Flex Your Muscles: EMG-Based Serious Game Controls

In recent years, non-traditional input devices for digital games and applications such as wearable sensors have become increasingly available and affordable. Electromyography (EMG) promises some unique advantages over traditional input devices such as keyboards or gamepads by collecting input data directly at a person’s muscle. As long as the corresponding muscle is intact, EMG can be used even when physical movement is not possible, for example when a person is injured or has an amputated limb. It also allows for unique wearable positioning on the body, potentially allowing for a larger freedom of movement.