I’m intrigued by the deluge of Virtual Reality options that’ll be coming to gaming systems. no matter how real things seems though, there’s the lack of body response making it less tactile, thus destroying the illusion. Pair it up with something like the Virtuix Omni though, and games are as real as they’ll ever be.
Here’s a new demo of Counter Strike running on the Omni, coupled with the Oculus Rift headset and a nifty gun-shaped motion controller. Of course, the videos been edited to make the experience seem more conducive to competitive play than it really is, but it looks like he at least hold his own.
Honestly? It’s neat, but it seems far too much like hard work. I play games to relax, not run about. I’m a lazy bastard; I don’t want to actually have to run in real life to run in my games.
Then of course there’s the price. the Virtuix Omni is available on pre-order for a cool $500. couple that with the $300 it’ll cost you for an Oculus Rift dev kit and the $50 it’ll cost you for the U.S Army Elite Force Assault Rifle Controller and you’re looking at a significant cost to play games so real you may as well go outside and do them.
Last Updated: May 14, 2014
Hammersteyn
May 14, 2014 at 14:38
Wallhacks?
http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/aqmOA4p_460sa.gif
oVg Errorist
May 14, 2014 at 14:38
While the normal gamer wins with his extra sensitive gamer mouse thanks to one finger movement and no lag.
RinceBroken
May 14, 2014 at 14:38
WHY?! I ask you, WHY?!
Jedi JJ
May 14, 2014 at 14:42
Because of things and reasons!
RinceBroken
May 14, 2014 at 14:55
This is good things and reasons! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFSiiiFkvhM#t=92
Norm the Horrible
May 14, 2014 at 15:07
That was pretty cool.
Admiral Chief in Space
May 14, 2014 at 14:40
Love it!
Matthew Holliday
May 14, 2014 at 14:42
way too cool
RinceBroken
May 14, 2014 at 14:43
Reality bites
What CoD players think they look like http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view5/2567462/battlefield-3-soldier-demo-o.gif
What they really look like http://i.imgur.com/CtvYy4k.gif
Hammersteyn
May 14, 2014 at 14:50
Why does it say Battlefield in the top gif? 😛
Alien Emperor Trevor
May 14, 2014 at 14:57
Because he has the attention span of a COD player 😉
Hammersteyn
May 14, 2014 at 15:10
You shut it you, you………. wait what are we talking about.
RinceBroken
May 14, 2014 at 15:00
Cus I couldn’t find a decent GIF, enjoy or shut it prick!
Hammersteyn
May 14, 2014 at 15:10
Wahahahaha
HvR - THE Average GAmer
May 14, 2014 at 14:57
What Rince think he looks like http://gph.is/XKTZIt
What he really looks like
RinceBroken
May 14, 2014 at 15:00
Issues man?
Alien Emperor Trevor
May 14, 2014 at 15:06
His fish AI is faulty :/
Jedi JJ
May 14, 2014 at 15:12
Boom!
RinceBroken
May 14, 2014 at 15:14
indeed
Matewis Jubilai
May 14, 2014 at 14:49
Hmmm no more KFC before a gaming session then
Alien Emperor Trevor
May 14, 2014 at 15:00
WTF. If I want to look like an idiot all I have to do is stand still, don’t need this waste of space & money.
RinceBroken
May 14, 2014 at 15:14
HAHHAHAHAHAHA! 🙂
Uberutang
May 14, 2014 at 15:13
Pretty sure my legal fees will be over $850 if I go outside a do what I do in games…
DrKiller
May 14, 2014 at 17:02
They forgot to add the Kinect!
Bob
May 14, 2014 at 19:06
That looks ball-crushingly awkward.