I was certain this was satire until I saw it being reported through a number of reputable sources.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy7kbq/palmer-luckey-made-a-vr-headset-that-kills-the-user-if-they-die-in-the-game?utm_source=motherboardtv_facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR0bdkrHxG-Fn_BYvMkRDPuebT2qt72TrWpsGaQo5wemuBTJzR_KGMFTAWs (https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy7kbq/palmer-luckey-made-a-vr-headset-that-kills-the-user-if-they-die-in-the-game?utm_source=motherboardtv_facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR0bdkrHxG-Fn_BYvMkRDPuebT2qt72TrWpsGaQo5wemuBTJzR_KGMFTAWs)
The dystopian future is here! <:-)
Appropriate soundtrack while reading the article:
^Will that kill me if I try to listen?
It'll only kill your hopes, dreams, motivation, and desire to live.
^Joke's on you because all of mine are already dead.
Just finished the article and it is terrifying. I hope the device can be kept secure and not 'fall into the wrong hands' for life or death shenanigans.
At last! The perfect way to murder your spouse. "Honey, guess what I got you for Christmas"?
??? Sure. Why not. Just why the hell not.
-this fucking planet
This meme comes to mind:
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Oh come on
Hmm, maybe it could be bundled with Sex with 3d Hitler.
:DD
:D
Wait how do you lose Sex With 3D Hitler?? 'The only way to win is not to play.'
:buck2:
Right. At least Goring would send you flowers after. Maybe.
I think Ernst Rohm would have been very interested in this game.
Yeah, that, 'Long Knife' turned-out NOT to be what he was thinking. :hide:
As expected this thread is beginning to plumb the depths.
Thinking about my joke today, I was worried I might have potentially given offense. However, even with all the comedy odds against me, I managed to deliver a message about how appalling both products are.
Generally speaking if Gus replies with a laugh emoji, I'd say you're good :peace:
^But I'm The Good Cop...
Who here remembers my Ernst Rohm pun from way back in the Wargamer days?
Not me. And I wouldn't just say that because I have no measurable amount of self-respect.
Why would anyone agree to playing a game wearing a brain exploding headset that will go off if you die virtually in game?
Now if I owned my own uninhabited island in the Pacific and my first name started with Dr., oh the fun that could be had forcing any visitor to "play a game".
Quote from: W8taminute on November 09, 2022, 03:16:26 PM
Why would anyone agree to playing a game wearing a brain exploding headset that will go off if you die virtually in game?
Now if I owned my own uninhabited island in the Pacific and my first name started with Dr., oh the fun that could be had forcing any visitor to "play a game".
This really brings as new meaning to "The Most Dangerous Game" :o
^LOL, yup!
Could make for a good movie or book too. ;D
This is just a geek version of Russian Roulette.
So if a bug in the firmware causes a premature explosion. Is it manslaughter? Who goes to jail?
Or, the game crashes. Do you get a Do-Over or a Headshot?
Discussing such a device as a theoretical issue is a little weird, but I see how it could be interesting in terms of a story or movie plot. Following through with a "functional" prototype is seriously unhinged. Something is not connected in that man's brain.