November 9, 2022 - it's a special date for anime lovers, for it's the exact date when the VR MMORPG world Sword Art Online is launched in the same-name anime.
The new "mind-blowing" VR set
To welcome this date to come, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey recently announced his new VR headset. However, there is but one defect: this device will literally kill you if you die in the game.
Just like what happened in the anime Sword Art Online.
Luckey shared his thoughts about this project in a blog post:
The idea of tying your real life to your virtual avatar has always fascinated me--you instantly raise the stakes to the maximum level and force people to fundamentally rethink how they interact with the virtual world and the players inside it. Pumped-up graphics might make a game look more real, but only the threat of serious consequences can make a game feel real to you and every other person in the game.
Obviously, this VR device was made in reference to the popular anime Sword Art Online, and is most likely will never be mass-produced or sold.