Omni-directional treadmill = true immersive VR

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  • Jammrock
    The Berserker
    • Aug 1999
    • 8661

    #1

    Omni-directional treadmill = true immersive VR

    Sure, you get a pretty good workout on that regular treadmill, but don't you think you could burn more calories if you had a little directional freedom? Well, thanks to the ridiculously clever people at Virtual Space Devices, you're one step closer to breaking free of your staid workout -- and one step closer to fully immersive virtual environments. The Michigan-based company has been developing an omni-directional treadmill since 1996, and they appear to have come up with a real solution -- a self-contained unit which allows you to walk (or run) in any direction you choose, without actually covering any ground. Next up the company plans to manufacture a device called the iPlane, which will not only allow you to walk and run wherever you want, but fly as well, which should make future iterations of Doom really, really interesting. Watch the video after the break and be stunned and amazed.[Via Digg]


    This is just freaking cool. Check out the video. My favorite part is the "Next up the company plans to manufacture a device called the iPlane, which will not only allow you to walk and run wherever you want, but fly as well, which should make future iterations of Doom really, really interesting," part. Now that would be worth the price of admission.

    Jammrock
    “Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get out”
    –The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett
  • rylan
    Super MURCer
    • Sep 1999
    • 2347

    #2
    Damn thats cool.

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    • Jon P. Inghram
      Super MURCer
      • Oct 1999
      • 3878

      #3


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      • Evildead666
        Super MURCer
        • Mar 2002
        • 3116

        #4
        Yay, finally super sweet VR Games !!!!

        Now they just have to make a few million of them and bring the price down.
        and make it USB

        Oblivion with a VR helmet...mmmmm

        Close all the Laserquest places and replace the floorspace with loads of 'Cabins' with one of these in each.
        Live multiplayer VR action...
        PC-1 Fractal Design Arc Mini R2, 3800X, Asus B450M-PRO mATX, 2x8GB B-die@3800C16, AMD Vega64, Seasonic 850W Gold, Black Ice Nemesis/Laing DDC/EKWB 240 Loop (VRM>CPU>GPU), Noctua Fans.
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        • Jammrock
          The Berserker
          • Aug 1999
          • 8661

          #5
          Originally posted by Evildead666 View Post
          Oblivion with a VR helmet...mmmmm
          THat would be one way to lose a lot of weight. I can see the headlines now, "Gamer loses 200 lbs. playing video game." Or more accurately, "Gamer dies playing VR game after running for three hours to through virtual wilderness."
          “Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get out”
          –The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett

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          • Evildead666
            Super MURCer
            • Mar 2002
            • 3116

            #6
            Yes, more likely dies....
            Imagine with a Wii - like controller for the sword play...

            damn sweet.
            PC-1 Fractal Design Arc Mini R2, 3800X, Asus B450M-PRO mATX, 2x8GB B-die@3800C16, AMD Vega64, Seasonic 850W Gold, Black Ice Nemesis/Laing DDC/EKWB 240 Loop (VRM>CPU>GPU), Noctua Fans.
            Nas : i3/itx/2x4GB/8x4TB BTRFS/Raid6 (7 + Hotspare) Xpenology
            +++ : FSP Nano 800VA (Pi's+switch) + 1600VA (PC-1+Nas)

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