Playing video games and enjoying the outdoors don't have to be mutually exclusive. Various creative minds have come up with ways to take gaming into real-world environments. Why chill at the crib when you could be out driving a real-life Mario Kart or letting hadoukens fly at Burning Man? We've highlighted just a few of these pioneering projects this week, so head to the gallery for a look at the gaming experiences you've missed by staying home.
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![<p>Toronto-based Site 3 coLaboratory has been playing with fire for years, so it's only fitting that it would make its way to the Burning Man festival to ply its trade. After a <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/Site3/super-street-fire-burning-man-2012/description">successful Kickstarter</a> in 2012, the crew built a flame-based "Charcade" on the playa, offering a variety of fiery arcade thrills. The standout at the event was <em>Super Street Fire</em>. Live contestants donned motion-tracking wearables and attempted to perform successful combinations of movements that would trigger bursts of flames. <a href="https://youtu.be/3wNzW1Aaakk">Hadouken</a>!</p>
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