Giant Robot in Second Life

testing new input device with 3-axis accelerometer.

Softbank Slim Japan
27th March 2008

http://www.t-p.jp/blog/2008/04/-in-second-life.html

A box holded by giant robot is driven by an original input device.
PC camera is capturing player.
3-axis accelerometer inside the board.

Takumi Kida (Naemura lab. Tokyo Univ.)
Masaya Kazama["Miyaoka Hitchcock" in SL],
Toru Izumoi["Tori Teatime" in SL] (Tokyo Peninsula Inc.)
Tomohiko Hayashi (spicebox, inc.)
RUJIRUSHI["ruji Mayo" in SL](http://rujip.net/)
Sponsored by SoftBank Mobile Corp.


thanks!
http://sonicviz.com/wordpress/2008/03/27/virtual-fun/
http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2008/03/giant-robot-sof.html
http://www.secondtimes.net/column/tour/20080328_slnight.html

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• SecondLife
• Robot
• device
• SoftBank
• Mobile

[15Larsy]

if only the hands were connected to the arms

[ViajeroP]

:) Yes, fun interactivity with RL is something we need more of in SL.

[Antilopinae]

Wow! What a fun looking ride! :D