Ultimate Battlefield 3 Simulator - Build & Test (Full Video) - The Gadget Show

The full story of The Gadget Show's FPS gaming simulator build premiered on Channel 5 in the UK at 8pm on Monday 24th October 2011. This video contains the highlights.

Questions? Contact: @alexarmstead @timwagg @ChrisPyUK (via Twitter)

www.channel5.com/thegadgetshow
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www.facebook.com/thegadgetshow

A full press release can be downloaded at the following address:
https://www.yousendit.com/dl?phi_acti...

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For more information on the contributors who helped to make this simulator happen:

MSE Weibull [Omni-Directional Treadmill and Motion Tracking]
http://www.mseab.se/

Igloo Vision [Projection and 360-degree Dome]
http://www.igloovision.com/

aps events and media Ltd [Visual Manipulation]
http://www.thinkaps.com

Extra Dimensional Technologies [Ambient Lighting]
http://www.extradmt.com/site

Running in the Halls [Kinect Hack]
http://www.rith.co.uk/

Robo Challenge [Paintball Marker Control System]
http://www.robochallenge.co.uk

Yoyotech [Gaming PC]
http://www.yoyotech.co.uk/

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This is a world first. A unique FPS simulator that turns gaming into reality as you move, aim, fire and get shot within a 360-degree immersive environment.

Using a pre-release copy of Battlefield 3 and a team of top technology experts from across Europe we've built a truly one of a kind simulator.

Centred on the world's first, portable omni-directional treadmill (designed by Swedish company MSE Weibull) the simulator lets you control the movements of a Battlefield 3 character with your own body. Other key technology employed includes: an Igloo Vision projection dome; 12 paintball markers that allow the player, in real time, to feel the enemy gunfire experienced in the game; a wireless gun system; ambient LED lighting; and an Xbox Kinect camera hack.

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[zoneforgamers]

wow, you're so tough

[Bakir Torlak]

I WOULD GIVE EVERYTHING TO GET THIS!!!

[omg101man]

na dude. i go airsofting and stuff all the time. Im just saying the guns are always pointed in one particular spot so its kinda pointless if your always just moving out of the way of its line of fire,

[Shark1103]

That's Master Chief! I found him!!

[TheOGC4]

they should build one and you should pay like 15-25$ per person plz?

[Jogeta5]

It's really cool that we have the Oculus Rift and soon the Virtuix Omni.

Gamers will have something similar to this,

Video:/watch?v=qpHWJMytx5I

[programaster]

This is essentially what oculus rift and virtuix omni together are trying to bring to every gamer's house.

Obviously with the extra space it'd be nice to have the larger omnitread but the new ones make it a genuine possibility in the future. Which I can't bloody wait for.

[Jere Potts]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMM­MMMMMMMMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZZZZ­ZZZZZZZZZIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNN­NNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGG AMAZING!!!!!!!!!

[Rishi patel]

thumbs up if you think they should make a gadget show porn special

[Pottan23]

Hah, rental field chrono their guns way low because customers complaining about the pain is bad for buisness. Go to a indoor field and ask for a 300 fps Reball shot to the torso and you'll be slipping on that armor next.

Regular paintballs break apart when they hit, thus aren't delivering all of their energy to you, Reballs do, and you'll feel it.

[Qlimaxz97]

Gangster :P

[soccerboy2148]

@lznziup yeah i agree def a top 10 and dude! this game is tight been playing all day -> bit.ly/19XhWgN?=rymof