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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Antony Thrower

Gamers who perish in new virtual reality experience 'die in real life'

A game designer has created a new virtual reality experience in which players who perish in the game also die in real life.

The device, known as NerveGear, sees players trapped inside a castle by a mad scientist which can only be escaped through completion.

However when players die in the game three explosive charges installed near the monitor fire and “obliterate” their brain, killing them in real life instantly.

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