shown off at the Aircraft Interiors Expo at the Hamburg Messe in
The Not For Wimps prototype, designed specifically for in-flight gaming, includes speakers integrated into the top edges of the seat, the ability to create a bubble of active noise cancellation around the gamer and a large monitor suspended in front of each seat by a Kevlar-coated carbon fiber arm. The seat is currently only at the concept stage, which means that if gamers make enough noise maybe they could add or tweak a few of the design choices. What would you want added, removed or changed to a seat designed for gaming? Me? I'd want an over-sized table to hold a sturdy laptop, a dedicated power point, LAN access and a separate side table for food and drinks. It would also be great if the seats sported multiple consoles, or the ability to rent a PS3 or 360 mid-flight, for the duration of the trip. Other concepts being shown off at the week's show include a seat with a built in iPad, another with a built-in Playstation Portable and a beverage trolley designed to dispense a multitude of drinks with the push of a single button.
This just seems to me like another example of how we are getting more and more dependent on electronic
devices. A lot of people can't go a few hours, let alone a day or more without checking their phones, looking at their computer, or playing games. Plane rides can be long and boring, certainly, and I'm not against bringing a portable game even, but this chair seems like a big waste of resources. It essentially amounts to creating an environment as close to home as possible, further ostracizing us from each other and creating emotional dependencies on these things. No doubt it does look cool, but would people really waste a massive amount of money for a few hours of game play, let alone on a plane? I know I wouldn’t. I'd
be too worried about dieing first. Cause hieghts freak me out.
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