GM Wants to Turn Cars into Video Game Controllers, according to New Patent

[Tsing]

General Motors seems to think that vehicles might make for viable gaming controllers, according to a new patent spotted by auto enthusiast site Motor 1 that teases how future car technologies might be used to bolster games and produce new virtual experiences. Several applications are described in the patent, with one of the more radical ones relating to users being able to activate a game while driving and seeing a virtual representation of the surroundings thanks to special sensors in the vehicle. Another amounts to a vehicle being turned into a virtual driving cockpit, allowing occupants to control a game using a car’s physical steering and pedals.



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[Dogsofjune]

Phfft, depending what part of KC you are in, you can have a pretty good GTA 5 experience using your car....

 

[Grimlakin]

Imagine tossing a virtual banana and causing a real accident.