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How the World’s Most Amazing (and Painful) Video Game Setup was Built

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Last week, we showed you an amazing PC gaming setup that involved five HD projectors, an omni-directional treadmill, wireless gun peripheral, ambient lighting and paintball gun. Some people cried "it's a marketing stunt!". Others cried "it's not real!".

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Those claiming the former, well, the prominent Battlefield 3 placement makes that a 50/50 call. Those claiming the latter, though, eat your words, because this clip shows how the thing was built, and goes into greater detail explaining how it actually works.

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You'll also, if this is your thing, get extended views at a British man howling in pain as he's peppered with paintballs while his motion control system breaks down.

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Ultimate Battlefield 3 Simulator - Build & Test (Full Video) - The Gadget Show [YouTube]


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