Founder of Oculus creates VR headset that can kill you IRL to celebrate Sword Art Online’s in-universe launch

[Jman]

 

Still probably cheaper than the PSVR2.

[Daos]

We did it guys! I get to be Kirito! 

You guys have to be Klein.

[OwlChemist81]

Somehow this seems like one of those "don't you think we should have asked if we SHOULD before we set out to prove we COULD!?" things!?

[Sketch]

They didn’t test this with a living human right?

[Jman]

5 minutes ago, Sketch said:

They didn’t test this with a living human right?

Of course not.  I think...

[Blatch]

2 hours ago, Sketch said:

They didn’t test this with a living human right?

It's just a piece of "office art" for now, per the article. He'll get back to it when he has the time.

Interestingly, another article I saw on this subject pointed out that, while there haven't been any deadly video games IRL, there have been those that attempt to bring actual pain to the medium. In 2001, they held a Tekken 3 tournament where the participants received electric shocks corresponding with the injuries to their characters, which sounds pretty hardcore. We should probably focus on adding that to video games before we get to the out-and-out death part, though this doesn't seem like a very good idea as it is.

And also, LOL at Al's react to the OP. I would've responded with a laughing react, but it wasn't directed at the post itself.

[EmpressAngel]

They....they realize the guy who made the thing in-story was the villain, right?

[PokeNirvash]

I read the Gizmodo article about this earlier today and surprisingly, I took the most offense at them calling SAO a "web comic".

But yeah, Do Not Build the Terminal Nexus and all that nonsense.

[Toonamiguy321]

1 hour ago, EmpressAngel said:

They....they realize the guy who made the thing in-story was the villain, right?

I don’t think we can say that for sure. A villain has a goal. Be it terror to change society, enriching themselves, or just creating chaos for the sake of chaos. 
 

Why did Kayaba do what he did?

“I dunno”

[rpgamer]

4 hours ago, Blatch said:

It's just a piece of "office art" for now, per the article. He'll get back to it when he has the time.

Interestingly, another article I saw on this subject pointed out that, while there haven't been any deadly video games IRL, there have been those that attempt to bring actual pain to the medium. In 2001, they held a Tekken 3 tournament where the participants received electric shocks corresponding with the injuries to their characters, which sounds pretty hardcore. We should probably focus on adding that to video games before we get to the out-and-out death part, though this doesn't seem like a very good idea as it is.

And also, LOL at Al's react to the OP. I would've responded with a laughing react, but it wasn't directed at the post itself.

Got you covered.

 

[Seight]

Me, hearing this on the radio this morning: "This...just sounds like Sword Art Online?"

*they specifically mention SAO in the story they're reading*

Me [Extremely Lewis Black voice]: "SON OF A BITCH!"

[Daos]

4 hours ago, EmpressAngel said:

They....they realize the guy who made the thing in-story was the villain, right?

They were emulating him.

Just like Kayaba, they didn't remember.

[Top Gun]

11 hours ago, Daos said:

We did it guys! I get to be Kirito! 

You guys have to be Klein.

Hey, Klein was best girl.

[Daos]

51 minutes ago, Top Gun said:

Hey, Klein was best girl.

Klein is great and all but..... and I do mean butt

He doesn't have an ass like that.

[Sketch]

10 hours ago, PokeNirvash said:

I read the Gizmodo article about this earlier today and surprisingly, I took the most offense at them calling SAO a "web comic".

But yeah, Do Not Build the Terminal Nexus and all that nonsense.

How dare they! It was a web NOVEL.

[ben0119]

This is a prank, right?  Right?

[naraku360]

The games better be real good.