Frying Chicken in Virtual Reality
KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) takes its spot in the game industry. Or almost, at least. Eurogamer reports that the American fast food giant is launching its own game - The Hard Way - a KFC Virtual Training Escape Room where you'll catch the chicken on an assembly line in a virtual reality environment.
But so far, the game is not for the public. It will instead be used to educate new employees. Here is how the KFC describes the experience:
“The Hard Way - a KFC Virtual Training Escape Room is designed as an escape room where Colonel Sanders gives his trainees hints and clues along the way to make sure they are making fried chicken the Hard Way - the way he invented more than 70 years ago. After successfully completing the five main steps - inspecting, rinsing, breading, racking, and pressure frying - participants exit the kitchen with an understanding of what it takes to cook Original Recipe chicken like a professional.”
One could almost believe this to be a joke, and the trailer showing of the experience is almost made as an chicken frying... horror experience? Weird... Anyway, regarding if the game will ever be released to the public (and if this is a joke) KFC stated that:
"The technology will not be available for public consumption at this time. It's not just a fun experience - we're actually using the innovative technology to supplement our robust restaurant employee training program for cooks, called Chicken Mastery Certification, by bringing it to our regional general manager trainings, quarterly franchise meetings, and corporate onboarding at our headquarters. So yes, it is actually going to be played by new KFC trainees!"
Sources
- http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-08-24-kfc-unleashes-vr-training-game-about-cooking-fried-chicken
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