In Real Life

Entertainment That Changes Based On Your Biological Response

You’re slowly creeping along the darkened halls of a haunted mansion, waiting for the next zombie to come shambling around the corner. It’s a familiar situation, and you’re not afraid. Sensors convey this information to your game console, and suddenly an ear-piercing shriek fills the air behind you. Your heartbeat elevates, your fingertips sweat.


September 15, 2010
News

Valve Wants To Hear Your Body Talk

Let’s get physical, or more specifically, let’s get biometrical, as Valve’s Gabe Newell, Erik Johnson and Doug Lombardi talk to PC Gamer about using players’ intrinsic physical reactions to playing video games.


November 22, 2008
Uncategorized

Valve Wants To Look At Your Brains

Let’s clear this up – the creatures in Left 4 Dead are NOT after your brains. They aren’t zombies, they are the infected. Valve Software though? They totally want to have a root around inside your grey cells.