The guys from PodWombats are some really nice dudes, so at first I kinda felt bad that I was fighting off the urge to giggle at their Mark 3 Pod, Gaming Immersion Hardware. Imagine a wooden box that you climb into to play your games. I know, I thought it was silly too. Then I played Call of Duty 4 in one. Suddenly, I needed one of these.
The idea is to put you in an environment that deprives you of any sensory perception EXCEPT your game. It’s all black inside and sound-insulated. So not only is your wife not going to complain about the noise from your game, but you won’t have to hear her call you to dinner either. Big enough to accomodate a 42-inch TV, and built with all types of gamers in mind, I have to say that while wholly enormous, the Pod does indeed deliver a much better gaming experience.
Priced at about the $2500 mark, this is going to be a substantial investment for most gamers, unless your last name is Carmack, and it DOES NOT include any of the tech to game on. Bring your own TV, speakers, and gaming system to this dance girls. One thing you WON’T have to worry about is suffocating to death. Apparently they thought this thing through, as a blower IS included with your Pod.
Pods are available in any color you want and have several choices available when it comes to trim.
It’s also worth noting, before you attempt to build your own, that the POD assembles in about 15 minutes and, in case you’d like to avoid explaining why it looks like Mork from Ork landed in your living room, collapses to store in a closet, albeit a large closet.
Nanoo Nanoo wealthy gamers!
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7 responses so far ↓
1 Sean "Rothbart" Workman // Aug 1, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Prediction… that pic will come back to haunt you…
On a more serious note: It’d be AWESOME for a gaming shop to get a bunch of those for their sit-n-play areas… I just hope they have a hook to hang the little pine trees from.
2 Gareth // Aug 1, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Is it $2500 worth of better gaming experience though?
3 Cody // Aug 1, 2008 at 6:05 pm
2500 bucks for a wooden box with a chair in it? Coooome ooonnn…this is no samadhi tank to enhance your consciousness, its just a box to hide from the grown ups while playing
Its way cheaper to play in the garage with the lights turned off.
4 Sean "Rothbart" Workman // Aug 1, 2008 at 6:13 pm
I heard Dave’s trying to find out if he can split his mom’s lot and actually have one of those things function as his place of residence!
You don’t even WANT to know where the (required by law) bathroom is… thank GOD that thing slides open!
5 GeminiJr // Aug 3, 2008 at 12:26 am
I remember playing at Virtual World in something like that. Those were fun to play in but they did no sound insulation so the inside sounded like crap. I would love to try one of these out if my LAN center gets them but it is over my budget right now. Cheers
6 Keith K // Aug 4, 2008 at 11:45 am
I could never imagine owning one. I’d sure as hell like to climb into one and give it a try.
7 Jeremy // Aug 5, 2008 at 11:22 am
I was at QC and got to try one of these things out.
What they were demo-ing was incredible. Too bad they don’t include the hardware, but I must have one of these. The possibilities are endless.
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