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VIRTUAL REALITY
start, starting with stripping the house
clean from years of dirt build-up.
According to PCGamer.com, when
the game player arrived at Suzie’s, “the
situation is pretty bad. The front door,
windows, porch, garage, driveway, and
roof are all filthy, you can barely see
the original paintwork underneath the
thick layer of dirt. It’s super nasty.”
The house is soon sparkling, though,
via the gamer’s efforts.
additional equipment (more than the
three nozzles offered now), and even
a chance to open your own pressure
wash business.
(Editor’s Note #1:
Are you kidding me?
Do they know how hard
this is? Or perhaps wannabe
pressure washers should try
this virtual approach first
before diving in to
the industry!)
Futurlab has been taking requests
for clean-up scenes gamers would
like to attack in future PowerWash
Simulator editions.
(Editor’s Note #2:
No doubt PW News
readers could fill their
inbox with random, odd,
big, or dirty jobs they’ve
done in the past.)
HOW IT WORKS
Reviewers from TheVerge.com
write that there’s no winning or losing
in this game. Instead, you “receive feedback
from the client when the job is
done, a before and after picture to show
the impact of your work, and a recap on
how many gallons of water you used.”
According to TheVerge.com, attention
to detail is key to better feedback.
“It does not focus so much on how
quickly you clean, but rather how
successful you are in cleaning each
portion of the house,” the website
review stated. “Even when a spot looks
clean, you will need to keep washing
until you get the on-screen notification
that a particular spot on the house is
cleansed. A hint feature can show you
which portion of the specific area you
may have missed, such as cracks on the
sidewalk.”
One of the challenges gamers face
while indulging their ASMR using the
game is selecting the right nozzle for a
particular part of the job.
“Choosing the right nozzle will
determine how much surface area you
cover, and some are better for certain
situations,” the website explains. “The
yellow nozzle covers a large amount of
dirt, the red one is ideal for removing
dirt from small areas such as the balusters
on porch railings, while the orange
hose provides a balance between the
two in terms of size.”
(Editor’s Note #3:
No, I don’t think soft
wash is an option.
Maybe in version 2.0)
A CASE IN POINT
PCGamer.com described in detail
one scenario presented by the game. A
client, Suzie, wanted her home’s exterior
cleaned. In an email, she explained
that she had just divorced her good-fornothing
husband and wanted a fresh
(Editor’s Note #4:
Sounds almost like a
pre-employment tool for
pressure wash company
owners looking not just for
workers interested in the
task at hand, but who can
think through equipment
choices and do work a
customer is satisfied with.
Perhaps this game can
become part of the preemployment
protocols in
the industry!)
THE TAKE AWAY
FuturLab said it released the early
demo of its game in part due to the
Covid-19 outbreak. “Frankly, we
thought folks could do with a relaxing
stress reliever right now!” the company
stated on its website.
(Editor’s Note #5:
Maybe some of these
people needing a little
relaxation would like to
pick up a wand and work
for your business for free!
Sheesh!)
10 | PRESSURE WASH NEWS | VOL. 3, NO. 1 | WINTER 2021