By Hugh Langley
“Slow down,” the farmer commands me, growing more aggravated. “You’re spoiling the potatoes”. On my dash computer “POTATOES ARE BRUISING!” starts flashing with such urgency you’d think the USS Voyager was in meltdown. If I go too fast the potatoes will fall off the back of the trailer; too slow and they’ll start hailing on my roof. It’s imperative I keep a steady pace at all times in order to prevent ruining these spuds from impact. This is Speed 3: Bruise Control.
When I finally remove the Oculus Rift headset bystanders congratulate me for reaching a new high score, but I’m my own worst critic: I could have done better. It’s just a game, I know, but I can’t stop thinking about all the goddamn spoiled potatoes.
The game, a harvesting simulator called Top of the Crops, will soon be available for public consumption. It’ll be touring around the country on a McDonald’s truck visiting a handful of big shows as part of the company’s new ‘Follow our Footsteps’ initiative. The initiative has two goals. It wants to show you how a Big Mac is made, and encourage more people to consider a career in the industry.
To do that, McDonald’s is using …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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