Get Zapped While Playing Video Games 65
itwbennett writes "Force feedback in video games (when the game controller shakes and vibrates in response to an experience in the game) has been around for a while now. But a research project on display at the Computer Human Interaction conference in Paris this week takes it a step further, administering small electric shocks."
Re:I think I've seen this before. (Score:4, Informative)
Hmmm.
Do the shocks get stronger in relation to the amount lost?
No, you're missing the point.
The shocks are not a 'punishment' for losing.
Have you ever played with a force-feedback joystick or racing wheel? The stick/wheel pushes against your hand to simulate the force of the wind/turbulence/road/turning force.
What this system is trying to do (although it looks pretty primitive, he's just ripped open one of those commercial muscle stimulator) is use the force of your own muscle to create the same opposing force that the motor/servo in a force-feedback device would generate.
Unfortunately, the video editing focused on the host being randomly shocked, which implies the punishment idea.