Gamers always strive for realistic games and as technology
progress further into the 21st century, there are inventions that bring them as
close to real life as possible. With virtual reality headsets gamers can feel
like they are actually in the game. With specialized walking platforms they can
even move around in the virtual world through real movements. As interesting as
these devices seem, another invention is breaking the barrier of how realistic
video gaming can become in the future.
The recuperating health systems in games are often seen as
flawed. Even though they work well within shooting platforms, they are highly
unrealistic. In a way to combat that, Brand & Grotesque thought of Blood
Sport: a mechanism that will draw real blood from your body as you get hurt in
games. This allows gamers to get as close to reality as possible as lives in
the game begin to have more importance than simply a statistic on the
scoreboard. Blood Sport is a device that uses the controller's rumble feature
as a trigger to pull a small amount of blood from the gamer as they engage in a
shooting game. Since rumble is often activated through getting hurt, either
falling from a high distance or getting hurt by someone, in some cases this can
be an effective way to transfer that to reality. It’s an interesting twist on a
rather normal gaming experience.
However as of now, this is not intended for the general
consumer to purchase and use in their living room. The device requires the
gamer to have a needle in their arm, which can become uncomfortable after a
while. Therefore, the creators of this project see this being implemented in
blood clinics around the world, to entice people to donate blood for good
causes. By engaging in a fun activity that distracts the individual, they can
donate blood by simply doing what they love.
The project appears on Kickstarter and has raised only $3390
of the $250,000 goal in two weeks. While the possibility of this project
getting funded seems grim, especially as it is currently suspended for an
unknown reason, it brings into question the type of gaming that might exist in
the future. As the dark name implies, Blood Sport might eventually become a
reality, and the idea of a Hunger Games-esqe experience continues to reside in
my mind. Although a scary thought, competitions where gamers compete against
each other to near death might exist. It’s an idea that should be monitored,
and regulated if eventually implemented.
It’s pretty much as close to reality as video games can
become.
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