Brain to Control Games Directly, Maybe Vice Versa


	Brain to Control Games Directly, Maybe Vice Versa

Caleythia

9-5-2007 9:30 AM

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video games, tech

Caleythia says:

More info at the source. I find this really, really cool. However, as much as I love video games, it seems like a waste. I can only imagine what they can do with this technology (aside from using it to help quadriplegics, as it explains in the article), and it just seems frivolous to use it for video games.

What do you all think?

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