I'd be okay with electrodes making me feel actual pain, but other than getting stuck by the needle, there's not much feeling involved in losing blood. Hell, I feel better after donating a pint.
Blood Draining Game Peripheral Needs $250K From Kickstarter
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Assuming it is, as it's stated, overseen by a medical professional and done in an arena (competitive gaming) that would support it, I think it's glorious... *way* better than all the "drink if you lose" types out there, certainly...
This isn't designed for at-home use or whatever... I'm not sure why people are hating on it.
This isn't designed for at-home use or whatever... I'm not sure why people are hating on it.
Maybe I've been out of school too long, but how is that physically possible? If you inherit one letter from each parent, you would get your mom's A or B and one of whatever your dad is, right? Even assuming your dad is oo (Type O) for simplicity's sake, wouldn't you end up as Ao (A type) if your mom passed her A, or Bo (B type) if she passed her B?Neronium said:
Like, my dad is BB-- and my mom is oo+-, and I end up Bo- (B negative). That must be really rare how your birth went.
On topic, I'd rather keep the peanut butter out of my chocolate in this case. I like gaming, and I've donated blood, but I don't want to combine them. Maybe if there were a tournament where the entry fee was a donation first, to get it out of the way, but never WHILE i'm playing. Too distracting.
what, why, how? thats not how any of this work. donating blood like that wont work because you would need to properly store the blood and perform tests before plugging yourself in, so you have to be at the blood bank anyway. and no they dont trust your medical history here.
That being said, when i go to donate blood (i do once every 6 months or so) i already take my phone with me to spend the time. though its usually over quickly because since im one of those that donate for free (you can get paid, or give it for free. giving it for free 20 times means you are marked as donator and when your retired you may have some bonuses such as less taxes ect, but im not really doing it for that) and thus get in without waiting in a line. the donation itself is <5minutes so not really a problem to sit around for 5 minutes. the worst part of donating blood is the horrible TV shows they are playing in the room to "entertain" donators.
That being said, when i go to donate blood (i do once every 6 months or so) i already take my phone with me to spend the time. though its usually over quickly because since im one of those that donate for free (you can get paid, or give it for free. giving it for free 20 times means you are marked as donator and when your retired you may have some bonuses such as less taxes ect, but im not really doing it for that) and thus get in without waiting in a line. the donation itself is <5minutes so not really a problem to sit around for 5 minutes. the worst part of donating blood is the horrible TV shows they are playing in the room to "entertain" donators.
This seriously sounds like something Jigsaw thought up. "I want to play a game. The console set before you has in its case the key to your release. But first you must survive the game within it. For each hit you take in the game, the machine will extract its due measure. If you survive the game, freedom is yours. If not, every ounce of your vitality will be drained into the bloodbags to your left. The game is Dark Souls. Good luck."
When paired with Dark Souls, it drains not only your blood but your very humanity. Prepare to die.
A certified professional is extremely expensive to have on hand all the time.
And I don't think ANYONE would be enticed after seeing that huge ass needle.
And IMMERSION? Lollllllllll!
If you take enough blood for it to affect the player for real the effects would last for an extremely long time (like, 4 days), in which they could no longer safely do stuff in their daily lives, except laying in bed 24/7.
The MadCatz controller that dispensed electrical shocks when you got hit was a wayyy better idea than this!
And I don't think ANYONE would be enticed after seeing that huge ass needle.
And IMMERSION? Lollllllllll!
If you take enough blood for it to affect the player for real the effects would last for an extremely long time (like, 4 days), in which they could no longer safely do stuff in their daily lives, except laying in bed 24/7.
The MadCatz controller that dispensed electrical shocks when you got hit was a wayyy better idea than this!
I don't know which part of this idiotic kickstarter feels like its jerking my chain more. That they have the stones to ask for half a million dollars or that the goal of all this money raising and their 'game' is just to raise awareness about donating blood among gamers. Sounds like a grade A scam to me.
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I think this is kind of cool.
I'd give it a shot, not very comfortably but still.
I will NOT play Alien: Isolation with it though.
I think this is kind of cool.
I'd give it a shot, not very comfortably but still.
I will NOT play Alien: Isolation with it though.
I'm a regular blood donor and think this is the most ridiculous idea that I've ever seen on kickstarter. Yes, it's worse than the potato salad.
You call THIS as a "ultimate immersion"? It is shallow attempt to simulate realism within games.
I propose a gaming machine addon hardware that will subjugate DEATH to the player with varying degree of speed and pain.
Any backers will receive the "Hardcore gamer" title, and permission to spam "YOLO" everywhere, whenever.
P.S - still, nice method for blood donation. But I don't think that red cross will accept the blood from any source. They could be, you know, infected or something.
I propose a gaming machine addon hardware that will subjugate DEATH to the player with varying degree of speed and pain.
Any backers will receive the "Hardcore gamer" title, and permission to spam "YOLO" everywhere, whenever.
P.S - still, nice method for blood donation. But I don't think that red cross will accept the blood from any source. They could be, you know, infected or something.
You're right, that isn't really possible. The closest constellation I could think of is their mother having, say, A and their father B, but actually having A0 and B0 respectively. The chance of the child being 0 then would be 25%, which is pretty likely all things considered. Now, there are plenty of non-Mendelian forms of inheritance, but I'm pretty sure the AB-groups are not among the traits that follow those. These groups are one of the most commonly used examples in fact.ctSasquatch said:
Well my own blood doesn't gross me out at all, so yeah, I'd try it and go head-to-head with some scrub if you payed me enough. Blood is just messy fluid, like oil in a car to me. I'm bothered by plenty else, but not of a potential slipping hazard.
That said though, this doesn't seem like a very effective way to "up the ante." Having blood drain out of you through a needle doesn't hurt, like at all, unless you jostle the needle around somehow like a goof, so there'd be a lack of direct negative feedback. If I were to get hit in the game, I wouldn't notice a difference if I didn't look over to the side at my blood draining. And then you can't possibly lose enough to pass out or even get dizzy because of the blood nanny you'd have watching you. This is just for shock value and blood donation. I bet if you do too well at the game, you'd probably be pressured to give them a usable amount, so it's just a straight-up blood donation, you might as well go into a blood center and play a handheld.
That said though, this doesn't seem like a very effective way to "up the ante." Having blood drain out of you through a needle doesn't hurt, like at all, unless you jostle the needle around somehow like a goof, so there'd be a lack of direct negative feedback. If I were to get hit in the game, I wouldn't notice a difference if I didn't look over to the side at my blood draining. And then you can't possibly lose enough to pass out or even get dizzy because of the blood nanny you'd have watching you. This is just for shock value and blood donation. I bet if you do too well at the game, you'd probably be pressured to give them a usable amount, so it's just a straight-up blood donation, you might as well go into a blood center and play a handheld.