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This is sort of a dumb question, but why develop omnidirectional treadmills instead of omnidirectional footwear?
by akira2501 12y ago
This is sort of a dumb question, but why develop omnidirectional treadmills instead of omnidirectional footwear?
- Numberwang 12y agoOr even better; I never understood why ppl were not looking into these http://www.thebabyloft.co.uk/images/products/door-bouncer.jpg http://www.thebabyloft.co.uk/images/products/door-bouncer.jp... With sensor lights picking up the foot movements. I bet the engineering challenge of giving sensory feedback to the foot is easier than making the treadmills work.
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- DonHopkins 12y agoBabies are expensive!
- adventured 12y agoThese things were all explored over the last 30 years in the VR space. Body suits, hanging rigs, chairs, caves - you name it someone experimented with it. I fully expect we'll see a massive re-exploration of all of it in the next 30 years, especially as VR becomes a $100 billion market across consumer/enterprise/govt. Eventually a few optimal approaches for the home will come out of that market process, similar to gaming today: you might have a basic controller, you might buy a driving wheel, you might install an entire flight simulator environment, all depending on how far you want to go to boost your experience.
- mcantelon 12y agoSo people don't run into walls while wearing their headsets I think.
- cma 12y agoWhen you make a sharp turn while running (or even when you start and stop running), your body works against inertia. It isn't simulated properly by slippery shoes, but can be on a (large, military grade) omnidirectional treadmill. Omni treadmill shoes used over a large 12ftx12ft are or so could work. But too heavy.