The lead character of Deus Ex Revolution is a mechanically augmented cyborg whose many cybernetic additions give him a range of super human (or should that be post-human) powers. But how likely are we to see such bodily augmentation by the year of the game's setting, 2027?
To find out, the game's publisher, Square Enix commissioned Canadian filmmaker Rob Spence to explore the current state of physical augmentation and augmented reality displays. Spence lost an eye in a shooting accident as a teenager and has since had a wireless video camera built into his eye socket, allowing him to record everything he sees.
During the course of this fascinating ten minute film he meets several people who have benefited from cutting edge augmentation technologies, as well as firefighters testing a new AR suit that provides them with information about their environment, including the presence of dangerous chemicals, when fighting fires.
Anyway, it's a little more interesting than the usual promo trailer – although, if you're squeamish, watch out as there are brief scenes of medical operations.
