Re:PainStation
by capableweb on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @06:02PM
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> and their hand’s skin cracked bloodily and got bruised after a session. But they insisted to finish the game.
This arcade machine would be a great hit at BDSM parties I bet.
My understanding is that's partly how it got started (basically in a BDSM-influenced artistic context)
The linked article says it has been used in that specific context.
Played the very same!
The knob-steering made it hard enough for even the gamers among my friends, so we all felt the pain! IIRC some ”powerups” such as ”pain x2” started dropping after a while. Hilarious stuff.
Re:PainStation
by quickthrower2 on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @06:02PM
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Sounds unhygienic. Is the punishment a blood pathogen from the previous loser?
Or a DNA fragment?
The silicon whip, which is the main pain-inducing device (the heat is laughable, and the electric shocks are painful but don't do permanent damage) was changed against a new one and disinfected before being re-used by the next player.
At least that's how it was managed at the two events where I had some fun with that thing, the Computerspielemuseum Berlin and a Chaos Communication Congress (back in the days when it was still at BCC).
I felt really bad, they were so bad I kept winning, and their hand’s skin cracked bloodily and got bruised after a session. But they insisted to finish the game.