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This is a list consisting mostly of possible settings for Oni 2 or even Oni 3. Some of these items are not settings at all, but rather sculptures or installations of some function or another, which could | This is a list consisting mostly of possible settings for Oni 2 or even Oni 3. Some of these items are not settings at all, but rather sculptures or installations of some function or another, which could serve as inspiration. Some day this can get turned into a gallery of images and video to properly illustrate what I have in mind. | ||
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Virtual Reality — this is an opportunity to put an unusual twist or meta commentary on top of the normal gameplay. Also, VR levels can be used for training. A truly immersive VR headset will probably engage the muscle atonia that is used in REM sleep to avoid dreamers physically acting out the movements they are making in their dreams. This means that if someone forcibly places someone in a VR space, without providing a soft exit within the space, they will be trapped. Perhaps at some point Konoko must escape a VR space by figuring out how to crash the level so that the headset shuts down and frees her from the physical restraint. | Virtual Reality — this is an opportunity to put an unusual twist or meta commentary on top of the normal gameplay. Also, VR levels can be used for training. A truly immersive VR headset will probably engage the muscle atonia that is used in REM sleep to avoid dreamers physically acting out the movements they are making in their dreams. This means that if someone forcibly places someone in a VR space, without providing a soft exit within the space, they will be trapped. Perhaps at some point Konoko must escape a VR space by figuring out how to crash the level so that the headset shuts down and frees her from the physical restraint. | ||
==Weird weather== | |||
[[wp:Shelf_cloud#Shelf_cloud|Shelf cloud]] — it only ''looks'' like the end of the world! | |||
[[wp:File:Sarychev_Volcano_edit.jpg|Sarychev eruption]] | |||
[http://www.francisconegroni.com/index/G00005m_dw9N9j9A Amazing volcano photo gallery from Chile] | |||
Fire rainbow clouds | |||
[http://www.cracked.com/article_17562_5-horrifying-apocalyptic-scenarios-that-have-already-happened.html Cracked article] on apocalypses that have already happened (more in comments) | |||
[[wp:Shutdown_of_thermohaline_circulation|Shutdown of thermohaline circulation]] — one of the scarier potential effects of global warming | |||
Exploding lakes like [[wp:Lake_Nyos|Lake Nyos]] are scary stuff, and Lake Kivu will cause a major disaster if it outgasses too | |||
[http://vimeo.com/31305629 This exploding dam] is pretty cool | |||
You know it must be the end of the world when you get [http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/firenado-caught-video-australian-filmmaker-143434451--abc-news-topstories.html firenadoes] | |||
[http://www.56.com/u12/v_ODU2NjM1MTM.html#st=0&fromoutpvid=ODU2NjM1MTM& Expanding] sinkhole in China | |||
Waterspouts | |||
[[wp:Eutrophication|Eutrophication]] in response to pollution | |||
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcUnE0tHcaI Dust devil] with fire and tumbleweeds | |||
[http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/outposts/post/waterfall-blown-upstream-powerful-winds/ Reverse-flowing waterfall] | |||
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