CyberWalk Omni-Directional Treadmill

Even with recent improvements in virtual reality technology, it's still almost impossible to physically walk through virtual environments. Now, European researchers have started a project named CyberWalk, demonstrating their omni-directional treadmill, named CyberCarpet. For more information go to:http://cordis.europa.eu/ictresults/

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Science & Technology

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• CyberWalk
• cyber+walk
• multidirectional
• omni+direction
• omni+directional
• virtual+reality
• cyber+carpet
• cybercarpet
• VR

[valugi]

holodeck version 0.00001

[BubbaThing]

perfect for virtual reality games

[TheOriginalSomeone]

Now find a way off.

[IBMua]

Noisy

[SrgntBlntPasser]

gaming sphere is better

[F22DarkRaptor]

Extreme power consummation (for a game device) extreme noise, not really good for run or direction changing and need big place, the price will be really extreme and people with money will find that boring...

Personally i look for another technology, a device for recording every movement on the body in a controlled hypnoses state and simulate of view, sound, touch and maybe able to simulate odors and taste.

With good computer for 3D reality convert for brain data, that will be better than that...

[elliotnicklin]

This, combined with Playstation move and sony's 3D goggle things, boom.

[HisPimpify]

looks expensive *.* If it was possible to make virtual reality gaming for only a few grand I think the intire world would go for it, but all the new technology for that is to expensive for the average joe. D:

[700]

imagine Call of Duty or Battlefields or Medal of Honor on that with 3D vision!

[jcarpenter7787]

So it's omnidirectional, but you can still only walk in one direction?

[speelc]

The guy's looking up, "Uh, how do I get off?"

[MrPenobe]

Watch your toes!