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Playtest
Season 3 Episode 2
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A man tests a revolutionary augmented reality game that blurs the line between reality and horror.
Fictional Tech/Societal Changes
- 🕶️❌Augmented reality gaming
- 🤖❌Neural interface entertainment
- 🔹❌Personalized psychological horror
How Close Are We?
Augmented reality (AR) gaming is widely available (Pokémon Go, Meta Quest 3, Apple Vision Pro). Neural interfaces are in early development (Neuralink, Synchron), but not yet used for entertainment. Horror games increasingly use AI to personalize scares, and VR/AR can create highly immersive, unsettling experiences. However, direct neural AR with full sensory immersion and psychological manipulation as depicted in 'Playtest' is still science fiction, though the building blocks are emerging in research labs and startups.