Make: Online : Stringwalker makes VR worlds even more realistic

Stringwalker makes VR worlds even more realistic

"Stringwalker" attempts to solve the problem of walking with a head-mounted VR display through a virtual space. The project uses eight strings actuated by motor-pulley mechanisms mounted on a turntable to give the walker tangible feedback of their virtual environments while guiding them through the spaces. Just don't try to attach your shoelaces to the guide wires.

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Posted by: James on February 6, 2008 at 10:09 AM

White socks and sandals... nice combo!!

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Posted by: EllisGL on February 6, 2008 at 5:15 PM

Now if you add in some motion tracking for jumping and crouching and quite the thing down.. That would be bad ass..

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Posted by: Sébastien on February 7, 2008 at 12:43 AM

I've been told the stringwalker is not such a good locomotion device. The CirculaFloor from the same Tsukuba university seems more promising to me!

The Virtusphere, which I've tested, is much more usable, and the Omni-directionnal treadmill might be another interesting solution.

Checkout : http://cb.nowan.net/blog/state-of-vr/state-of-vr-devices/#locomotion

and for a good overview of the state of virtual reality
: http://cb.nowan.net/blog/state-of-vr/

cheers
cb

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