Most gamers will be skeptical of any claims that this kind of technology might change interactive entertainment in any meaningful way. After all, virtual reality has always been a term synonymous with grand but ultimately vacuous promise.

But even if it is yet another a tech demo gimmick, the evidence that this test subject’s brain has been comprehensively fooled into believing it’s entered another world is fun to watch.

Shame it’s a world from a crusty, five-year-old PC game but still, the potential for loading in Fallout 3′s Wasteland or GoW’s planet Sera is clear.

Send in a Brumak and let’s see how the dude’s knees wobble then…

Also: If I’d have been the one with controller I’d have totally messed with the guy a whole lot more.

“You wanna fly?”.

“For sure!”.

“Tough shit! You,my friend, are going to POGO.” *BOING* *BOING* “Kapow onto the railing!”, “Schwizzim into the well”, “And phwup down to THE VERY CENTRE OF THE EARTH.”