Playing Guitar Hero with your hands : muCIs project from Microsoft

[Olivon]

Muscle-Computer Interfaces (muCIs) from Microsoft Research Redmond

As computing and displays begin to integrate more seamlessly into our environment and are used in situations where the user is not always focused on the computing task, it is important to consider mechanisms for acquiring human input that may not necessarily require direct manipulation of a physical implement.
We explore the feasibility of muscle-computer input: an interaction methodology that directly senses and decodes human muscular activity rather than relying on physical device actuation or user actions that are externally visible or audible.

Link (Video in the middle)

[Manicdan]

seems pretty cool, imagine people playing air drums and it actually making sound

[spoof]

seems pretty cool, imagine people playing air drums and it actually making sound

Like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Sf_pogZ8jE

[iTravis]

First thought: Project Natal?

[AndrewZorn]

First thought: Project Natal?

after reading the short snippet from the article, not even the whole thing, it is based on detecting muscle movement, not motion

[STaRGaZeR]

First thought: Project Natal?

First thought of your thought: it sucks.

[Zaskar]

When this comes out I demand a Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure edition of Guitar Hero!