Editing Wire loop game (section)

{{Short description|Game of physical skill}}
[[File:Wire Loop Game.jpg|thumb|A man playing a version of the wire loop game.]]

A '''wire loop game''', or '''buzz wire''', is a game which involves guiding a metal loop (a 'probe') along a serpentine length of [[wire]] without touching the loop to the wire.<ref name=Read /> The loop and wire are connected to a power source in such a way that, if they touch, they form a closed [[electric circuit]]. The [[Electronic circuit|circuit]] is connected to a light or sound-emitting device of some sort, so that when the loop and the wire touch, the light-emitting device will light up, and the sound-emitting device will make a sound, traditionally a buzzing noise. In commercial implementations of the game the wire is usually bent along a single axis.<ref name=Read>{{cite journal |last1=Read |first1=Jenny C.A |last2=Begum |first2=Shah Farzana|last3=McDonald |first3=Alice |last4=Trowbridge |first4=Jack |date=1 January 2013 |title=The Binocular Advantage in Visuomotor Tasks Involving Tools |journal=i-Perception |volume=4 |issue=2 |pages=101–110 |doi=10.1068/i0565 |doi-access=free|pmc=3677330 }}</ref>

This game is also called a steady-hand game or an electronic loop game.