Post by leunas on Mar 15, 2007 13:51:49 GMT -5
All addictions are hard to quit, especially when you're unwilling to quit. Well, according to a Korean company named Xtive, they might just have the cure via subliminal messages.
Xtive has developed an inaudible sound sequence created to send subliminal signals to the gamer's brain. According to Xtive president, Yun Yun-hae, "We incorporated messages into an acoustic sound wave telling gamers to stop playing. The messages are told 10, 000 to 20, 000 times per second. Game users can t recognize the sounds. But their subconscious is aware of them and the chances are high they will quit playing."
Tests have reportedly been successful. The project was brought about by game addiction becoming a major problem in Korea (as in anywhere else for that matter). Yun-hae adds that forcing kids to quit have their obvious side effects. The sound sequence can make them stop on their own. They plan to have the phonogram commercialize with help from their government and game companies. The game devs can reportedly install the system themselves, playing the inaudible sounds when the gamer has exceeded a certain period of time.
This had us scared though. "We can easily change the messages. In this sense, the potential for this technology is exponential." Would that be like the Simpsons' "yvan eht nioj"? Hmmm. That remains to be seen. Or subconsciously heard.
Article:
feeds.feedburner.com/~r/qj/space/~3/101377599/85986
Xtive has developed an inaudible sound sequence created to send subliminal signals to the gamer's brain. According to Xtive president, Yun Yun-hae, "We incorporated messages into an acoustic sound wave telling gamers to stop playing. The messages are told 10, 000 to 20, 000 times per second. Game users can t recognize the sounds. But their subconscious is aware of them and the chances are high they will quit playing."
Tests have reportedly been successful. The project was brought about by game addiction becoming a major problem in Korea (as in anywhere else for that matter). Yun-hae adds that forcing kids to quit have their obvious side effects. The sound sequence can make them stop on their own. They plan to have the phonogram commercialize with help from their government and game companies. The game devs can reportedly install the system themselves, playing the inaudible sounds when the gamer has exceeded a certain period of time.
This had us scared though. "We can easily change the messages. In this sense, the potential for this technology is exponential." Would that be like the Simpsons' "yvan eht nioj"? Hmmm. That remains to be seen. Or subconsciously heard.
Article:
feeds.feedburner.com/~r/qj/space/~3/101377599/85986