Reactive Heat and Wind Come to VR

Want to feel the heat of nearby fire, explosions, or radiation. Or even just the gentle warmth and breeze of a sunny day in the wasteland. Reactive Heat and Wind Come to VR, Thanks to Smart Plugs.

If you said yes, you’re in luck because [GingasVR] created an immersive heat mod and wind mod for the VR version of Fallout 4 that uses economical smart outlets and game scripting to do just that. The heart of this hack lies in gluing two things that don’t normally go together. In this case [GingasVR] uses a bit of game scripting to control TP-Link HS100 or HS110 Smart Plugs, allowing virtual events to control things in the real world.

An ordinary fan in a smart plug creates wind on demand, and heat comes from a 250 watt infrared heat lamp aimed toward the player. For heat, an IR lamp is the way to go because it’s highly directional, can be quickly cycled on and off, and responds rapidly. The range of immersive effects opened up by this is pretty compelling.