The... inventive... folks over at Massage Me have come up with the cure for those gamers who spend more time playing than spending time with their significant other. Well, ok - I wouldn't go that far - but this is a very unique creation to say the least.
So what is Massage Me? Aside from something that looks like it was ripped out of a 1970's sci-fi TV show, it's a vest that works as a combination massage device and game controller. Yup, you heard it right; while you're playing games with that controller, whoever is wearing the vest gets a massage thanks to... well, I'll just let the quote describe it.
Using the Massage me device requires two people, one who wears the device to receive the massage and one who manipulates the device to give the massage. Because giving a massage can be a boring and rather tedious task, the interface simultaneously acts a game controller which motivates the masseur by involving him in game play.
Pressure sensors embedded in the wearable interface sense the massage movements which are interpreted and passed on as control signals to play existing games. Otherwise wasted button-pushing energy is transformed into a massage and the addicted game player becomes an inexhaustible masseur.
They've even created instructional videos on how to use the device. Head over to Massage Me to learn more.
Thanks to Wired GameLife for the initial article. Now to figure out what category to put this in... I guess Hardware?
