Alan and Craig survive multiple Skype crashes to speak about the difficulties of communication, oddball controllers and biofeedback.

00:00:16 An introduction the length of Britain

00:01:54 MSN Sarcasm Detection Not Detected

00:02:58 Same couch bonding with Battlefield, Halo: Reach and Left4Dead

00:04:32 The pyschology of maze navigation and online multiplayer deathmatch

00:05:58 Playable characters saying what we're all thinking

00:07:10 Hello and welcome to the Crystal Maze Podcast

00:09:01 Incorporating player communication into design

00:11:48 Non-verbal chit-chat with Phantasy Star Online and Mario Kart Wii

00:16:54 I have no voice and I must scream obscenities

00:19:14 Listening and talking to strangers online

00:22:12 Check out Episode 4: Online Identity Crisis for more anonymous studies

00:24:26 R.Pitch4d calls me a flaming jackwagon

00:25:03 COMPLETE PODCAST IMPLOSION DETECTED---PRESS R TO RESTART

00:26:10 Esoteric Game Controllers

00:27:25 Touch and feel the Novint Falcon

00:29:03 Scratch your brain with the Emotiv Headband

00:31:23 The TrackIR headtracking will turn heads and track them

00:33:36 Strap a WiiMote to your head and see the future of 3D

00:34:11 Rub your body all over Kinect

00:37:06 BioFeedback and physical responses as controllers

00:37:55 Heart tracking and horror games

00:38:29 My Heart on Halo by Ben Lewis-Evans

00:42:59 Eye tracking and triggering events

00:46:26 Once again we talk about Valve Software and their biofeedback exploits

00:49:29 Dynamic controllers deserve dynamic games

00:52:45 Outro

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