[games_access] muscle switches

[D. Michelle Hinn]

We have a few Microsoft employees on the list -- I'll forward this to  
them as well in case they are in digest mode and don't see it right  
off. Would be interesting to know if there is something that they  
have the patent on that is not the whole product but just a small bit.

It'd probably take a fleet of attorneys to go through everything with  
a patent in this area. I hate patents period but Jonathan is  
right...only in America. Lol. Not totally true but true enough. ;)

Michelle

On Jan 2, 2010, at 9:33 AM, Barrie Ellis wrote:

> Haven't looked too hard at the video, but I agree, muscle switches  
> have been used for ages to control technology. I know Atari's  
> prototype work on the Mind Link to play the likes of Breakout used  
> three muscle sensors: http://www.atarihq.com/museum/2678/mindlink.html
>
> And people have been using such technology to enable disabled  
> gamers for many years - this from a quick look - http:// 
> switchgaming.blogspot.com/2009/05/muscle-marble-madness.html
>
> I'd be surprised if stuff like this doesn't date back to the 1960's  
> for controlling other devices. Perhaps they are doing something new  
> that I've not spotted?
>
> Barrie
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: ""~:'' ありがとうございました""  
> <j.chetwynd at btinternet.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 3:01 PM
> To: "IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List"  
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> Subject: Re: [games_access] First call: GA-SIG DVD 2010
>
>> if there "are" do we have a list or bibliography?
>>
>> best
>>
>> ~:"
>>
>> On 1 Jan 2010, at 18:23, D. Michelle Hinn wrote:
>>
>>> There are but it's up to the publishers to "release" them in time  
>>> to make them available for the DVD.
>>>
>>> Happy New Year!
>>> Michelle
>>>
>>> On Jan 1, 2010, at 6:49 AM, ~:'' ありがとうございまし 
>>> た  wrote:
>>>
>>>> are any white papers or other written works in the pipeline?
>>>>
>>>> I'm researching and writing one chapter for a book to be  
>>>> published  in 2010.
>>>> deadline 31/01
>>>>
>>>> so am interested to know, both of current research, and whether   
>>>> there will be any on the DVD
>>>>
>>>> best
>>>>
>>>> Jonathan Chetwynd
>>>>
>>>> On 1 Jan 2010, at 10:32, Thomas Westin wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> As always Pin Interactive will produce a IGDA GA-SIG DVD to  
>>>>> hand- out at GDC in San Francisco
>>>>>
>>>>> If you like to add _new_ files to the DVD just let me know and  
>>>>> I  will send you the upload info
>>>>>
>>>>> Deadline for submission is February 1, so I have time to make  
>>>>> the copies etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> Happy New Year!
>>>>> Thomas
>>>>>
>>>>> Pin Interactive
>>>>> www.pininteractive.com
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