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Walking In A VR Future

Posted by timothy on from the see-the-lovely-veldt dept.

neol'schmoe writes "There's a new solution to the age old problem of physical movement within a virtual world. Researchers in Japan have come up with tiles that move in concert with a user's pace and motion to allow free range of motion while literally walking in a virtual environment and never leaving a very small area in the real world."

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  1. This will not go over well with slashdot readers by deft · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You think wow, games could be awesome.

    don't forget walking is a form of exercise.

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  2. Re:computer, run program mikeylove 1. by stratjakt · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I wanna run the Barkley program with the Deanna-whore character, who came off much more conservative and respectable than the real Deanna character.

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  3. Also called a by GillBates0 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Treadmill.

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