Chelsea Stark2013-04-16 20:14:56 UTC
The Oculus Rift headset is an out-of-this-world piece of technology, capable of using realistic virtual reality experiences inside of games. While that might be impressive to people raised on the Internet, imagine how impressive it is to someone who has seen the rise of technology over the last nine decades.
Paul Rivot gave his grandmother, Rachel Mahassel, a chance to test out the Oculus Rift. He took her through a demo that tours Tuscany, rendered in 3D CGI. Watch above at her wonder and awe at seeing a realistic environment float before her eyes.
Mahassel even shouts the best grandma-y expressions, like "You bet your bottom dollar!" Her enthusiasm for the new technology is really heartwarming.
Rivot helped her hold a Reddit AMA in which Mahassel answered questions about her experiences, but also gave her thoughts on almost every other subject. The highest voted comment was her statement:
"Now that I've seen this and done this I wish I could live to be 110 at least!"
The Oculus Rift is a personal head-mounted display that aims to deliver a more immersive virtual reality experience for games. It was partially funded through Kickstarter, and developers are working on creating games that will work on it.
Image courtesy of YouTube, Paul Rivot
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