People like to be entertained. Russell Crowe even yelled it one time in Rome…I’m thinking probably B.C., because you don’t think the Ol’ Son of Man was too keen on watching his people be made into a big cat friendly Christian charcuterie, probably gluten free. Yeppers, entertainment is a big part of the human experience, especially when you classifying outside of most general assumptions like self replication…think Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. While not on the famous mid-century American philosopher’s well known triangle, entertainment could belong to social needs, or perhaps even esteem portions of that diagram. Considering how much was/is spent on entertainment throughout collective history, you’d figure our certain tastes for things like true crime documentary, or reality television would be on some smart person’s list. I’m pretty sure Abraham (Maslow) didn’t foresee the advent of streaming, on demand, and more however. Most people get lost in the innumerable options available to them, but despite the disorientation one might experience trying to select a simple show or movie to watch while eating, it’s not stopping anyone from craving whatever’s next. This is true in many, if not all forms, of media.
Video games are a prime example. Always pushing an envelope no one really is aware of, the video game industry has a constant need to refresh itself, a need mostly driven by profits, toxic masculinity, and the nature of technology itself. Here’s where I bring you….A VR HEADSET THAT KILLS THE USER WHEN THEY DIE IN THE GAME!!!!! You remember all those movies/books/etc…looking at you, Hunger Games…that used that fun trope of “If you die in the game, you die in real life!” Well, that statement is apparently no longer one you have to suspend reality for…Yay! Aren’t humans great?! Long story short, the dude who invented the Oculus, the VR headset company Facebook (now Meta) bought, came out with a headset that is rigged with explosives that detonate when you reach a game over/end-of-life screen in a virtual reality game, based on Sword Art Online of all things…it’s an anime. If you don’t know, you can ask someone. If you don’t know who to ask, begin with things like “Who here knows how to Naruto run?” and you may just get lucky. Here’s a reference point for ya.
Maybe you can call me old fashioned, but I’m a big fan of respawning. And camping. And just the general nonsense most good video games make of reality. That’s the point right? Real life is real life for a reason, and we play video games as an escape. Screw that. Wanna see what it looks like?
"This might be a game, but it is not something you play."
To commemorate the Sword Art Online Incident of November 6th 2022, I made the OQPNVG, the first virtual reality device capable of killing the user – if you die in the game, you die in real life.https://t.co/F3nkP5EU61
— Palmer Luckey (@PalmerLuckey) November 6, 2022
I’m not sure if those phallic looking things on the top of it are the explosives, but I wouldn’t bet how much I know about anime on it. Don’t know if you can put it on your Christmas wish list. Don’t know why you would want to…unless you’re trying to make it look like an accident.
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