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cjsmith ([personal profile] cjsmith) wrote2004-11-21 08:31 am

Biofeedback game

Oh, how cool!

"Expensive for a game," says my friend, "but not for a biofeedback machine."

[identity profile] joedecker.livejournal.com 2004-11-21 08:37 am (UTC)(link)
That's cool!

[identity profile] rlpowell.livejournal.com 2004-11-21 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Fortunately, it's a very effective biofeedback machine.

Unfortunately, it's the worst game I've ever played more that 30 minutes of.

Seriouly.

The bunnies-and-light-o-meter breaks just from booting the thing up. I'm currently walking through and making saved games at all the exercises so I don't have to listen to that crap anymore.

It's basically Myst (which I found unplayable) with more woo-woo than a crystal-wielding seance to contact aliens in the Virgo cluster.

It is, however, as I said, an *excellent* biofeedback machine. Heart rate, heart rate variability and skin conductance.

-Robin

[identity profile] rlpowell.livejournal.com 2004-11-21 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, and I'm local to you and Joe, so you could always come over and try it out if you like. The effectiveness varies *widely* from person to person (it doesn't work on one of my gfs at all), so you might want to try it out.

-Robin

[identity profile] cjsmith.livejournal.com 2004-11-21 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks for the tip. Yeah, if I get to thinking more seriously about purchasing one of these, I just might take you up on that offer!

Wow, someone who's played it!

[identity profile] cjsmith.livejournal.com 2004-11-21 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm, that's too bad. I'm not much of a game person myself (and I too disliked Myst in less than five minutes) but I'm disappointed that they didn't make that portion of the package more appealing. I would have thought that the whole idea of packaging biofeedback with a game was to give people an entertaining way to build a skill. Doesn't work if it's not entertaining!

[identity profile] irascignavojo.livejournal.com 2004-11-30 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
fascinating... good thing I paid your LJ a return visit. ;)

[identity profile] cjsmith.livejournal.com 2004-11-30 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
hi! *waves*

I found your LJ through your post in [livejournal.com profile] nanowrimo, of course. I was glad to see you had finished!