Test subject uses Neuralink to play Counter-Strike

A couple of days back, Neuralink put up a blog post, giving updates about their second participant in the human trial (PRIME) of the Neuralink chip. Last month, Alex received his Neuralink implant at the Barrow Neurological Institute. The individual worked as an automotive technician before an unfortunate spinal cord injury took away some of his mobility.

Alongside spending hours on end with Computer-aided Design programs, Alex was fond of first person shooter games and would enjoy playing titles such as Counter-Strike. Prior to receiving his Neuralink, Alex used a Quadstick - a mouth operated joystick that worked on sip and puff pressure sensors.

In a video embedded in Neuralink's latest blog post, Alex is seen playing Counter-Strike: Global-Offensive using the brain-computer interface technology. The subject was seen on an older version the game probably because Neuralink started to work on the feature prior to the announcement and release of Counter-Strike 2.

Just running around is so enjoyable because I can look side to side, and not need to move Quadstick left and right… I can (think about where to) look and it goes where I want it to. It's insane.
Alex, PRIME Study participant

Alex now uses a combination of Quadstick and Neuralink to play Counter-Strike, using the former for movement and the latter for aiming. The video shows Alex testing this out in an offline deathmatch with bots in CS:GO.