Vests at Sandbox VR have sensors that let users feel impact of being hit

The vests at the newly opened Sandbox VR have sensors that let users feel the impact when they are hit

Hong Kong-based Sandbox VR (above) is the latest in Singapore to offer gamers a chance to immerse themselves in a virtual world.
Hong Kong-based Sandbox VR (above) is the latest in Singapore to offer gamers a chance to immerse themselves in a virtual world. PHOTOS: SANDBOX VR
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Stepping into a virtual world to blow off some steam has just gotten easier, as another player has entered the growing free-roam virtual-reality (VR) gaming scene here.

Hong Kong-based Sandbox VR, which officially opened two weeks ago, is the latest to offer gamers here the chance to immerse themselves in a virtual world, where they can shoot zombies in a haunted mansion or search for pirate treasure in the high seas.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 11, 2018, with the headline Vests at Sandbox VR have sensors that let users feel impact of being hit. Subscribe