Karen Murrish, fundraising manager for Royal Cornwall Hospitals charity, said the initiative was the beginning of the project. The robot is expected to cost £2.5m over a five-year budget and Mr Battersby aims to raise £50,000 through community efforts. "That's what really gives us the additional precision and the ability to give what's called traction and counter-traction, which is really what we need to operate with minimal tissue trauma," he said. "Of the top 20 highest-volume cancer units in the country, we're now the only unit that doesn't have this." 'It's exciting'Īfter using a simulator, Mr Battersby said small robotic arms were "much more like hands" instead of the fixed instruments he normally uses. For all the latest news on the Duke Nukem 3D universe, keep your browser parked at Shacknews.Mr Battersby told BBC Radio Cornwall: "Cornwall was one of the pioneers for minimally invasive surgery 20 years ago - but obviously technology has moved on. Additionally, you can bring along your friends to take down the pigcops in cooperative play, though the mod author recommends keeping the party size under five to avoid confusion.Īs the mod was not explicitly designed for VR, there are some bugs and quirks, though this could be said of nearly any mod. Those alien bastards are gonna pay for shooting up Duke's ride.Ī side effect of being built onto the Serious Sam 3 platform, this new Duke 3D mod offers VR support, offering the full Duke package in VR for the first time. Much of the art and models used in the recreation come directly from Duke Nukem Forever, finally giving the troubled title a reason to exist. Some areas of the maps are expanded and may make use of enemies waves, much like the Serious Sam games. Syndroid has painstakingly recreated the level geometry and design from the 3D Realms classic while also slightly updating the experience with modern conveniences. Meltdown, the iconic first episode of Duke Nukem 3D. Players will need to own a copy of Serious Sam 3, as well as Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter in order to install the mod from the workshop.Īs of right now, the mod contains four of the five main levels from L.A.
Modder Syndroid has been hard at work building out a remake of Duke Nukem 3D that runs as Steam Workshop modification for Serious Sam Fusion 2017, a software hub for all things Croteam, developers of the Serious Sam franchise. The best part is that you can even play alongside your friends. The newest example of this trend is the recent release of a new VR version of Duke Nukem 3D that is built on top of Serious Sam VR and uses assets from Duke Nukem Forever. If there’s one thing you can count on the PC gaming community to provide, it’s endless ports of 90s classic games to new engines and devices.
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