Post: Virtual Reality, becoming a reality?
04-13-2011, 08:53 AM #1
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Virtusphere, Inc. develops and markets a locomotion platform that allows
users to be completely immersed into their interactive virtual experience




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How it works: Virtusphere consists of a 10-foot hollow sphere, which is placed on a special platform that allows the sphere to rotate freely in any direction according to the user’s steps. Wearing a wireless, head-mounted display the user is able to walk and run being immersed into virtual environment. The movement by the user is replicated within the virtual environment. The same hardware set can be used for different applications by changing only the software applications.

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Markets and applications for Virtusphere include but are not limited to:
• Military, law enforcement , and other dangerous occupations for safely
training, practical skills of users preparing for dangerous environments
• Gaming and entertainment
• Health and fitness
• Education and museums
• Architecture and construction-site 3D model walk-through
• Virtual travel and tourism
• Events and Shows
• Home gaming


Could you imagine playing COD in one of these?

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04-13-2011, 09:29 PM #20
nickyboy909
Bounty hunter
Awesome... looks expensive but worth it :P
Of course theres gonna be lag and what not but oh well that's the case now adays i guess :(
04-13-2011, 09:36 PM #21
mastersdinner
I master at dinner
Good luck getting this into your living room
04-13-2011, 09:41 PM #22
All this BS about 3D, motion controls and all that... this right here is the future of gaming. Only this could further the experience.

And after this would come an alternative where running would be sorta automatic, based on what your brainwaves are saying, if you kinda get what I mean. Cos the exhaustion is the only downfall of this.
04-13-2011, 09:44 PM #23
wowaka
Former Staff
I read about this in a magazine, a few years ago. This used to cost 10k. I think nintendo will release a plastic version before 2013.

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