A prototype of the Bioforce controller that was demonstrated with a combat game on a PlayStation 2 console at the recent Electronic Entertainment Expo included wire electrodes taped to players' forearms. A button lets players moderate the current the controller administers when a player's game character is struck by an opponent.
Shocks range from a mild tingle to some strong enough to make a player drop the controller.
The controller has three 1.5-volt AA batteries and produces 16 milliamps of current. The CycleFX Game Rider and Game Rider Directcontrol, out this summer, integrate cycling into any PlayStation racing game. All content copyright 2001 Detroit Free Press and may not be republished without permission.