Sunday, July 27th 2008
OCZ Could Bring NIA to Gaming Consoles
OCZ Technology could take the Neural Impulse Actuator (NIA), a device that provides input by interpreting brain waves to a PC, to gaming consoles where they replace the function of game-controllers. Using the device you could play games with complex and sometimes rapid control such as Unreal Tournament or Crysis without using your hands on a PC, proving it could provide a device input at a very rapid rate. TechRadar met Tobias Brinkmann, director of marketing at OCZ. Brinkmann told that the company was looking into the possibility of developing the NIA to function as an input device for major gaming consoles.
"It's definitely something we are looking into," he said. "The thing we think would be most cool is to get the NIA working with the Nintendo Wii - that would be good. But of course it would be great if we could get it working with all the consoles." Brinkmann also revealed that in the past Microsoft made attempts to acquire the technology from OCZ which was turned down by OCZ, pointing at the potential this technology has.
Source:
TechRadar
"It's definitely something we are looking into," he said. "The thing we think would be most cool is to get the NIA working with the Nintendo Wii - that would be good. But of course it would be great if we could get it working with all the consoles." Brinkmann also revealed that in the past Microsoft made attempts to acquire the technology from OCZ which was turned down by OCZ, pointing at the potential this technology has.
39 Comments on OCZ Could Bring NIA to Gaming Consoles
console versions would be good, as would cordless. (afaik, its not attached to the PC but you do have a battery pack you say, sit in a pocket/belt whatever. thats how the prototypes worked)
wizz should get a review going on one of these :)
in an FPS game, you'd use the mouse the aim and this for the rest (including mouse buttons, if wanted)
argggh im confused how the hell does it interpret brain waves???
Trying to chat on Ventrilo or something. Enemy right! No don't strafe right!
How in the hell are you suppose to drive using your freaking brain :wtf: What fun is it in that.
I want that middleman in there as much as possible until VR is perfected.
Think-hands-move >> Think-move :D
Hmmm... me be skeptical.
its customisable because not everyone has the same muscular control, and the sensitivity is high enough that you dont have to look like a retard to use it.
talking at the same time would end up with hilarious results lol.