When Battlefield 3 is out next week, we’ll all be playing it on either a TV or a monitor. Some of us on a big TV. Sadly, we won’t be playing like this guy is, on a rig that includes five HD projectors, surround sound, a treadmill and… paintball guns?
Britain’s The Gadget Show got a chance to step inside this one-of-a-kind rig, which in addition to the above gear also includes a massive omni-directional treadmill, wireless gun peripheral, ambient lighting and wrap-around, domed screen.
So, how’s it all work? The gun peripheral is your mouse, or right thumbstick. The treadmills are your WASD keys, or left thumbstick, replicating your actual feet’s movements in the game. The wrap-around screen gives you an almost virtual reality-like environment to play in, and the paintball guns, well, they’re there to actually shoot you when you’ve been shot in the game.
Making it the most immersive, and painful, video game setup around.
drewskeOne
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 7:43 AMfuark, mirin
Chazz
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 8:26 AMI want one!
I want one now!
SunSkorpion
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 10:00 AMThat is impressive. Kinda crazy, but impressive none the less. Not quite sure how good it would be to have to run to move in game though. I like being able to sit in my lazy sloth position and sprint into enemy fire.
Gordon Pedersen
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at 1:55 PMHad an idea like this in my head for years. Never thought of the paintball guns though. Nice touch.
matboy
Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 8:08 AMi would pay cash to play that thing.
Sevs
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 4:16 AMLove it when he gets shot. Right past me ear.. ARGH you F@$*!
IphStich
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 3:02 PMWhen can we see the full clip in Australia?
RandomNoob
Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 2:07 PMCan I have it to play Arma2 with? that’d be fun.
matt
Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 4:40 AMoh wow, this is like, SO beyond what i expected from the title, amazing