...is to turn in-game violence into reality.

A game developing company who specialise in Impact Generating Devices by the name of TN Games has developed a jacket (similar to a bulletproof vest) that can simulate the effects of getting shot in a game, to the actual discomfort. Taking that feeble rumble action in your controller to the next level.

The jacket can cause the user to feel a "thud" when a bullet enters one of four hydraulic powered areas on the jacket and also feel it exit from the opposite side. The jacket comes in a number of designs including charcoal black and full-on camo. They will also soon be releasing a number of other impact generating devices to completely cover you, including your head, arms and legs.

The current jacket design comes with the jacket itself as well as a USB lead for feedback from the game your playing and also a hefty power supply that is the similar size to a large hard-backed novel.

The company currently have a deal with Activision to use their Call of Duty 2 game as a development platform for this technology and are even making their own racing simulator using a similar G-force simulating jacket. The company is hoping to release another jacket that will pack a little more punch, 50% more punch, some time next year. The suite can be bought from as little as $189 and must be used with compatible games (which isn't many).

So hopefully, next time your buddy launches a grenade at you in Halo you may actually end up in a little pain in real-life.

Watch the video interview with Mark Ombrellaro, MD (President & CEO of TN Games) over a Channel 10