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platform 35 meters in the air and hurtling 30mph down a zipline with a Samsung Gear VR strapped to my face.I was offered the opportunity to
But there was no getting out of it now, I had to go through with it.After a quick safety briefing, I was harnessed up and marched to the top
of the zipline to understand what the normal experience is like without a virtual reality headset on my face.Nerve wracking, sure, but it
was nothing like what was set to come
removed and some super secure bungee ropes holding in a Samsung Galaxy S7 so it wouldn't fall down and smash on someone's head
I was then asked to put it on at the top of the 35 meter tall tower for my second ride.While climbing the stairs to the top, my instructor
when first trying out PlayStation VR and the game Robinson: The Journey
taking a few photos, I was shuffled toward the edge and connected up to the line and prepared to go
Once the VR headset was on, that was it - no turning back now
down over your eyes there's no way of telling where you are in the real world
I told to sit down on one of the steps less than two meters away from the end of the platform.Suddenly the wind got a lot stronger, or I was
just more perceptive of how high I was sat.Then I was on my own
I had to point the VR headset at the 4K video waiting for me, tap on the side and wait for the three second countdown to complete
I pressed the button and the next three seconds went by in a flash.If I hesitated after it told me to jump, the video would just go ahead
anyway and resetting the headset would mean holding up the queue of paying customers stood behind me
highest resolution experience, so it didn't feel totally like I was hurtling down the Jebel Jais Flight - the world's longest zipline -
but it was a totally different experience to my first journey down.I immediately span around to see the people who'd just set me off on the
platform in the UAE and I traveled across the top of the gorge
My eyeline was immediately attracted to looking down to how high I was.This zipline is a lot higher than the one traveling over tennis
courts in London, and my stomach dropped as I looked out over the UAE's landscape that was far below me at this stage.The experience just
uses a 360-degree video recording of someone else riding the line, but as this isn't the dual longest zipline in the world the recording
does cut short.It means you won't reach the virtual reality end of the Jebel Jais Flight, which feels a touch disappointing that you won't
finished the whole journey
Instead, you'll come to a halt with a small piece of the UI in the headset warning you that you're nearing the end of your journey so you
can brace yourself.Somehow the video ended at the exact same moment as it was meant to, but if you're heavier or lighter than me you'll
be clamoring to jump out of a plane or parasailing with a Samsung Gear VR on my face.You can now ride the VR zipline at Zip Now in
