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Gravity Vests are a Go

  January 9th, 2008



Gravity Vests are a Go

We thought TN Games' original idea - the vest that replicates the body blows of your favorite first person shooter with compressed air and pressure zones - was a little nuts, and their latest add on - a helmet that brings the experience, head shots and all, to the shell protecting your precious brain meats - might be useful as an indication that your gaming obsession has gone a little too far, but the other product they're introducing to the world at CES 2008 actually seems to make sense: it's a vest that maps g-force impacts of racing games and flight simulations to your body.

Why do we draw the line at G-force vests and question the validity of pressure zone suits? It's all about the accessories: car and plane game geeks already spend hundreds of extra dollars on rudder pedals, steering wheels, and other peripherals to enhance the realism of their games, so that taking a Lamborghini around a curve at 70 mph or buzzing a house in a Cessna feels a little closer to the real thing. In that sort of environment, throwing in a vest that pushes against you to match the gravity in the game feels like it would fit right in.

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