impactSHOW 2019 : Advancements in Digital, Styled by the IMA
Aliens Land Here
IMPACT 20 : The Year of Reinvention
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Today is November 6th, 2022, the day of the SAO Incident. Thousands of VRMMORPG gamers were trapped by a mad scientist inside a death game that could only be escaped through completion. If their hit points dropped to zero, their brain would be bombarded by extraordinarily powerful microwaves, supposedly killing the user. The same would happen if anyone in the real world tampered with their NerveGear, the virtual reality head-mounted-display that transported their minds and souls to Aincrad, the primary s
This type of scenario has been a staple of science-fiction for decades, but Sword Art Online exploded in popularity at exactly the right time to have a massive impact on the real world. The already-popular web novel was adapted into an anime series that aired just as the Oculus Rift went from internet forum curiosity for turbonerds to siren of the games industry, endorsed by giants like John Carmack, Gabe Newell, and Cliff Bleszinski – the 4th episode of SAO, “The Black Swordsman” (黒の剣士) aired in Japan jus
impactSHOW 2019 : Advancements in Digital, Styled by the IMA
Aliens Land Here
IMPACT 20 : The Year of Reinvention