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Game controller takes your real blood whenever you lose (update: suspended)
Forget playing games for cash -- if you really want to raise the stakes, try losing your actual blood when you lose in the virtual world. That's the concept behind Blood Sport, a crowdfunded project that modifies game controllers to drain your body when your character takes damage. Their Arduino-based technology turns a gamepad's rumble signals (which often indicate that you've been hit) into commands for a blood collection machine. In theory, every digital punch or gunshot draws some of the red stuff from your arm. And before you ask: Blood Sport limits transfers based on your age, medical conditions and weight, so you won't pass out just because your gaming skills aren't up to snuff.
Reader UI of the Week: C. Christian Moore's PvP UI
Each week, WoW.com brings you a fresh look at reader-submitted UIs. Have a screenshot of your UI you want to submit? Send your screenshots, along with info on what mods you're using, to readerui@wow.com. Readers, you are in for a treat this week. Reader UI of the Week tries to bring you ideas, information and discussion from all walks of World of Warcraft life: the raid UI, the Dalaran UI and the minimalist UI. One piece of the user interface puzzle, however, has been missing among my ranks -- the PvP user interface. Today, we remedy that omission. C. Christian Moore, WoW.com's very own Blood Sport PvP columnist, approached me with a myriad of questions about his user interface. The WoW.com war room is a place of utmost professionalism, dignity and focus -- as such, I responded to these questions with detailed analysis. The result is something spectacular.
The Bourne Conspiracy 'Takedown Trailer' demonstrates groin punching engine
Those who wouldn't consider themselves fans of office equipment-related acts of violence should probably go ahead and skip this video altogether -- but if you're the kind of person who owns multiple copies of the Jean Claude Van Damme masterpiece "Bloodsport", feel free to treat yourself to the above trailer for Sierra's adaptation of Robert Ludlum's popular series of espionage novels, The Bourne Conspiracy. Who knew literature could be so ... pugilistic?We're still waiting for that lackluster gameplay montage or negative hands-on writeup to confirm our general apprehension towards adapted games, but with the continuing font of sizzle trailers Sierra is churning out, our steadfast trepidation is waning. Damon be damned -- we can't wait for Conspiracy's June 3 release date.
Second Life Kumite!
Please try to get the atrocious Bloodsport movie soundtrack out of your head long enough to read this post; it happens to me whenever I read the word kumite. Regardless, the Combat: Samurai Island system in Second Life is the home system to a recorded 12,566 unique SL account holders, with the Tokugawa Shogunate one of its ardent enthusiasts. The Shogunate, a confederation of historical Japanese sims, has announced a new tournament, called the Tokugawa Kumite, to be held during January 5 - 6, 2008.They've also constructed an arena that spans 4 sims to be able to accommodate the largest number of spectators possible in SL; in this case, they claim an amazing 110 avatars will be able to attend. 4 ranks of competitors will be allowed to compete for the prize of 40,000L, and of course, everlasting glory. For more information on this event, contact Moondance Warrigal in-world, or go here for the FAQ and gallery photos.[Thanks, Moondance!]
