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The team at Mionix reaches their Kickstarter goal for the first biometric gaming mouse.
One of the interesting things that we managed to get our hands on during CES this year was an unlikely candidate: a mouse. But unlike other more traditional gaming peripherals, Mionix's new NAOS Quantified Gaming device is both a body sensor and pointing device rolled into one.
Mionix says that its new NAOS QG mouse helps its user identify gaming habits at the biometric level to further improve gaming performance as well as help keep the user aware of the performance of their actions in relation to their team. The NAOS QG is equipped with a heart rate sensor as well as multiple galvanic skin response sensors working in unison with specially designed software. Users will be able to monitor real time stress levels, reaction times, actions-per-minute, and other data.
What I think is interesting with the NAOS QG mouse though, goes beyond even gaming. The concept behind the mouse can be applied in different applications such as military training. But within the scope of gaming, there's quite a few interesting possibilities.
I spoke with Peter Nygren, founder and VP of Product Developement, about the possibilities. According to Nygren, a team-based game could potentially be enhanced by allowing say, the leader of a squad to monitor what's going on within the team. Someone at the front-lines getting ambushed would likely show an increased heart rate and increased APM, versus someone playing the role of sniper, calmly stalking the enemy.
Over the past several weeks, Mionix's Kickstarter page, which it launched to back the production of the NAOS QG steadily climbed its way towards the goal, and managed to pass its $100,000 USD mark today. Judging from the Kickstarter target, Mionix would be using the $100,000 to fund the prototyping, tooling and other costs associated in producing the NAOS QG.
It remains to be seen if the NAOS QG will be a critical hit, but we're happy to see that innovation in the PC space is alive and well. Congrats to the team at Mionix.
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