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Virtual Reality Cocoon Being Designed
gurps_npc writes "CNN reports that a company called 'NAU' is working on an Immersion Cocoon that seems inspired by ST:TNG's Holodeck. The images are only 2D, and you can't touch them. But it is 360-degree video and sound, with light sensors to detect your hand movements and floor sensors to detect foot movements. They hope to have a prototype by October 2009."
Done: http://www.physorg.com/news127137136.html
The more people I meet, the better I like my dog.
There is a company with headquarters in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada (just down the road from RIM in one of the few buildings in the area that RIM doesn't own) that has been doing this for many years now.
Check out the public docs at
http://www.christiedigital.com/AMEN/Markets/AdvancedVisualization/
Did you see the opening or closing ceremonies of the Olympics? All of that projection was done with Christie equipment. And their 3D submersive stuff is crazy. They have intentionally stayed away from more consumer stuff, so not many people have heard of them. But anyone in the industry has.
Full disclosure: I'm doing some contract work there right now. But what they are doing is really amazing.
actually that would be millibits. But we get you.
If you can read this, I forgot to post anonymously.