Paralyzed Man Playing First-Person Shooter Using Brain Implant

""I can now aim with my thoughts," wrote Rob Greiner, who is paralyzed from the shoulders down, in a post on X this Tuesday with video of his gameplay. Using a combination of a mouth-operated controller designed for quadriplegics called the QuadStick and Neuralink's implant, which is a brain computer interface, Greiner is able move his character in the world, look freely around, aim at enemies with his weapon of choice, and open fire."

""Normally this would be the only thing I could control if I wanted to play video games with the QuadStick," he said, moving his crosshair while in a game of "Battlefield 6," adding that "you can't aim and walk at the same time" while only using that device. "But with Neuralink they've now made it so with my thoughts I can aim with thinking," he said, while controlling his character movement with the QuadStick."

A man paralyzed from the shoulders down uses a Neuralink brain-computer interface combined with a mouth-operated QuadStick to play first-person shooters like Battlefield 6. The Neuralink implant translates his intended aim into an imaginary cursor controlled by thought while the QuadStick manages character movement and other inputs. He can look around freely, aim at enemies, and fire, though accuracy requires substantial practice. Neuralink has surgically implanted its BCIs in twelve human test subjects so far. The technology offers life-changing benefits for people with paralysis, and it raises concerns about potential intrusions on brain privacy.

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