Alyssa picked up the television remote and switched the television on and switched to the news channel just as the announcement was close. She looked at the others in the room before sitting cross legged on the floor before the screen.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Cortexwave. The cutting edge technology to connect your mind with the virtual world.</span>Were the words which appeared first.<span style="font-style: italic">"Welcome to the special announcement for the Sports Festival. This year, a new competition has been added to the list. It is known as Arena ESP. It will be supported by ArcTech's Cortexwave technology and will take place in a virtual arena." The slide changed to show a short clip of the intended arena, a hexagon separated into two halves, orange and blue. "It has already been tested over the past year and has been deemed safe for public use. Teams are to be in groups of five and will compete against each other in the standard elimination format." There was a slight pause, "The preliminaries will be round robin, where the top sixteen schools will be selected. Teams are strongly advised to visit the Arena ESP facility located in district six for practice and calibration prior to the actual competition. The facility is open to the public from tomorrow onwards."</span><br/><br/>Ren tapped his chin thoughtfully, "Anyone interested?" One thing was sure, he definitely was, it seemed that this may begin a new stage for he gaming industry. "Because I'm definitely am."<br/><br/>******<br/><br/>Shirazumi meshed his hands before his impassive face, before him was a tablet with the information of the Arena ESP facility. This was . . . put simply, quite a new turn to the technologies announced over the past half-decade. If it was possible to acquire this technology, one could control robots with one's mind!