cybereality wrote:Interesting, but I feel like the motorized designs may be too expensive or bulky for most enthusiasts.
The passive design of the Omni does look attractive, though I have never used it so maybe it's not as good as I hope.
Complex mechanical designs may have a market in the VR arcade or theme-park setting.
I know there are guys that spend $10K+ on motorized seats for racing sims, but I doubt most people here could stomach that.
the inventors of the Walkmouse claim that it will be affordable.
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the omnipad though looks like it woud be very expensive to produce.
it looks like the Walkmouse uses some flexible screw rings that are driven by a few motorized rolls underneath them to push the user backwards.
This video has a closeup of it. looks like some kind of spring rings. But how could they actually rotate???
if those are spring like rings then this design could be indeed very cheap. those yellow rolls dont look expensive either.... well if you need a few hundred of them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBV_1PHmDIo
However i am curious about the RunPad. The FAqs on their website seem quiet interesting.
http://criffin.com/runpad/faq/
A passive ODT that claims to be a unique new design and has the name 'RUNPAD' on which i could crouch
and jump. I have thought so much about possible ODT designs....
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it sounds like they have sth very special.