{"id":765,"date":"2021-03-06T09:19:27","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T08:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/06\/fit-in-my-40s-a-virtual-rave-with-sabers-and-songs-whats-not-to-like-zoe-williams\/"},"modified":"2021-03-06T09:19:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T08:19:27","slug":"fit-in-my-40s-a-virtual-rave-with-sabers-and-songs-whats-not-to-like-zoe-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/06\/fit-in-my-40s-a-virtual-rave-with-sabers-and-songs-whats-not-to-like-zoe-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"Fit in my 40s: a virtual rave with sabers and songs \u2013 what\u2019s not to like? | Zoe Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Beat Saber, you slice away at big squares that come rushing at you \u2013 it\u2019s like colouring in and partying at the same time<\/p>\n

When somebody suggested Beat Saber to me, I wasn\u2019t interested. First, it looks rather intimidating from the demo videos: you\u2019re inside a virtual reality headset, with a controller in each hand, which resembles a swishing lightsaber on your screen. You have to slice through bright blue and red blocks as they come rushing towards you, having first noticed which way their arrows point. Plus there\u2019s music. If you can imagine being in an arcade with a hangover, that\u2019s the dread that went through me.<\/p>\n

Second, you have to invest in a headset. There are about six that people recommend \u2013 including a thrifty Hamswan one<\/a> (\u00a319.99) \u2013 but only one that\u2019s a stand-alone, in that you don\u2019t need to already have a PC to connect it to. I borrowed one, the Oculus<\/a>. It\u2019s expensive (\u00a3299) and I didn\u2019t want to buy one. Except then I did, because I didn\u2019t want to give it back.<\/p>\n

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\nIn Beat Saber, you slice away at big squares that come rushing at you \u2013 it\u2019s like colouring in and partying at the same time
\nWhen somebody suggested Beat Saber to me, I wasn\u2019t interested. First, it looks rather intimidating from the demo videos: you\u2019re inside a virtual reality headset, with a controller in each hand, which resembles a swishing lightsaber on your screen. You have to slice through bright blue and red blocks as they come rushing towards you, having first noticed which way their arrows point. Plus there\u2019s music. If you can imagine being in an arcade with a hangover, that\u2019s the dread that went through me.
\nSecond, you have to invest in a headset. There are about six that people recommend \u2013 including a thrifty Hamswan one (\u00a319.99) \u2013 but only one that\u2019s a stand-alone, in that you don\u2019t need to already have a PC to connect it to. I borrowed one, the Oculus. It\u2019s expensive (\u00a3299) and I didn\u2019t want to buy one. Except then I did, because I didn\u2019t want to give it back. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In Beat Saber, you slice away at big squares that come rushing at you \u2013 it\u2019s like colouring in and partying at the same time When somebody suggested Beat Saber to me, I wasn\u2019t interested. First, it looks rather intimidating from the demo videos: you\u2019re inside a virtual reality headset, with a controller in each …<\/p>\n

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