October 1st is a great day to start a conversation about the new, the firsts. After all, the Cubs and Sox are both playing in the finals (a 100+ year first!). Our country, in a mood of gloom about the economy, lack of leadership et al, needs something positive to think about.
So what better way to stoke our inherent national value of optimism and talk about what's the new for now?
That's the goal of the blog--glimpses into things that are signs of the new that are mainstreaming. Or things that may be part of our cool new future.
A great place to look for the future is 36 floors below my office: Wired magazine's Nextfest. A quick perusal of the exhibits reveals there's a new way to think about plahying"Mindgames." A Swedish company is developing technologies that use brain waves to help people relax and focus. Like their Mindball Game (see pix).
Interactive ProductLine's website says:
"Mindball Game is a game that goes against the conventional competitive concept, instead of activity and adrenalin it is calmness that marks the truly successful Mindball Game player. The goal is to be more relaxed than your opponent and thus move a physical ball away from you into your opponent’s goal; Winning by Relaxing! "
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