Shark-diving is way scarier in virtual reality than on a big screen

Dave Ranyard, the director of Sony Computer Entertainment’s London Studio, made his 72-year-old mom dive with sharks; she looked pretty scared, even though it was only virtual reality.

It’s not surprising, then, that the German rating board for video games actually gave The Deep, London Studio’s tech demo for Sony’s virtual reality headset, Project Morpheus , a stricter age rating when the VR goggles are on. It’s a pretty strong endorsement of the engaging power of VR technology, even without extras enhancements such as haptic feedback and eye-tracking.