Suddenly, a shadow overhead. A big ol' blue whale swam into view. Before long, it was right alongside the ship. Being a Man Who Was Raised In A Forest By Video Games (and also kind of a jerk), I reached out and tried to poke its eye. It didn't react, unfortunately, but it was probably for the better. Getting attacked by whales is rarely a good thing
The sense of scale in the demo was immense. And again, being able to walk, to reach out and touch some of it, made everything that much more impressive. That said, I began to notice a couple things: 1) touching something and receiving only a small rumble of feedback or, worse, nothing felt downright strange. I felt like a ghost, and not the cool kind that can materialize at will. 2) The VR system's wire (which was plugged into a nearby PC) occasionally tangled around my foot or slipped awkwardly across my leg. I never tripped or fell or anything like that, but it was immersion-breaking, to say the least