Making PC Gaming More True to Life

If you are anything like I am (and I bet you are) then you are a gaming junkie. Otherwise you would not be reading this, now would you? No, I'm not a psychic (nor have I ever played one on TV) but being like me you are interested in experience what it means to enjoy true lifelike gaming. As gamers we appreciate all that the programmers and publishers bring to us.

We do because they actually take the time to listen to us. We created the gaming culture and we are the ones that these companies are constantly sounding off to about gaming. What do we want to see? How do we want the new Halo game to play? What do you not like about this, that or the other controller? Companies that take our advice get publishing gold, those that do not wind up with Rumble Roses X. Nobody knows more about game than gamers.

If you think making these games seem more real or lifelike is some easy chore then you are sorely mistaken. It takes a lot of time, effort, money and a great many artists and designers to achieve something as lifelike gaming. These groups of creative individuals have been putting together tremendous storylines with beautiful graphics to put together some very engrossing games that draw us into them, making our subconscious minds pop and whir with anticipation.

There are very few games that can say they really got a gamer to immerse themselves into so fully as the makers of Majestic-12, a conspiracy puzzle game that would e-mail, call and fax you clues from whispered voices - awesome and creepy all at the same time.

Forget about games looking more real or stories being so engrossing they draw you into the storyline. There comes a time when a game has to evolve beyond visually appealing graphic or rich auditory cues. Moving away from the programming side of things the only thing that is left are peripherals.

Nintendo brought us one of the original light guns, the power glove and the power mat. These represented more advanced ways to play a game and immerse ourselves into it. Nintendo kept this ideal with the Wii making the entire system interactive. Harmonix gave us Rock Band and Guitar Hero so now we have microphone, drums and guitars. No matter how much more real games look they do not feel as real as they could and making games feel more real is what any game company should strive to do.

So how do you make a game FEEL real? The Gaming Vest, that is how. It is a technology fresher than your first wash of the week. The gaming vest closely resembles the type of thing that military and police wear that is loaded with empty sacks waiting to be filled with rapid air to give the ultimate feeling of being punched, kicked, stabbed, shot or even feel the G-Forces of your favorite air battle game.

Lifelike gaming is here people. The realism is surreal as you are running around in Unreal Tournament or Call of Duty getting shot at and feeling every strike. Nothing like the Wii and, unfortunately, the gaming vest is currently only available for use on PCs with a conversion kit forthcoming to use on your console.

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