Metal Gear Solid fan? Call of Duty fan? A Little BF2142 maybe? How would you like to feel it when someone shoots you with their AK47?

Mark Ombrellaro, a Bellevue vascular surgeon, has invented an game-accessory vest titled “3rd Space” that interactively prods and pokes you during gameplay. Yowch! I like First Person Shooters for the very reason that when you play them you don’t walk out of the woods with welts all over your torso. Certainly there will be people that will want one of these, but I myself will steer clear–thank you very much.

And if that isn’t enough for you hard core war gamers, this isn’t the only new “feel-a-round” accessory that is being developed.  Prepare to fully immerse yourself for a full body experience with the a shot to your head:

“Coming soon is a helmet in which players can feel head shots and a racing-game vest that simulates the g-forces felt by a Formula One driver.”

“Yet another model was created for military training. Ombrellaro said he’s close to a deal with the Canadian military for units with wireless connections and gas cylinders that can be turned up high enough to leave bruises when soldiers are “hit” during training exercises.”

I just don’t think I would enjoy explaining to anyone why I have bruises all over my upper body. I could claim that my wife beats me. That would be only slightly more embarrassing than admitting I bought something that hurts me during gameplay in a video game.

Reported in the Business & Technology section of the Seattle Times.