Luckey is a diehard fan of the anime. So of course, there was only one thing the Oculus creator could do to honor the in-game unveiling of Aincrad. They chose to make a VR headset that kills.

Palmer Luckey has built a custom VR headset he claims will kill the user in real life if they die in the video game. The device is based on the popular anime and novel series Sword Art Online.

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Players put on a NeveGear virtual reality headset and open the new game called Sword Art Online, which is based on the Japanese anime and novel of the same name. The players must fight their way ...

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says he’s modified a VR headset such that it can kill the user for real. The provocative art project is inspired by the anime Sword Art Online in which players who are trapped in VR die for ...

and a VR headset to join in. There’s a unique social media system baked into the game that lets you meet, talk, and socialize with all sorts of new folks with their very own custom anime avatars.

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