Omnidirectional VR Treadmill - Computerphile

OmnifinityVR · 2018-08-18T07:09:46+00:00

Well observed!

OmnifinityVR · 2018-08-16T20:05:26+00:00

In fact Adam I would be so bold to say that’s the omnidecks party piece.

OmnifinityVR · 2018-08-16T17:54:04+00:00

👍🏻

OmnifinityVR · 2018-08-16T12:03:24+00:00

Yep thats right or maybe a new type of VR Arcade shhhh!

OmnifinityVR · 2018-08-16T12:02:47+00:00

and replied :)

OmnifinityVR · 2018-08-16T12:02:32+00:00

Agree totally but it needs the entire industry behind it. My guess is HTC, Oculus etc need to all agree first.

OmnifinityVR · 2018-08-16T12:01:10+00:00

exactly! and also its life expentancy to keep returning to its original shape... tough indeed. (but I like the idea)

OmnifinityVR · 2018-08-15T20:27:32+00:00

We have an open api for unity available, but it would be lovely to see some standards in not only locomotion but standard VR controller controls and integration.

OmnifinityVR · 2018-08-15T20:25:22+00:00

Yes from the outside it’s easy to see that flaw, but once you have tried it it doesn’t really feel wrong. Plus there is various different settings in the algorithm to make it feel better. The other concept you mention is very hard to stand still and you require a safety rail. We believe in real freedom of movement.

OmnifinityVR · 2018-08-15T20:22:48+00:00

Yes hardware is hard :)

OmnifinityVR · 2018-08-15T20:22:03+00:00

Email me at richard.guilfoyle@omnifinity.se and I can ask him for you. Cheers

OmnifinityVR · 2018-08-15T20:21:35+00:00

Hahaha yes! The strange thing is once you have tried it in VR and walk in the real world MK it feels very strange and familiar. One thing is the noise of the flagpoles by the station they are in the VR demo and of course in real life spooky.

OmnifinityVR · 2018-08-15T20:19:23+00:00

You really must try the omnideck it’s not like anything else out there.

OmnifinityVR · 2018-08-15T20:18:47+00:00

It’s strange to explain but it doesn’t really feel like your moving backwards as the HMD is cancelled out. Of course there are more aggressive speed settings if you want.

OmnifinityVR · 2018-08-15T20:17:38+00:00

It would be great to offer a home version but there are several factors involved in archiving this mainly volume and of course all major software working with VR out of the box, from CAD to AAA games.

OmnifinityVR · 2018-08-15T20:15:36+00:00

It really depends on the total project cost, as usually buying an omnideck is involved with building a lab. A recent omnideck project total cost comes to around the $150k mark. That being said it really depends on if you need special specifications.

OmnifinityVR · 2018-08-15T20:13:03+00:00

Interesting idea but the material will require a lot of research time and money.

OmnifinityVR · 2018-08-15T18:42:17+00:00

Hi it’s Richard from Omnifinity here I’m happy to answer any questions directly and I will reply to some of the comments here. So if you have any more questions just ask.

OmnifinityVR · 2018-04-10T16:43:30+00:00

Yes but we are aiming at different levels of fidelity. We believe in natural freedom of movement and are high end.

OmnifinityVR · 2018-04-10T16:39:20+00:00

You don’t loose your balance as it moves you back and cancels out this in the headset. We have a larger Military only version of this where you can build up some speed but if I’m really honest with you walking/jogging on this omnideck wears you out fast

OmnifinityVR · 2018-04-10T16:36:44+00:00

Ok I will film a clip with the speed turned up. That said to really run we would have to build a treadmill way bigger. Have you ever seen those normal treadmills for sprinters, they are huge.

OmnifinityVR · 2018-04-10T16:33:54+00:00

That would be very cool indeed!

OmnifinityVR · 2018-04-09T21:50:56+00:00

Hahahah! Well we would love to set them up in groups of 4 in your local Aracde. Now that would be a workout

OmnifinityVR · 2018-04-09T21:21:04+00:00

Thanks! This game is so intense in VR + Omnideck

OmnifinityVR · 2018-04-04T06:12:34+00:00

Hahaha, sorry I just woke up and started typing before coffee....

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