Kickstarter suspends funding of blood-collecting game device

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A modified blood collection unit that draws blood from game players whenever their controller rumbles launched on Kickstarter earlier this month, but unfortunately for the Canadian duo behind the project (and video game-loving vampires everywhere), Kickstarter has suspended the project's funding drive.

According to CNET, Kickstarter itself has stated that its policy on project suspensions is to offer no comment. The project creators told Joystiq in an email that they "don't have an answer yet" as to why they were suspended. "Our guesses are that perhaps it has to do with our tie in to medical equipment or charity, or safety concerns since we're not officially partnered with a blood clinic yet (but we're working on that)."

The project creators claim on their page that, "by running carefully monitored tests with medical professionals, we've created a unit that makes blood donation easy, fun and nearly painless." However, none of the team involved are credited as said medical professionals. Instead, they are identified as "two dudes, who normally work as digital creative experts at advertising agencies, who took some time off."

It should be noted that the funding drive was not to mass produce the peripheral or allow backers to utilize one for casual use; instead, the aim of the Kickstarter campaign was to help create a two-player unit that could travel across Canada and start a series of blood donation events. Backers were not offered a unit, but a chance to participate in the donation. The project creators told Joystiq that they "genuinely want to bring attention to and help blood donations in Canada," and are looking into the suspension.
 

 

Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/29/kickstarter-suspends-funding-of-blood-collecting-game-device/

 

I say more than enough by saying: After reading this im about to pass out.

This is a stupid idea as well...

[The Crazed Child]

Great, it was a stupid idea anyway

[Sidiox]

Good, it was an horrific idea.... Just thinking about it makes me cringe...

 

Not to mention the health problems I see, contamination and such

[Lord Baal]

Good, it was an horrific idea.... Just thinking about it makes me cringe...

 

Not to mention the health problems I see, contamination and such

There's no extra chances of contamination it's not like the controller draws the blood it's essentially the same way as you donate blood now only it plugs into the controller and draws the blood when it vibrates... That said imagine racing games with it haha avoid the ripple strips at all costs and try not to drift.

[Sidiox]

There's no extra chances of contamination it's not like the controller draws the blood it's essentially the same way as you donate blood now only it plugs into the controller and draws the blood when it vibrates... That said imagine racing games with it haha avoid the ripple strips at all costs and try not to drift.

Yeah okay, fair enough.

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

This was a great idea, I don't see why it was stupid? It was safe in all ways.

[Slinkey]

Stupid idea. I can understand brining more awareness to blood donation and making it more uh... appealing?

But in terms of efficiency it is stupid. Takes way too long and would rather just go to the hospital and donate.

[Mooshi]

"This game gave me aids" sounds like a bad meme come to life.

[givingtnt]

I though it was fun. ohwell

[monopolyman]

I honestly didn't think it was that bad of an idea. If they made more than two, it could get pro teams good publicity (and they certainly need it after all that's happened) and in the process they would be donating blood. Like the OP said, this was not going to be mass produced, so it's not meant to be a interesting controller for the everday (or even hardcore) gamer.

[TheMissxu]

It might have been okay if was monitored... But if that was in my house!?

[Kamil]

It might have been okay if was monitored... But if that was in my house!?

I'm fairly certain they had no plans to sneak into peoples' houses and replace existing controllers with vampire versions.

In all honesty, it's a publicity stunt of some sort. It's not the first publicity stunt that I haven't understood, and it won't be the last. But I certainly don't care if other people decide they only want to donate blood if they're bad at video games.

[frostin1990]

Great!! it would have turned into a very shady practice anyways. 

[PillowSmoke]

ugh, just thinking about this makes me cringe.

[HippY]

Good, it was an horrific idea.... Just thinking about it makes me cringe...

 

Not to mention the health problems I see, contamination and such

my biggest problems are bugs.

 

it has the ability to kill a person if there is a bug in the system that can happen easily to any program

[DeViLzzz]

Idiotic idea.  I am glad it was suspended by Kickstarter.

[Shroomster]

my biggest problems are bugs.

 

it has the ability to kill a person if there is a bug in the system that can happen easily to any program

It is not like it will suck 5 litres of blood without you noticing.

[ZetZet]

Blood donation is painless anyway, past the sticking the needle in part and this needs the needle in part too.

[HippY]

It is not like it will suck 5 litres of blood without you noticing.

unless you got "sucked" in to the game, it sucks you slowly and you just faint..

 

But you get the general idea, unless it is a medical certified machine that is handled by a nurse or doctor, is a big no no for me