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Oculus Founder Builds VR Headset That Kills User If They Die in Game
2022-11-09
[Futurism] "The idea of tying your real life to your virtual avatar has always fascinated me — you instantly raise the stakes to the maximum level and force people to fundamentally rethink how they interact with the virtual world and the players inside it," Luckey wrote in a blog post about the grim prototype. "Pumped up graphics might make a game look more real, but only the threat of serious consequences can make a game feel real to you and every other person in the game."

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"If you die in the game," he wrote, paraphrasing an age-old trope, "you die in real life."
Was going to use a Servicemaster biohazard .jpg, but, nah.
Posted by:Anomalous Sources

#5  When will they be available?
I was thinking of sending them as Xmas gifts. It's never too early.
Posted by: ed in texas   2022-11-09 13:28  

#4  See: Saw movies.

Game over!
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-11-09 12:43  

#3  Sword Art Online anyone?
Posted by: HeavyG   2022-11-09 10:39  

#2  Some have lost and survived the game. Your results may vary.
Posted by: Besoeker   2022-11-09 06:46  

#1  Now there's a QA project.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2022-11-09 00:57  

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