Muscle-zapper gives gamers another force to fight

• Autores: Paul Marks
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2902, 2013, pág. 19
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Developed by Pedro Lopes and colleagues at the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, Germany, the feedback system uses electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) to mimic the signals that the central nervous system sends to activate muscle groups. Such technology is often used to rehabilitate the muscles of people with varying degrees of paralysis. The new system creates a strong, painless contraction that makes someone to tilt the phone. In tests, 10 people played a specially designed video game--in which aircraft had to fight against a strong wind from a giant wind turbine--and compared the new technique with the smartphone's conventional rumbler. Because the system has no motors, the researchers say the prototype will be easy to miniaturize and build into a simple add-on for a smartphone, tablet or portable console.