Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards has a new place in the record books as the first person to successfully play a video game in a vertical wind tunnel.
The game in question was Ubisoft’s Steep, and the challenge had been arranged by the publisher to "test extreme winter sports fans" by asking them to "play whilst balancing themselves in mid-air".
Edwards rose to fame in the eighties as a Olympic ski-jumper, during which he bested the world record and became Britain’s first representative in the sport since 1929. He made headlines earlier this year for being the eponymous subject of a film, Eddie the Eagle, starring Hugh Jackman.
“I couldn’t wait to give it go," said Edwards. "I love a challenge but this was unlike anything that I’d ever tried before. As soon as I started playing, I was determined to glide past that finishing line.”
Source: IGN PC Articles
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