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The video above is NOT virtual reality gaming, but augmented reality gaming. There is a difference.
Anyways, virtual reality gaming. It's coming...sooner or later. We all want it.
[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGFuedKS9Mg]Things like the Oculus Rift in collaboration with the Virtuix Omni and Kinect are making HUGE leaps forward towards what I would like to call [i]real[/i] virtual gaming.[/url]
By "real virtual reality gaming" I mean something like [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4J8mVUhd80]Sword Art Online[/url] (don't worry, I found an English version just for you guys). This is the kind of product that I'm [i]really[/i] waiting for, and I'll definitely be getting one if such a thing were to come out.
So with great strides towards [i]real[/i] virtual reality gaming from Oculus Rift/Omni/Kinect and from the video I embedded, how long do you guys think it will take for us to invent [i]real[/i] virtual reality gaming?
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I want a chamber (kinda like a cryo tube) where you are connected to the game via brainwaves and you are essentially dreaming the game. You have complete control over your character, you can feel all the feels, smell all the smells, and see all the sights. Of course with that kind of tech seeing organs and blood up close and horrifying smells would be unpleasant and could be optimized but will still be extremely immersive. That's the gaming I want. And yes, the side effects and cons are substantial.