Virtual Reality Gaming System Tests for Telepathy

Big Ben writes "UK scientists have built a virtual computer world designed to test telepathic ability. Approximately 100 participants will take part in the group gaming experiment at the University of Manchester which aims to test whether telepathy exists between individuals using the system. The project will also look at how telepathic abilities may vary depending on the relationships which exist between participants." Note: for their sakes, I hope they succeed in proving anything paranormal's going on — if they can reproduce such a result, it could earn them the $1 million prize long offered by the James Randi Educational Foundation.

Odd feeling

[Anonymous Coward]

Something tells me this isn't going to work.

I know what you're thinking

[Digitus1337]

You're thinking that nobody will ever win that $1 million. I think I might be on to something...

1 word!

[GroinSniper]

Scanners! How long before Daryl Revok enters?

Re:Do you think telepathy exists?

[gardyloo]

If you were told that the only way you could have an ability such as telapthy would be to eliminate your attachments and improve your moral quality (given a moral standard of course), would you set out in achieving it?

        Of course! Attachments are evil and lead to viruses on your computers.

Re:Science Fiction

[Ohreally_factor]

Even if this experiment doesn't pan out, there are other viable challengers to The Amazing Randi. Behold, the Power of the Vagina [mcsweeneys.net]!

Do they really need a computer?

[MrNash]

I guess this is somehow more affective than playing a game of "Pick a number between one and ten"..."Seven".."OMG! You're we're telepathic! Yay!" :p

Re:Odd feeling

[nuzak]

> There is more to this world than meets eye or any other 4 senses for that matter.

Prove it. But hey, I bet you predicted that response.

Re:I know what you're thinking

[raehl]

It won't work. The James Randi Educational Foundation has psychics on staff who have all forseen that the prize won't be claimed.

Re:I know what you're thinking

[Kesch]

I think I might be on to something...

I sense that you were thinking that you were onto something around the time of Monday July 17, @05:24PM.

Not only am I psychic, I can read thoughts from other points of time!

Re:Paranormal research also at respected instituti

[Kesch]

By your definition, the difference between kook and scientist is the amount of funding they get.

VENKMAN BURN IN HELL

[exley]

If all of the people who are found to be "telepathic" are hot girls, I'm gonna have to call bullshit on this one.

Wait, gaming? Okay, what I said above probably won't be an issue.

Re:I know what you're thinking

[Thing 1]

Actually, Randi is the fraud.

I went to Florida to pass the test. My forte is precognition. I told him, "You're not going to give me the money."

I was right! He still didn't pay.

This is easy

[geekwithsoul]

Just go to console and type:

sv_cheats 1

enable telepathy

duh!

Re:Tax payer money at work

[vux984]

I think Lucas misspelled it and called it 'midichlorians' or some pap like that..

Its not entirely his fault, he's been clearly been ingesting too much chlorian... er chlorine from his pool for years now. I suspect was part of a conspiracy to sap and impurify his precious bodily fluids.

That and fluoridation ;)

Re:Odd feeling

[AvitarX]

I got 2 out of 25. Far worse than guessing would predict.

It's called the Force...

[Kyle_Katarn-(ISF)]

There is no such thing as "ESP". It is simply the Force. All around you, the Force is. Many things that we as humans cannot explain are quite simple really. Many of us are capable of touching the Force, some moreso than others.

Hot chicks prove there is no telepathy

[Sesticulus]

I've never been slapped walking down the street, sitting in a meeting, etc., etc.

Invariably if I'm in a public place, there will be someone I find attractive and I will think "hey now". I've never had someone come up and slap me for thinking rude thoughts, so at the very least, women I find attractive, as a rule, do not have telepathy.

Keep up the good fight

[Anonymous Coward]

There are powerful psychics out there that chose not to reveal themselves because as soon as they do the government either recruits them into a top secret organisation or they are "disappeared".

My proof of this is that there are no pyschics who have come forward with evidence of their powers. The government then uses these psychics to mass control the populations of their own and other countries - which is why the war in iraq is going so well.

Keep up the good fight my friend. Don't let the lack of evidence dissuade you from your one true path. Who needs "science" when you've got such a strong belief. Any day now cargo planes will be landing on my air strip on my Melanesian island, I just know it.

Re:Tax payer money at work

[Anonymous Coward]

PS: My sisters are twins. They often claim to have Psychic powers for the purpose of fucking with people

How does one go about meeting your sisters?

Re:Try the ESP Game

[Speare]

Dang, and I thought I was a psychic when I was able to confirm that my friend was typing "EC34J8" when I was presented a grainy scratchy .gif of those very letters! It just captchas the imagination, don't it?

Re:Tax payer money at work

[Anonymous Coward]

PS: My sisters are twins. They often claim to have Psychic powers for the purpose of fucking with people.

Sounds interesting...I would be available for some more testing with your twin sisters...