http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHP2liY0oDE
This video made me think of some of the issues we've been talking about in class; how far do people identify with their avatar, even when it doesn't mirror their physical realities?
Is the tech here the next step in gaming? The concept of 'virtual reality' is by no means new, and neither is the idea of adding physical stimuli to go along with the auditory and visual stimuli that is already a staple of alternate reality/third place games. But it seems like the technology is slowly progressing to the point where this may become a reality. Obviously among the first candidates and issues to come up will be 'virtual porn' but 'violent games' (FPS, RPGs, MMORPGs) will not be all too far behind. How realistic should it be? Should we be able to feel pain from games?
Chris Kwak
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