Game Experiment

Emulators, Quantum Physics, Fan Hacks and Mario; today’s Game Experiment has it all. A new variety of playback has cropped up on YouTube under the title 'Many Worlds Mario.' It’s a series of videos showcasing stages of the fan hack, Kaizo Mario World. The hack is designed to, essentially, be super hard. Nothing other than a very specific series of actions will get you through these sadistic stages lined with enemies, piranha plants, and bottomless pits. There are even portions of levels where you literally have to get through them by bouncing off of moving bullet bills.

This week’s Game Experiment combines two of our favorite things, sociology and Pokemon.

There are a lot of virtual reality devices on the market these days. The Oculus Rift has made headlines multiple times, the Virtuix Omni has finally developed a way to walk in a virtual world, and there are any number of motion control devices out there. But finally, someone has put them all together. Say hello the Cyberith Omnidirectional Treadmill and Virtual Reality device.

It’s called The Machine To Be Another, and it uses psychological principals to change the way you perceive yourself.