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Tokyo Game Show Expo reveals brain-controlled game

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 in News

A new type of video game control is being unveiled at the Tokyo Game Show expo this week, according to a PC World article. The game, only a technical demonstration at this point, was developed by game developer Square Enix with a new technology that enables a player to control the onscreen action with his brain. The biometric sensor was developed by NeuroSky.


The players wears a headset which monitors a player’s state of relaxation or concentration that enables him to make certain actions on screen. The game is still early in development and there is no date on whether this will be a commercially available.

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