Omnidirectional Treadmill / Virtual Reality Floor

Omnidirectional Treadmill for use in navigating virtual environments. Meant to be smaller and less complicated than existing systems. If you are interested or have any idea as to how to improve it please feel free to comment.

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• treadmill
• enviornment
• navigation
• gaming
• science
• technology
• omni
• directional
• omni-directional
• cyberwalk
• cybercarpet
• cyber
• carpet
• walk
• holodeck
• holo
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• holo-deck

[roidroid]

@TheCosay the CyberCarpet already uses balls like that.

watch?v=bdGH3eOuGIM

[Alucard9692010]

i had the exact same idea about 6 years ago

[wationsfils]

i would suggest a bigger version with a animated character that proves that project has a future. 

[wationsfils]

that was very interesting. if you need any support for 3d drawing and animation just let me no.

[tieguyny]

@TheCosay You should check out my updated version.

[mitch13815]

this is very detailed you have alot of talent

[Dahunted128]

Awesome i hope more people keep thinking about ideas though one thing it kind of needs a gate

[roidroid]

I think using a flattened torus would put less strain on the treadmill material (less elasticity needed - perhaps none needed at all), but would require a more complex supporting mechanism.

[NewbYears]

do you mean like if your running in a first person then for whatever reason have to jump back fast it wouldnt keep moving in the direction you were just moving causing you to fall over?

[superfluent]

Good idea. The concept was also evaluated by the Technische Universität München three years ago. No material was found suitable to be wrapped around the disc and waer was detected inside the gap on the sied so the concept was not followed.