towers and other obstacles.
"It's a mind-eye coordination game," said Mattel's Tim Sheridan. "As you relax you'll find that the ball drops."
Mind Flex relies on EEG technology to measure brain wave activity through a headset equipped with sensors for the forehead and earlobes.
The game, which will be available in September for 79.99 dollars, is being displayed by Mattel at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
But Mattel is not the only toy maker tapping into the power of the mind.
In a report this week USA Today newspaper said game maker Uncle Milton plans to release a similar game this year. Called "Force Trainer" it is named after "The Force" powers of Yoda and Luke Skywalker in the popular Star Wars films.
The game calls for players to lift a ball inside a transparent tube using their powers of concentration.
"It's been a fantasy everyone has had, using The Force," the daily quoted Howard Roffman, president of Lucas Licensing, as saying.
"Force Trainer" also uses electroencephalography, or EEG, to measure electrical activity in the brain recorded on a headset containing sensors.
A company called NeuroSky adapted the EEG technology for both games, according to USA Today.
Tim Sheridan 的頭上戴著一副分別在前額和耳垂測(cè)量腦電波活動(dòng)的裝置，而他正在用意念去升起一個(gè)紫色的泡沫球。這是在2009年國際消費(fèi)電子展 Mattel 展臺(tái)上所展示的 Mindflex 游戲。這次展覽于2009月1月8日在內(nèi)華達(dá)州的拉斯維加斯舉行。
這不是魔術(shù)，而是玩具制造商 Mattel 的最新游戲，它允許玩家僅僅憑著集中力去移動(dòng)一個(gè)小球，使它繞過沿路上的障礙前進(jìn)。
當(dāng)你集中精神時(shí)，玩具底座——它被稱為 Mind Flex ——上的一個(gè)風(fēng)扇將會(huì)啟動(dòng)并用和緩的氣流將小球托起。你注意力一旦分散，小球就會(huì)下降。
玩家將小球升到半空后，他們需要盡量讓這個(gè)搖搖晃晃的小球穿過鐵環(huán)、玩具塔和其他障礙物。
“這是一個(gè)需要腦部和眼睛合作的游戲?！盡attel 公司的 Tim Sheridan 說道，“你一放松，就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)小球會(huì)掉下來。”
Mind Flex 依靠 EEG 技術(shù)去測(cè)量腦電波活動(dòng)，這需要通過一副頭式設(shè)備實(shí)現(xiàn)，上面安有需分別戴在前額和耳垂的傳感器。
這個(gè)游戲?qū)⒃?月份發(fā)售，售價(jià)為79.99美元，如今它正在拉斯維加斯每年一度的國際電子消費(fèi)展（CES）上 Mattel 公司的展臺(tái)上。
不過，Mattel 并不是一家利用念力的玩具商。
本周《今日美國》報(bào)的一篇報(bào)道上提到，游戲制造商 Uncle Milton 今年計(jì)劃推出一款類似的游戲。它的名字叫“Force Trainer”，得名于廣受歡迎的星球大戰(zhàn)電影里和尤達(dá)和盧克·天行者的“The Force”力量 。
游戲要求玩家利用集中力將一個(gè)小球上升至一根透明的管中。
“能夠使用‘The Force’力量，是每個(gè)人的夢(mèng)想。”日?qǐng)?bào)引用盧卡斯品牌授權(quán)公司的主席，Howard Roffman的話說道。
“Force Trainer”同樣使用了腦電描記術(shù)，或稱 EEG，去測(cè)量記錄在一套帶有傳感器的頭式設(shè)備中的腦部電信號(hào)的活動(dòng)。
據(jù)《今日美國》報(bào)道，一個(gè)名為 NeuroSky 的公司修改了 EEG 技術(shù)，使其適用于這兩款游戲。
Tim Sheridan, wearing a headset containing sensors for the forehead and earlobes to measure brainwave activity, uses his mind to raise a small purple foam ball as he demonstrates the Mindflex game at the Mattel display at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 8, 2009.
It's not magic, but rather the latest game from toy maker Mattel, which allows players to move a ball around an obstacle course by using just their powers of concentration.
Focusing on the ball causes a fan in the base of the game -- called Mind Flex -- to start up and lift the ball on a gentle stream of air. Break your concentration and the ball descends.
Once a player has the ball in the air they need to try to weave it through hoops, towers and other obstacles.
"It's a mind-eye coordination game," said Mattel's Tim Sheridan. "As you relax you'll find that the ball drops."
Mind Flex relies on EEG technology to measure brain wave activity through a headset equipped with sensors for the forehead and earlobes.
The game, which will be available in September for 79.99 dollars, is being displayed by Mattel at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
But Mattel is not the only toy maker tapping into the power of the mind.
In a report this week USA Today newspaper said game maker Uncle Milton plans to release a similar game this year. Called "Force Trainer" it is named after "The Force" powers of Yoda and Luke Skywalker in the popular Star Wars films.
The game calls for players to lift a ball inside a transparent tube using their powers of concentration.
"It's been a fantasy everyone has had, using The Force," the daily quoted Howard Roffman, president of Lucas Licensing, as saying.
"Force Trainer" also uses electroencephalography, or EEG, to measure electrical activity in the brain recorded on a headset containing sensors.
A company called NeuroSky adapted the EEG technology for both games, according to USA Today.
Tim Sheridan 的頭上戴著一副分別在前額和耳垂測(cè)量腦電波活動(dòng)的裝置，而他正在用意念去升起一個(gè)紫色的泡沫球。這是在2009年國際消費(fèi)電子展 Mattel 展臺(tái)上所展示的 Mindflex 游戲。這次展覽于2009月1月8日在內(nèi)華達(dá)州的拉斯維加斯舉行。
這不是魔術(shù)，而是玩具制造商 Mattel 的最新游戲，它允許玩家僅僅憑著集中力去移動(dòng)一個(gè)小球，使它繞過沿路上的障礙前進(jìn)。
當(dāng)你集中精神時(shí)，玩具底座——它被稱為 Mind Flex ——上的一個(gè)風(fēng)扇將會(huì)啟動(dòng)并用和緩的氣流將小球托起。你注意力一旦分散，小球就會(huì)下降。
玩家將小球升到半空后，他們需要盡量讓這個(gè)搖搖晃晃的小球穿過鐵環(huán)、玩具塔和其他障礙物。
“這是一個(gè)需要腦部和眼睛合作的游戲?！盡attel 公司的 Tim Sheridan 說道，“你一放松，就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)小球會(huì)掉下來。”
Mind Flex 依靠 EEG 技術(shù)去測(cè)量腦電波活動(dòng)，這需要通過一副頭式設(shè)備實(shí)現(xiàn)，上面安有需分別戴在前額和耳垂的傳感器。
這個(gè)游戲?qū)⒃?月份發(fā)售，售價(jià)為79.99美元，如今它正在拉斯維加斯每年一度的國際電子消費(fèi)展（CES）上 Mattel 公司的展臺(tái)上。
不過，Mattel 并不是一家利用念力的玩具商。
本周《今日美國》報(bào)的一篇報(bào)道上提到，游戲制造商 Uncle Milton 今年計(jì)劃推出一款類似的游戲。它的名字叫“Force Trainer”，得名于廣受歡迎的星球大戰(zhàn)電影里和尤達(dá)和盧克·天行者的“The Force”力量 。
游戲要求玩家利用集中力將一個(gè)小球上升至一根透明的管中。
“能夠使用‘The Force’力量，是每個(gè)人的夢(mèng)想。”日?qǐng)?bào)引用盧卡斯品牌授權(quán)公司的主席，Howard Roffman的話說道。
“Force Trainer”同樣使用了腦電描記術(shù)，或稱 EEG，去測(cè)量記錄在一套帶有傳感器的頭式設(shè)備中的腦部電信號(hào)的活動(dòng)。
據(jù)《今日美國》報(bào)道，一個(gè)名為 NeuroSky 的公司修改了 EEG 技術(shù)，使其適用于這兩款游戲。