The day of almost affordable home virtual reality is at last upon us.
Pre-orders for the Oculus Rift headset have gone live - though if you don't already have a PC capable of running the thing, you'll be looking at an initial outlay of around £1,500.
Imagine all the actual reality experiences you could afford with that! But hey - it's a small price to pay to say you have an authentic VR experience in your own home... once you've set it up, and calibrated it, and faffed around for a bit.
With that in mind, here are 13 ways that Virtual Reality is going to change the world.
Pre-orders for the Oculus Rift headset have gone live - though if you don't already have a PC capable of running the thing, you'll be looking at an initial outlay of around £1,500.
Imagine all the actual reality experiences you could afford with that! But hey - it's a small price to pay to say you have an authentic VR experience in your own home... once you've set it up, and calibrated it, and faffed around for a bit.
With that in mind, here are 13 ways that Virtual Reality is going to change the world.
13. LEARN HOW YOU'D REACT TO A SWARM OF MEAT FLIES.
12. EXPERIENCE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE SOMEBODY KICKING THE BACK OF YOUR SEAT FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION OF A TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT.
11. "PLEASE... WON'T SOMEBODY BUY MY GOURDS?"
10. "WILL EVERYBODY JUST STOP ASKING ME IF I'M OKAY?!?"
9. BE CONFRONTED WITH THE REVELATION THAT YOU'RE STAR TREK'S NICHELLE NICHOLS.
8. LEARN HOW COOL IT IS TO HAVE SLOW REFLEXES.
7. TOTALLY LOSE YOUR SPINE, DUDE!!
6. BE THE HORSE THAT WINS THE GRAND NATIONAL.
5. STROKE THE LAP PIG.
4. AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THE VIRTUAL DICTATOR SAYS.
3. PALPATE THE GIANT'S CHEEKS WHILE LAYING ON HIS FACE.
2. COMPLETE THE SEALANT IN YOUR VIRTUAL KITCHEN.
1. RIP OFF A CLUMP OF YOUR BEARD AND THROW IT AT A NEIGHBOUR.
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