Maybe it’s because I’ve been through the parenting thing a couple of times but when the first slide for Razer’s Project Brooklyn popped onto my screen, I immediately thought “adult high chair.” A less cynical take is that Razer’s created a fully-contained, completely immersive gaming station for everyone from PC to mobile players.
Next-Gen Seating
Razer’s Project Brooklyn is a natural progression from their entry into the world of high-end gamer chairs. Indeed, you can see elements of the Razer Iskur in Project Brooklyn, with its bolstered sides and molded headrest.
But really, it’s more like a cockpit, with high-density memory foam, a leather-stitched seat back, and a carbon fiber body meant to encourage better posture during long sessions. Built into the back of the chair is a rollable, transparent, 60” OLED display that deploys with the touch of a button.
It’s no surprise, then, that the base of the chair takes cues from Razer’s Tomahawk monitor, with its built in cable routing. That plethora of cables is meant to hook up to your gaming PC or console, or possibly directly into your mobile device.
For those times that you need a platform for your mouse and keyboard (or maybe just an at-hand snack), there are modular, fold-away panels in each armrest. You can extend them together or separately, depending on your needs.
Feel the Thunder, See the Thunder
Building off Razer’s most recent audio headsets, Project Brooklyn has haptic feedback, promising full-body sensitivity that lets you feel everything from splashing water to starship explosions.
There is, as always, Chroma RGB built into the chair. Not only can you customize the lighting to your liking, you can have it react to in-game events, making your experience even more immersive.
A Far Future Concept That Deserves a Chance
I won’t lie, the idea of firing up Star Wars: Rogue Squadron in this chair and heading into a dogfight thrills me. It reminds me of the immersive machines that you’d find at video arcades. Except Project Brooklyn has more versatility than those machines could ever imagine. No matter what type of gamer you are, you can take advantage of some element of the chair.
While some of the technology in the chair is purely conceptual or extremely cost-prohibitive (I’m looking at you, 60″ rollable OLED) there’s a lot about Project Brooklyn that gamers, especially gamers that have been stuck at home for 12 months, are looking for. Instead of continuously trying to tweak your space for optimal gaming, here’s an all-in-one space that gives you perfect visual immersion, comfortable and supportive seating, and integrated haptics.
Project Brooklyn might not have immediate real-world viability like its companion CES project, Project Hazel, but I look forward to seeing how elements of the concept make their way into future Razer seating products.
You can find out more about Project Brooklyn on the Razer site.
