Latest Episodes of Reality Check
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Best Science In Games 2015 - Reality Check
As we wrap up 2015, Reality Check takes a look back at some of the best science in games this year.
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Reality Check - How The Heck Does Virtual Reality Work?
With consumer versions of the PlayStation VR, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift set to hit shelves in 2016, Lucy investigates how virtual reality headsets actually work.
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Why Do We Love Difficult Games? - Reality Check
Lucy investigates why we persevere with really hard games like Dark Souls. No controllers were harmed in the making of this episode.
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Reality Check - How to Survive Fallout 4's Nuclear Blast
Lucy took a break from Fallout 4 to investigate some old and new theories on how to survive nuclear war.
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Reality Check - How Lara Croft Became a Badass Warrior
With the release of Rise of the Tomb Raider this week, Lucy takes a look at what exactly makes Lara Croft such a badass.
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Reality Check - Could We Make Master Chief's Armour?
This week on Reality Check, Lucy investigates cutting-edge military tech to ask whether it could be used to make Halo's ultimate armoured suit.
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Reality Check - Fallout Nuclear Armageddon: What Would Really Happen?
Would we be able to survive the Wasteland if the bombs really fell? Lucy investigates.
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Reality Check - How MMOs Can Improve Your Life
This week on Reality Check, Lucy takes a look at the positive effect MMOs can have on us.
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Reality Check - Metal Gear Solid Technology In Real Life
Lucy investigates how realistic Metal Gear Solid V's technology is. Nanomachines, son.
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Reality Check - Do Video Games Make Us Violent? (Part 2)
This week on Reality Check, Lucy tackles the minefield that is violent video game research, and asks if it can really be measured in the lab.
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Reality Check - Do Video Games Make Us Violent? (Part 1)
The latest psychological research seems to indicate a link between violent video game use and aggressive behaviour. But what led scientists to this conclusion?
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Reality Check - You Can Play XCOM 2 Forever
Lucy speaks to the guys from Firaxis to find out how they've implemented procedural generation into XCOM 2 to make it never ending.
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Reality Check - The Problem With PC Ports
After Arkham Knight's tumultuous turn on PC, Lucy investigates why PC ports are trickier to develop than their console counterparts.
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Reality Check - The Magic Of Middleware (Part 2): Game Physics
This week on Reality Check, Lucy investigates how developers use physics engines to create collision, destruction and death in games.
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Reality Check - The Magic of Middleware (Part 1)
This week on Reality Check, Lucy investigates how developers use middleware like SpeedTree and Umbra to create video games.
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Reality Check - How Is The Witcher 3 So Huge?
Impressed by the minimal number of loading screens in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Lucy investigates how games developers use tech and brain smarts to make open-world games.
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Reality Check - Why do we feel sad when we finish games?
In Cam's final episode of Reality Check, he investigates why we get sad when we complete games with characters we like.
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Reality Check - Why Do We Love Skylanders?
This week on Reality check, Cam investigates the psychology behind the immense popularity of the Skylanders franchise.
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Reality Check - Are Spoilers Really Bad?
Cam investigates the psychology of spoilers to find out if we should love them, or hate them.
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Reality Check - 64% of People CAN'T Tell the Difference Between PS4, PC, and XONE
Cam reveals the results of his graphics test, and it appears that we might not be so great at identifying PC, PS4, and Xbox One based on looks alone.
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Reality Check - 3 Scientific Ways To Become a Video Game Superhero! (Sort Of)
Sick of your non-superpowered life? Perhaps science can help you achieve the capabilities of your favourite video game superheroes! Cam investigates on Reality Check.
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Reality Check - Can You Tell The Difference Between PS4, XONE and PC?
Cam undertakes the mother of all console war experiments: Can people REALLY tell the difference between PS4, XONE and PC based on graphics alone? Link to vote on the clips - tinyurl.com/RCGFXTEST Link to download the video file - tinyurl.com/RCGFXBLOG
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Reality Check - HoloLens VS Oculus RIft and the Future of Gaming
Cam brings you an augmented Reality Check this week, delving into the technology and gaming promise of Microsoft's brand new AR headset, HoloLens.
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Reality Check - Why The Martian Should Be A Video Game!
Reality Check returns with a new look and a new type of episode. This week Cam investigates whether or not hit sci-fi survival adventure The Martian should be a video game.
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