I have often watched startrek and thought how cool it would be to someday have a holodeck, but was always stumped on how someone could walk in a straight line for more than a few yards without running into a wall.
Past versions of VR systems have not allowed for free movement, you basicly stand stationary with a helmet on your head.
What you see above is the virtuasphere, A $30,000 unit already in use for some military training.
Players don a motion-tracking headset to project the visuals and then they are ready to begin virtual exploration.
They can run, jump, roll, or crawl over virtually unlimited distances without encountering real world obstacles.
The large hollow sphere sits on rollers allowing it to rotate through 360 degrees and move freely in any direction - without actually going anywhere at all.
The Washington-based manu [...]
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