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- palos99, on 07/13/2009, -1/+18Youtube version without ads/bad ui/etc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1GWPnFjpHc
- deadasdisco, on 07/13/2009, -0/+17not a whole lot of running in the porn that i watch.
- N01SE, on 07/13/2009, -0/+14Those guys have been doing this project for a good while now. The mechanics of the device does not translate well unfortunately, for instance you can't run really fast in one direction then change directions quickly (without risking injury), also the applications are limited to only basic walking/running movements, you can't jump, swim, climb, etc. I think that's why it has never really taken off, plus the price tag would not likely be worth what you get out of it. Maybe for a virtual exercise system, like a next generation treadmill, but then why would you need a virtual environment for that.
- mobislink, on 07/13/2009, -1/+15I need a bigger house.
- roedood, on 07/13/2009, -4/+17porn porn porn porn porn porn
- deadasdisco, on 07/13/2009, -1/+13the only thing i'd be worried about is changing directions. like, say you were running pretty fast, then you had to stop suddenly. you'd stop, but the ball would keep rolling wouldn't it? and with a headset on, essentially blinding you from real life, it seems like this could be pretty dangerous.
- timthe1st, on 07/13/2009, -3/+15Am I the only one who has had a similar idea to this? I always imagined it was a fairly common idea but they make it sound like it was a stroke of genius. I would of course never have managed to put it into practice but the basics of the idea has always been in my head.
The main problem as far as I am aware is getting the ball large enough so that the curve is not very noticeable when walking, and then it would probably get too large for a normal room. - TheLotusEater, on 07/13/2009, -0/+9You'd ***** kill yourself, because the ball is going to keep rolling as you're jumping into the air... Which brings up another question... How are you supposed to display any sort of reasonable agility in a first-person-shooter when you not only have to change your own direction, but the direction of the ball?
It just seems like it's only going to get use at the carnival. - jaschen, on 07/13/2009, -1/+8That ball seems to be a bit too heavy. Any sudden movement in the opposite direction would make you fall. Maybe they should try too make it out of plastic.
- zspade, on 07/13/2009, -1/+8would you rather nobody start even bother trying until they have the ability to create a virtual experience indiscernible from reality? Because if so, if no one ever tries now, we will never get to that point. Technology is about progression, the evolution of ideas and acquirement of knowledge.
- Devrdander, on 07/13/2009, -0/+7Or how about an Omni Directional Treadmill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-8eVcN2z3k - RegularUser, on 07/13/2009, -0/+6The COO gyy looks like he is selling knives on TV.
- TheLotusEater, on 07/13/2009, -0/+6You're doing it wrong.
- storstygg, on 07/13/2009, -3/+8Yes, I call 1st on the virtua porn ball
- InRaged, on 07/13/2009, -0/+5Man, it'll be a bitch to strafe though.
- zephc, on 07/13/2009, -0/+5I learned that Pierce Brosnan will do anything for a paycheck.
- N01SE, on 07/13/2009, -0/+5screw swimming? There's really no mechanical way to simulate this stuff accurately, a true virtual experience can only be accomplished by connecting a computer directly to the brain and overriding/controlling synapses and sensory inputs, which we can't do.......yet. Similar signals as when you are dreaming and you swim, run, fall, etc. in your dream, it can feel very real.
- IntruderII, on 07/13/2009, -0/+4The best way to pull it off would be to get rid of the sphere altogether.
Just use a treadmill that can go in any direction. I'm pretty sure I've seen some videos of the military using similar technology for training. - KountChocula, on 07/13/2009, -0/+4I agree, this set up looks very cumbersome and denies one the ability to quickly change direction, dodge, dip, dive, duck, or dodge.
How can you jump? Walk up stairs? Climb up a ladder.
But I mean if their aim is to design a game where you walk or run for long distances in a single direction then they've hit gold! - Eikon89, on 07/13/2009, -1/+5It seems to me that a setup like this would be more appropriate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQw1tsgrJOs - Fallout911, on 07/13/2009, -2/+6Did anybody learn anything from the lawnmower man?
- Travelsonic, on 07/13/2009, -0/+3no inane amount of rebuffering either
- Locupleto, on 07/13/2009, -0/+3How about crouching, crawling, swimming, jumping, and flying?
Can you run in a zig-zag or will the inertia of a large ball make it difficult?
To make it work I think you actually need a large tilt-able platform with a Omni-directional movable surface that moves to keep you centered.
To make this ball work they would need to create a very compelling game just for it and sell it to health clubs.
Who wants to wear VR head-gear when you are working up a sweat though? - chriswastaken, on 10/27/2009, -0/+3it's the problem of momentum. You build a 10' steel ball and you'll have some weight to it, move that weight and it'll continue to move.
The only way you'd be able to really pull it off is carbon nanotubes. But from what it looks like they moved to plastics right now (the translucent white material) to lose some weight. - SmpleJohn, on 07/13/2009, -1/+3Great. Now all I have to do is order the 10x10 ball to set it up in my living room. No, it won't get in the way.
- bryonline, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2I love it when English is cc in English
- iancgi, on 07/15/2009, -0/+2Its a start for true VR I guess... but before we know it VR will consist of direct neural sensory input or full immersion VR from within the mind.
- foxhound009, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2And won't cost a fortune unlike the giant sphere.
- inactive, on 07/13/2009, -0/+2agreed, you can't change the momentum of the ball as if you were just yourself running.
- pat0neill, on 07/13/2009, -1/+3just make sure you wash it, because i call twosies
- bossm4n, on 07/13/2009, -0/+2One step closer to the holodeck.
- fatlucy101, on 07/13/2009, -1/+3Want.
- se7en11, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2It said "Your show will start after 650 seconds" - fortunately there was a "skip ad" link. :)
- Ziggy7273, on 07/13/2009, -0/+2That would be perfect if it wasn't a guy in a box being pushed around a gymnasium.
- samcobra13, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2Dugg for headcrab.
- nurbsenvi, on 07/13/2009, -0/+2Looks like a good way to knock all your frontal teeth out.
- MetalliTooL, on 07/13/2009, -0/+2Looks difficult to reverse direction.
- BigBadaboom, on 07/14/2009, -0/+2This is a work of comedy genius.
- chriswastaken, on 10/27/2009, -0/+2i think a next step would be projecting the world into the inside (onto the outside but reversed). Projection could make it seamless and smooth while not requiring you to use goggles or the software of "head movement in 3d space"
- Vodd9, on 07/13/2009, -0/+1I've found the kind of project I want to be earning my living with.
- Fallout911, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1Exactly.
- viper001, on 07/13/2009, -0/+1Technology is still too young for virtual reality. A machine that could read thought patterns the brain sends to limbs (blink/move arms/move legs/etc) would revolutionize VR as a whole, and allow smaller 'home-size' consoles to be built. The hamster ball is too big and too cumbersome to ever work, but it's definitely a start.
- loathing, on 07/16/2009, -0/+1I was thinking the same thing.
- inactive, on 07/13/2009, -0/+1re the ad at the start of the video - the cube is so fing ugly I kind of want to go down to a dealership and laugh at them for selling such a dumb ass looking POS
also - Fing unnecessary subtitles - bysin, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1Lets say you owned an omnidirectional treadmil, and it was stuck in the ON position while you were on it, how would you get off?
- Taiyoryu, on 07/13/2009, -0/+1architectural walk-throughs, personnel training (e.g. military), virtual/educational adventures (e.g., Mars, inside the human body), fancy treadmill, porn (though I can't see it, but maybe I'm not being imaginative enough)
- MrSwap, on 07/14/2009, -0/+1First thing I thought when I saw that giant hampster ball.
- Astark, on 07/13/2009, -0/+1Dude, I just want to sit on the couch and play video games. How come all of these companies are trying to come up with technologies to complicate my life? I don't want to point my finger at my TV and say bang to play COD. It's a pain in the ass enough when I have to run my guy across a huge world to get somewhere. You think I want to actually run there?
- inactive, on 07/13/2009, -0/+1Too bulky. Needs to be constructed out of a lighter material. That or it needs sensors attached to motors so it can tell which direction you're changing and adjust so there's no resistance.
- MMusick, on 07/13/2009, -0/+1I'm sure it's only a matter of time.
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