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June 2004: In the News
My Therapist is a Joystick
BusinessWeek's Okga Kharif writes about the benefits of biofeedback games:
My Therapist is a Joystick: Beneficial Games For Everything From Phobias to Add, are Starting to Catch On.
Picture this: you climb to the top of a hill where gray llamas, surrounded by jagged snow-capped mountains, graze amid bright green bushes and tress. You have come to this hill to reach a temple floating above you in the sky. To get there, you must make an ally of one of the trees on the hill. But this isn't your average tree. This one inhales, holds its breath for five seconds, and slowly exhales. If you can mimic that patter for two full minutes, the tree will build you golden stairs to the palace.
A dream? An image to be conjured during an esoteric yoga exercise? Not at all. It's called The Journey to Wild Divine, created by The Wild Divine Project. Combining elements of Buddhism, Christianity, and Kabbalah, the $159.95 game comes with sensor rings that slip over three fingers to monitor heart rate and muscle tension.
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