New Android game uses a smart vibrator as a controller

In October, roboticist and software engineer Allison Liemhetcharat announced that she was working on a game that would use a smart vibrator as a controller. Specifically, the Lioness smart vibrator, which gathers biological data such as body temperature and pelvic pressure. Liemhetcharat said she was partially inspired by the perifit kegel exerciser, which also uses games and a device to help people strengthen their pelvic floor. The game, an endless runner called You are what you eat, has been in beta ever since. Today, Liemhetcharat released the Android version, which you can now download from Google Play Store.

Liemhetcharat told Ploonge that You are what you eat it’s based on your family’s favorite activity. “Our running joke is that we ate everything,” she said. In itself, the game is an endless runner, with the goal of eating as many creatures as possible before dying. You start out as a bubble, then you grow and change depending on what you ingest. This will also affect what you can continue to consume, as some creatures will become “inedible” based on what you’ve become. ONE WebGL version of the game is available.

But for those who own the Lioness smart vibrator, you can use it to control your slimeball. Squeeze the vibrator head (where the pressure sensors are) to jump and do it twice to fly or jump twice. The device will also vibrate in response when you do these things or eat something.

Those on iOS won’t be left out – Liemhetcharat told Ploonge that an iPhone version will also be released soon. So far, the game itself is simple, but the most intriguing aspect is the use of the bio-sensor vibrator as a control. As a proof of concept, YAWYE It’s pretty straightforward, although we’ll have to wait for medical professionals to evaluate it before we can say for sure if it can be helpful in strengthening the pelvic floor muscles.