New military sim "shoots" back

by James Ransom-Wiley { Apr 4th 2005 at 5:06PM }

VirTra Systems has developed a combat sim for the US military that actually fights back. Players engage in various combat scenarios on a platform with a 360-degree screen. If the player fails to kill an enemy in a given amount of time, then the computer sends a shock—equivalent to a stun gun—through the player's hips. The shock is enough to send players reeling to the ground, but one best recover quickly or else a second shock will be on its way.

According to an editor from PC Powerplay, PC gamers would be incredibly interested in a feature like this. The developer's spokesman calls it the "ultimate shooter video game", adding that smells and vibrations could be included. Any takers?

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Sean @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM

If games start kicking my ass in return, I'm learning to golf. F' that.

ill trooper @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM

I'm hoping Microsoft will implement a 'microtransaction' that costs you 5 cents everytime you get shot. That would sure be a great future for gaming.

I'm joking.

Thunder @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM

Holy Hardcore Hitler.

Thunder @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM

And do they use real bullets for paintball too?

Laurens Holst @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM

Smells? Of burnt flesh? I don�t think this is for me ^_^.

~Grauw

Ryuukuro @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM

This is what the Pentagon spent money on instead of buying armor for our troops.

Pathetic.

Java Junky @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM

This would completely redefine gaming! Think how much more cautious a person would be entering a sceneario where their own butt (literally) was on the line. How about fight games where getting knocked out on screen left you knocked to your knees in real life. HA! Fight Club Virtual Reality! Now's there's a title worth reserving.

rene @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM

The problem would be that only doom 4 and half-life would be the ones to support it. Imagine
your room smeeling like powder, rotten corpses, vomit, shit, smoke and gasoline. Now imagine Internet sites with this kind of features: Car sites that smell like burned rubber, leather seats, and new plastic smell. NOW, porn sites that smell like bad breath, ass and vagina. Let alone the Wario Ware Electric Shock whereyou get little shocks every thre seconds

Dean Shan @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM

I think it would be fun. It be like playing paintball but on line against your friends.

LarDeeDar @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM

Possibly one of the stupidest ideas to get past the point of inception I have ever heard of. I don't play games to get physically hurt. In fact, I could probably extend that to suggest that I play games in order to avoid getting hurt.

Its like those toys where you put your thumb in a box with other people and then one of you gets a shock.

Why?

Gordon @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM

Why doesn't the military create one of these with real bullets? Wouldn't that be the ultimate training for war? Perhaps they even could create a massively multiplayer version involving whole countries and innocent civilians.

ikkaruss @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM

do you smell burnt almonds?

ddowell13815 @ Dec 18th 2005 9:59PM

I am with an counter terrorism unit in the navy and also a navy law enforcement official. with being tazed pepper sprayed and hit with sim rounds, 9mm paintballs shot out of a M9, this is the LAST thing we need. the thought of being shot at and killed is enough motivation.