Someone will die eating. Someone will die having sex. Someone will die taking a shower.

Let's just not do anything, okay?

There is no spoon.

.....oooook

I'm going to do my best to try and keep the Oculus on my head while playing a horror game, but so far I've not had much luck, even playing games that are not really that scary and have truly terrible graphics lol.

I think they will find a sweet spot though, maybe games like Outlast and Amnesia are just a bit much for VR but I'm sure they will have titles that are just creepy enough so that you feel uneasy but don't physically crap your pants.

Look everyone the new VR devices will clearly have a heart rate monitor in the box day 1 lol j/k. On the other hand I think it could have similar results with older people and porn so better ask your doctor first lol.

like Morpheus said Welcome to the matrix!

As long as it's not me or earl, I don't give a shit!

I could die. I never can play horror with VR.

How exactly do you play this thing? Or is all the "games" just interactive movies?

Some people died watching Knock Off the 1998 JCVD movie, possibly.

On topic, a concern of sorts- psychological damage, there are always some who are more easily influenced and I believe this is a very different experience then simply watching a film. Games have only really had an extremely realistic level of fidelity in the last few years and as such I believe there's no long term research?

Well i hope we never have to hear this. There is no doubt (fir thise who have experienced it) that VR is going to be extremely immersive. That can only be a good thing for gamers (and entertainment fans in general) but the problem that comes with that is that someone is bound to die while playing video games, they may or may not be using VR at the time. And you know the opponents of video games will try to blame VR for it. Even if the death was not related to VR. As far as the legal effects. I think VR platform holders will give all the warnings to protect themselves from all the law suits.

I would think both the hardware and the software will come with very obvious disclaimers on the packaging and instruction.
Along with the pricing, it's another important hurdle for Sony Morpheus - and Occulus.

I heard lawyers are already lining up for VR/AR accidents. So at the least, someone is going to catch a heart attack.

PT should be made for this,.. people would loose shit

Dis warldz so cray brah!! VR gonna keel youz! better switch ta holo lenscrafter...

"Someone Will Die Playing a Game in Virtual Reality"

And it's going to be epic!

It would be cool if they made a TRON game. I always wanted to enter the grid.

Now that was an experience.Use at own risk I guess, but I agree with _LarZen_

People have died playing football, baseball, tennis, soccer, poker, and many while doing countless other activities. I think there is a big difference in someone dying while doing an activity and the activity itself causing death.

*in deep movie trailer voice*
Morpheous , the ultimate , you could die experience since Alton towers....

Hell , I'm in....

I think this is exactly what people want from VR. Getting as close as possible to the edge without going over (similar to some drug experiences - k-hole).

I think that's the whole point.

Even the possibility will make it a strange attraction to some.

Mainstream media would genuinely relish the day someone did. Breakfast TV would dine out on the story for 2 years, easily.

Or are we already dead? Da dum dummmm

People have died playing MMO's at a desk looking at a single monitor. There are videos of it. Two that I remember and they were in Korea or China. Not sure how it happens but it's a little wake up call. Take a break once in a while.

You can die making sex so....