Your heartbeat just got gamified
A Dutch startup released a new iPhone game Thursday that relies on users' heartbeats to control the gameplay.
Skip a Beat takes advantage of the iPhone's flash to detect users' heart rates — much like the app Cardiio or the sensor built into the Galaxy S5. Before each level, users hold their finger over the iPhone's camera and flash and the app is able to detect your pulse (and thus your heart rate) by analyzing how the light passes through your skin.
The game is an endless runner in which players guide Skip the frog — on a mission to rescue the princess Euphoria — through the air by tapping on the screen while avoiding birds and other obstacles and racking up points. The challenge lies in keeping your heart rate within the target range for that level. The higher the target, the faster Skip's pace will be and players who are able to successfully keep their heart rate within the target range score more points Read more...
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