Noland Arbaughthe first patient to receive an implant Neuralink after being paralyzed, he has shared his experiences and reflections on how this device could revolutionize shooter video games.
Neuralinkfounded in 2016 by Elon Musk and other investors, developed a device designed to allow the communication between the human brain and computers. At the beginning of 2024, Neuralink was implanted for the first time in a human being: the American Noland Arbaugh.
Arbaugh has been paralyzed from the shoulders down due to a swimming accident in 2016. Suffers of quadriplegiawhich prevents you from using arms and legsmaking it the perfect candidate to test the Neuralink chipwhich connects to the brain through 1,024 tiny electrodes.
Since his childhood, Noland Arbaugh has been an avid video game player, as he recounted on Joe Rogan’s podcast, but since his accident, playing became almost impossible. Although aid existed before Neuralink, even Quiet games like Civilization 6 were not enjoyable for him.
From the Operation and implementation of Neuralink, Arbaugh was able to play on PC againat least some games and when talking about Halo, the conversation got really interesting. Hasn’t been able to try shooters yet as Destiny 2, Halo or CoDbut trust that will be possible in the coming yearsso he anticipates big changes in the E-Sportgiven that The precision and speed achieved with Neuralink on the PC is incredible.
“I have an Aimbot in my head,” Arbaugh says.
Sometimes he feels that things on the computer happen before he wants them toyou just need to think of something and the system executes the orders. Arbaugh believes that for this reasonwill be needed separate leagues in E-Sportssince no human being with hands on a mouse and keyboard, much less a controller, could compete with its potential performance.
The story of Noland Arbaugh and Neuralink not only highlights the progress of the medical technologybut also his potential impact in unexpected areas such as video games and esports.
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