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There is nothing better than the sweaty hands, lump-in-your-throat feeling of excitement when you’re about to do something risky. The quickening of the heart rate beforehand is almost as good as when the risk pays off – and then you need to go back and get another dose of that adrenaline. Reading that, most will be thinking of sky-diving, diving from some rocks into the crystal-clear ocean – but few will think that that risk can be captured through modern technology, even when simply sitting at your laptop. Risk-taking, especially in the modern-day world, can be done anywhere. Here’s how to leave your dreaded comfort zone sometimes even from the comfort of your own home.
Roulette for Pulse-Racing Spins
An easy way to feel the adrenaline at home with technology is through online gaming. More specifically, roulette. Roulette is one of the most popular aspects of the casino experience – and one of the most adrenaline-causing. That’s all due to the sensation of the wheel spinning and the ball bouncing past the slot that could end up making you a millionaire or not. But you don’t need to go to the casino to feel the adrenaline with roulette. Roulette games from 32Red, for example, offer the same excitement-inducing experience as players can choose how they want to play – with the slightly differing house advantages of French and American roulette on offer, as well as the classic version. The higher the house advantage, with some variations on 32Red, the greater the risk, for those who want to raise the stakes even higher. However, for those wanting to lower the risk, 777 offer low-stakes roulette, which lowers the chances of losing, but also limits the amount to be won. And mFortune Casino offers a 24/7 UK call centre for those who want to feel the personable elements of casino games.
Virtual Reality Adrenaline Junkies
The power of virtual reality can also mimic the feeling of chasing that adrenaline fix and feeling some risk – just in a different way. For example, going Virtual Reality skydiving allows people to feel the same wind through their hair and feelings of weightlessness without actually having to hop on a plane and cruise to 35,000 feet. The North Face store teamed up with Jaunt VR, a creative VR development company, in order to create VR experiences of climbing Everest live in their stores. The experience can’t compare to the real thing, but it can be a necessary fix before the next risky adventure. Technology can enhance physical experiences and mimic them in such a way that the feelings they elicit can be the same. Psychologically speaking, people can feel as though they are taking risks, without actually having to take any risks. Some of the 360-degree videos of death-defying scenarios can also elicit similar responses. Granted, these might not be as good to experience as the real thing, but they show just how much technology can do for us – and how it could potentially be made better.
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Escape Rooms
Not quite from the comfort of your own home, but technology can be used to create risk through the panic of being trapped somewhere and the fear that surrounds particularly scary escape room scenarios. Escape rooms offer a chance for people to try to solve puzzles in order to escape from a room in a time limit. With technological features, 4D feelings, and high production values, the adrenaline junkie can be tricked into thinking they are actually in a difficult scenario. Some throw guests into the role of spy, some ask them to escape from a demonic lair. For some this may pale into comparison to other more adventurous pursuits, but imagine the fear of looking foolish in front of people you know by being unable to escape. The risk comes from the competitive edge that escape rooms offer – especially if done with similarly competitive friends, or even work colleagues.
2017 is the age of technology and the way almost everything is done can be changed in order to benefit from this. Why not add being a risk-taking adrenaline junkie to that list. The technological ways of chasing that thrill come with the added comfort that the risk may feel the same, but will be considerably less dangerous.