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.”
Eddie sure looks happy.
Senior PR Manager at Ubisoft Tom Goldberger said: “When we first developed the concept of playing a videogame in a wind tunnel, we instantly knew that there was only one person that we could call to take on the Steep challenge. Along with being a British icon and an absolute gent, Eddie stunned us all by not only mastering the challenge, but landing himself in the medals table too.”
We played a whole lot of Steep, the extreme-winter-sports game on the way from Ubisoft. Check out some of our gameplay footage from each of the four major events.
Steep releases on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on December 2, 2016.
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