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Oculus Rift Guillotine Simulation

Posted by Unknown on from the death-wish dept.

An anonymous reader tipped us to news of an interesting hack for the Oculus Rift: a simulation of being beheaded by a Guillotine. Thrown together in a couple of days at the Exile Code Jam, the simulation lets you... "look around to see the blade above, the crowd of onlookers around them, and the executioner who signals the blade be dropped. It also enhances the experience when someone watches the blade falling on a nearby screen and taps the user on the back of the neck at the time of impact." Just a bit morbid. There's a video of people "playing" (nsfw language in a few reactions to being virtually beheaded).

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  1. It's cool and all, by centipedes.in.my.vag · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...but it's nothing to lose your head over.

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    1. Re:It's cool and all, by Rizimar · · Score: 5, Funny

      If you guys keep making lame puns, I swear, heads are gunna roll!

    2. Re:It's cool and all, by ArsonSmith · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hardware on the cutting edge rarely is. This is not going to allow the Rift to get ahead of the game. The idea is all right, but the execution is all wrong.

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  2. No monitor required. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The simulation runs headless.

  3. Re:put it on death row and people may not want to by Jeremi · · Score: 5, Funny

    put it on death row and people may not want to end up there.

    As opposed to now, where people are clamoring to get in?

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