Review Fix Exclusive: Benjamin Heese Talks ‘Feedbelt’

Review Fix chats with Feedbelt’s Benjamin Heese, who discusses the device and why it’s more than a cool gadget to get the most out of your audio experience.

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Review Fix: What inspired this product?

Benjamin Heese: It was the lack of progress in speaker technology, that sparked the idea of “there has to be something else”. So we sat down, did our research, and this is what we came up with – a whole new dimension of sound.

Review Fix: Who will enjoy it the most?

Heese: Emotional people are the ones who will draw the most benefit out of this. May it be gaming, music or movies, if you enjoy it, the Feelbelt will amplify this joy.

Review Fix: Does it work with every console?

Heese: In general, yes. The “how to” varies from system to system, but as long as we can get the audio signal out of it, the Feelbelt will do its magic.

Review Fix: What’s the coolest use for it you’ve encountered so far?

Heese: I personally like first or third person games most. Racing or action games are my go to, and the Feelbelt provides an unheard level of immersion.

Review Fix: What are your goals for this product?

Heese: To push the boundaries of perception, and to amplify the personal experience of what people love to do.

Review Fix: How does it change the marketplace?

Heese: It opens not only a whole new world of emotions, but information, too. Content creators get a new playfield to enrich the stories they want to tell, or the information they have to transport. It’s a bit like the invention of the sound movie.

Review Fix: What’s next?

Heese: Whatever we find the next evolution. We already made the step from a “music only” device to a full range “do whatever you like” gadget, and we’ll happily take on every challenge that comes next.

Review Fix: Anything else you’d like to say?

Heese: We’ve managed to reach our funding goal on kickstarter in only 48 hours! We would like to thank all current and future backers for their trust and support! Party on, dudes!

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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