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Omni-directional VR floors

Wired has an interesting article on a team based at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, Germany, unveiled the CyberWalk, an omnidirectional treadmill designed to serve as a VR-capable movement platform. (via Wired & BBC)

BBC NEWS | Technology | Scientists develop 'CyberWalk'

Bring it on! The next generation of video consoles moves from the WiiFit to omni-directional floors – cool!

There’s also a bunch of other solutions that have been developed including:

The Circula Floor

An Omni-directional Treadmill

But haven’t we already built one back in the day for JayKay’s Virtual Insanity?

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2 Responses to “Omni-directional VR floors”


  1. 1 Trægulve

    wow i think that is really cool, the next generation of video games!

  2. 2 rickwilliams

    Yeah, they just need to build one that can fit through the front door and they'll be sorted!

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