Neurosky Mindset Human-Computer Interface Enables Mind Bullets

I was reading Violet Blue’s tiny nibbles this morning via RSS, and I was intrigued by her experience (read about it here, NSFW) with Neurosky’s Mindset HCI device. According to this video demonstrating her playing the bundled game MindBoy, the Mindset allows you to have telekinetic powers within virtual space. In effect, you can levitate objects, set cars on fire, throw things around, and wreak havoc by thought. This sounds much more promising than the Star Wars Force Trainer, which admittedly physically shows you doing something, but it is merely a translation of thought/intention via electro-mechanical means to action. It should be noted that these are another set of human-machinic assemblages rather than an enabling of the body without organs. Nevertheless, I’m definitely adding the Mindset to my want list, because I firmly believe that all graduate students should be able to shoot mind bullets even if we are currently limited to technological mediation and translation.

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