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Microsoft(XBOX) and Nissan.... Damage Critical

Have you ever played a racing game (crash burnout perhaps), just to get in your car after and think in the back of your head. "I need to hit that car right there, to create the most damage in a multi car pile up" ?
Or after playing a regular racing game thinking, "I need to get into on coming traffic to take this turn properly."

You realize though "I am in a car here not a video game!"

Now what would happen if the lines between video games and reality got a little more fuzzy.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/12/28/microsoft_nissan_urge/

In a marvel of technology, you can park this concept Nissan car, and then use the steering wheel, gas, and brake of the car to play racing games on a drop down screen. When you are done, get the screen out of the way, and use the same steering wheel, gas, and brake to drive home.

If you are playing Project Gotham Racing, and are lucky enough to live in one of the cities they have in the game, you can race on the same streets that you drive on....

Granted this technology sounds really cool, but just seems wrong.

posted by Matt @ 10:37 AM