CyberWalk

Initiated by scientists of the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics together with colleagues from various other European institutions, the CyberWalk project aims to develop a new platform for walking in virtual worlds.

The core of the CyberWalk walking environment will be the so called CyberCarpet. At this stage of the project it is envisioned as a platform, approximately five meter diameter. This platform will consist of thousands of small, loosely pivoted spheres - similar to oversized ball-bearings. The spheres are propelled by a treadmill mounted on a turntable. In this way it will be possible to transport a person walking on the CyberCarpet back to the centre of the platform without them noticing.

I have been waiting for this sort of technology for a long time :)

- CyberWalk

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