Thursday, August 11, 2005
This Day:

Now do not get alarmed! I am talking about zombies here:D. But Japanese researchers have taken the first steps towards controlling a human:-?, which predictably enough, they hope to harness into computer gaming!
By remotely stimulating a person's vestibular system - the fluid-filled tubes in the inner ear that guide their sense of balance - with electrodes placed on the skin just below the ear, researchers at NTT's research laboratories in Kanagawa have found a way to turn humans into oversized radio controlled vehicles:)).

Let me make you dance! (Courtesy: New Scientist)
The technique, known as galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS), unbalances a person so that they automatically veer left or right in an attempt to rebalance themselves. The NTT team developed a headset and a control unit similar to that used with remote-controlled toy cars.
The technique could be used in gaming, where a person can remotely control another person, or perhaps more nefariously, an animal. Also, it could provide a more realistic gaming experience in games such as car-racing, where you might be able to feel the car taking a sharp left turn or rolling over:D:D:D. Definitely not for the weak-hearted:)):-$.

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4 Comments:

At August 14, 2005 7:08 AM, Blogger Unknown said...
Yikes! That scares me! And that too, without implants and all!

Whatever.....
The new net connexn arrived and I'm back to the blogosphere! So, I'll be haunting ur site again ;). And for all the ones I've missed, I've to do so much of work reading ur archives now, that it'll eat away my whole weekend!
 
At August 14, 2005 8:26 AM, Blogger Sray said...
Welcome back :). My statcounter is surely going to go crazy now :))...
 
At August 15, 2005 2:16 AM, Blogger gP said...
Just when I thought ive seen it all! Amazing japanese scientist.
 
At August 15, 2005 11:16 PM, Blogger Sray said...
Yaa, I thought that too! It is especially useful for fighter pilot simulators, and also for astronaut training :).
 

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