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IBM Japan opened a website for a virtual reality massive multiplayer online game (VRMMO) based on the Sword Art Online franchise on Monday.

The company began taking preregistration for an alpha test, "Sword Art Online: The Beginning Sponsored by IBM." The test willl take place in Tokyo from March 18-20. Applications will be accepted until March 4 and 208 applicants will be chosen.

The website reveals that the completed prototype utilizes IBM's cognitive computing system "IBM Watson" and its high-speed cloud service "SoftLayer." Participants in the alpha test will be able to enter a virtual reality space and interact with other participants using a scanned 3D model avatar.

You’ll be happy to know it won’t follow the Sword Art Online in-game rule that if you die in the virtual world, you die in real life. Phew.

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