UC San Diego researchers repurpose 3D HDTV for heads-up VR

[Silversurfer]

Off the shelf 3D HDTVs may still be a bit expensive from a consumer's point of view, but they're a downright bargain compared to the usual high-end virtual reality gear. This gave some researchers at UC San Diego a bright idea: they've paired a $2,300 Samsung 3D TV with a half-silvered mirror and a touch-feedback controller for a haptic-enabled heads-up virtual reality system (or HUVR) that costs just $7,000 (without head tracking). What's more, they say their system actually outperforms the PARIS HUVR system developed twelve years ago (and still in use), which cost a full $100,000. Head on past the break for a quick video of the rig in action.

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[yuriythebest]

aaaaaaaahahahahaha "researchers" aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahaha

EDIT: ok so the point of their reasearch might not have been creating this and they are using this for something else, but even so this makes it seem like they were the first who thought of it.


***buys 2 more iz3d's*****
next day : ** yuriythebest proposes a 3-iz3d rig****

[cybereality]

Pretty sick.