Mindball

Juniper Foo | Jul 14, 2004

If the mind games being played out in the office aren't enough, here's quite literally a brainwave from Swedish company Interactive Productline. The company dabbles in products for the experience industry and has rolled out--using brain electrical activity--a game called Mindball. While the act of watching a metal ball rumble across the table top is hardly spectator sport, it's what's not visible that's intriguing. The two players apparently control the ball with their brain waves, detected via electrodes embedded in their headbands. These, in turn, are hooked to a biosensor system capable of registering the alpha and theta waves of the players. After all that zen-like focusing, we'd opt for an adrenalin-charged game of foozeball anytime.

Price: US$19,000
Availability: Sweden
Device: Mind strength game
Basic specs: Rubber-coated steel ball, 4ft-long table with magnetic sleigh, biosensor head straps

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