episode_0430
by admin
“Ugh!! What is this!”
“Aaagh!”
“Eugh! It’s mom!”
“Hahaha! Look at them! As soon as I put my butt on the chair, I fell!”
“Do you think it feels real?”
“I don’t know what it is because I don’t watch streaming, but it looks fun.”
It must have seemed funny to the students waiting in line that they were just sitting down with their helmets on, but they suddenly fell backwards on their own. The sound of laughter echoed through the field.
I lowered the corner of my mouth that kept rising when I saw the guys laughing carelessly, unaware of their fate.
‘Don’t laugh. It’s your turn next.’
The first batters took off their helmets with a slightly annoyed look on their faces. And with the guidance of the staff, I safely moved to the side. Since the number of students was quite large, it was good to rotate quickly. This was because the turnover rate may decrease as time passes and students get used to it.
Olivia also approached me with a slightly lost expression.
“What on earth is this…? ?”
“You saw it on my broadcast too, right? As just explained, this is the helmet that streamers wore when playing real-life Minecraft. It was airlifted especially for this content.”
In fact, it was just a matter of moving the inventory and the door to wherever, but I was bluffing a little. In fact, if I didn’t have the skills, it would be a great thing to prepare like this in one day.
Olivia answered, fixing her slightly damaged hair from wearing a helmet.
“I saw it, but I didn’t expect it to be that vivid.”
“What vision did you see?”
I don’t know what kind of scenery people wearing helmets will see. I understand that it changes randomly and minutely while observing user reactions.
‘Of course, I know the rough list.’
The fantasies Maria prepared were diverse.
It is normal for zombies and ghostly beings, which are synonymous with the horror genre, to appear. Spiders, snakes, and clowns may appear, or the scenery may change, making the surroundings visible to skyscrapers or jungles.
If I were to explain this concept, I would say it is a ‘100% safe fear overcoming challenge.’
Since the students were challengers, there were no overly cruel scenes, even if they were zombies or ghosts. If you look at something like a spider closely, it subtly resembles a toy.
However, the vivid sense of reality provided by the helmet was powerful enough on its own. It was hard not to be surprised by the fact that, rather than just the graphics awkwardly floating around in the air, they actually looked like they were approaching with their feet on the ground.
Thanks to this, it was expected that there would be, at most, one or two people with keen eyesight and courage enough to spot the difference on their first attempt.
Also, as mentioned earlier, it is not just an illusion that surprises the challenger. Like a mountain of gold bars or money, temptations to somehow get your butt off the chair will appear.
“There! Get down slowly! This monitor is expensive!”
“Quickly bring the generator and connect the cables!”
Staff were now installing additional monitoring equipment.
No matter how many prizes there are, it’s not fun to just wait in line, so this was a thoughtful device that allowed students waiting to see what kind of scene the contestants were watching.
When I asked what scene she had seen, Olivia, who had had an amazing experience, made big gestures and explained.
“Well, when I put on the helmet, the whole surrounding area turned into the sea! I’m sitting on the raft. But suddenly, a shark jumped out of the water and flew towards me, so I dodged it and pulled back… Actually, you were just sitting there, right? So I fell off the chair!”
“You must have thought you were falling into the sea?”
“Yes! It was like that at the moment I fell, but when I felt the texture of the mattress on my body, I thought, ‘Ah, this is an illusion caused by the helmet.’”
Olivia, who was lost in thought while tapping her lips for a moment, continued speaking.
“But when I thought about it, it would have smelled like the sea, but there was no smell at all. There was just a slight smell of the mattress.”
“That’s right. There is no function in the helmet to reproduce the sense of smell. You can only vividly experience sight and hearing.”
To reproduce all five senses, information must be injected directly into the brain. I know that large companies are researching similar technologies in reality, but even at New Kind, where the technology was more advanced than in reality, it was a technology that was only used as an auxiliary device for people with some disabilities.
Olivia spoke in an angry voice, perhaps because her pride was hurt by being eliminated so quickly, even though she was confident that she was fearless.
“I never thought a shark would suddenly appear! If I try one more time after mentally preparing, I think I can last a little longer… ”
“Really? You can try again. Instead, I’ll have to line up properly this time.”
“Really? Can I try again?”
I smiled and nodded as she looked up at me with wide eyes.
“Of course. There are a lot of students, but it’s okay because there are a lot of helmets and the challenge is over quickly. It was planned with all of that in mind.”
I said that and looked around at the other challengers.
In the short time I spent talking with Olivia, quite a few people were already eliminated.
They were gathered around the mattress, wiping away the goosebumps from their arms, talking about their fantasies.
“Wow… It feels so real, right?”
“ Suddenly, a herd of water buffalo rushed in from the main gate of the school… ! I thought I was going to be crushed to death by cows.”
“Is it The Lion King? I was seeing a zombie approaching and I saw a gun next to me, so I got up to pick it up, but there was nothing. It was a perfect catch.”
“Hey, you guys are Yakgwa. Suddenly, the surroundings turned into night and I found myself in a cemetery. It was so vivid that I actually thought the air had become colder. It felt like someone was whispering to me, so my body spontaneously jumped out of the chair.”
Once the challenge was over, they gathered around, but it was visible that they were disappointed that they had failed so quickly.
I spoke again through the loudspeaker.
“Sleep! If you go to the end of the line again, we will give you a chance to try again up to 3 times! It was a shame it ended so quickly! Those people, get in line again! All times are recorded by the staff, so you don’t have to worry! I say it again! You have 3 chances to try again!”
“Can I really try again?”
“Hey, hurry up and get in line!”
“How do you think it would be possible if it were number 3?”
“This time, I really have to make up my mind and persevere.”
The challengers, their faces brightening, quickly ran back to get in line. Olivia’s friends had already heard our conversation and were lining up.
The reason why the challengers are showing such an active attitude may be that they want a mountain of products, but more than that, it is because they want to see the helmet scene again, which was more vivid than the 3D movie. It was a desirable appearance of enjoying the challenge itself.
I asked, seeing Olivia motionless next to me.
“Why don’t you try it again?”
“Umm… I want to try it, but for now I want to watch it with Minho.”
It seemed like he didn’t want to be away from me, so I nodded and told him to do whatever he wanted.
Instead, I went around and interviewed the students standing in line with her.
“You’re the one who fell in 5 seconds earlier, right? How long do you think you can last this time?”
“I’m really preparing well this time. Whatever comes, I plan to last for 5 minutes. I also thought of a secret weapon.”
“Oh, the trick of closing your eyes doesn’t work. Then, time will not pass on the counter that the staff is looking at.”
“Oh my.”
“Hello! You’ve been looking at the product area since a while ago. Is there a product you’re aiming for?”
“Nike limited edition shoes. I really wanted it, but it’s a limited edition so you have to spend at least $300 to get it.”
“You’re aiming for a fairly expensive product, right? Do not worry. There are some that are more expensive than that, so competition will not be fierce.”
“I hope so. But do they give you a real Lamborghini?”
“Of course. But it won’t be easy, right?”
As the content was filled for a while, the screen seen by the challenger began to be broadcast on the monitor that was connected to the helmet.
Students who had not tried the challenge yet looked at the monitor and expressed their admiration.
“Oh! If you wear a helmet, you can see something like that, right?”
“Ugh… Please don’t come out with bugs.”
“ Wow, that’s not happening? Thomas, that bastard was more poisonous than I thought, right?”
People who had been spending time looking at their smartphones while waiting began to look up again.
At that time, a slightly different scene began to appear on the screen where the new challenger was sitting.
While the other screen showed a scene showing the challenger being eliminated by surprising or scaring them, the new challenger’s screen showed a peaceful hill.
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