Lesson Learned: Don’t ride a roller coaster right after supper. Seriously. I got ill twice now. VR roller coasters are intense, even if not done right after a meal. I ride them in my comfy desk chair, which swivels. I don’t know how much that contributes to the experience, but obviously it’s enough for my body or mind to be convinced enough to become physically ill.
And yet I continue. I’m fascinated with all of the new experiences. I have dozens more roller coasters to play, tons more to experience. Then there’s Richie’s Plank Experience… You walk a plank on about the 80th story of a huge skyscraper in a busy metropolis… The detail is so stunning it really brings everything to life. They even recommend standing on an actual plank (just set on the floor in your VR space with sponges under it) to greatly enhance the experience. It’s truly frightening even without the actual plank.
Meanwhile back in my lair… just playing with my “Steam VR Home” can consume hours at a time. To begin with, there are just so many homes and options, I could spend all my time just looking at them all for weeks or months before I feel comfortable settling with one I really like. But I don’t have to – I can download as many or as few as I want and make any of them my “home” whenever I want. I can even customize just about anything in any of them and save my custom setup for each of them, host them to friends or even to the public at any time. Vandals? No problem, as I can save or restore any home at any time. I’ve been playing around with the interior decorating options and they are quite detailed. It’s amazing what you can do. I’ll talk some more later. Time to get back to work, lunch is over.
I know what you mean. Video games have come a long way. My first one was from Sears, yup it was Pong. It sure was a great time to grow up and live in the video game era and to see it evolve into what it has begun today. And we still have the future to look forward to. Sometimes you wonder how much better can it get or will it get.
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