'Mindball'

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Watching the video 'Motorway Madness' over on the main SOTT page, about the Swedish twin sisters, reminded me of a programme I watched on the 'Discovery' channel sometime last year.

It was about a game called 'Mindball' which had become a big favourite with the Swedes, and included some fascinating demonstrations. Here is the company's own blurb about it:

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!

Mindball Game is contained in a table. On the table top a ball is moving back and forth during the game. The players wear headbands with electrodes which are connected to the table.

The electrodes are wired up to a biosensor system. The system that is used to measure the body's biological signals registers the electrical activity in the brain - so called EEG (Electroencephalogram is an electrical waveform that is recorded from the brain by using electrodes placed on the head).

The players and the audience can follow the players’ mental process during a game as the players’ brain activity is presented graphically if a monitor is attached.

Mindball Game is an exciting and social game where the audience can follow the match by watching the ball on the table, the graphics and the more or less relaxed expressions of the players.

Background
The product Mindball Game originates from the prototype Brainball which is developed by the Smart Studio at The Interactive Institute.

Rent a Mindball Game
You can rent a Mindball Game. Please contact your nearest distributor or the main office for prices.

_http://www.mindball.se/product.html

Has anyone else heard about this game? And how much of a game is it where one has to attach electrodes to one's head?

I'm not suggesting that there is a connection between this game and the Swedish sisters on the motorway; the story just triggered a recollection of the game and how is is/was a big fad with the Swedes.

(N.B. to Mods; if this subject is inappropriate, i.e. because of advertising, please delete.)