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Article #630Re: Virtual walking???
From: Brendon M McNamara
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 01:31
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 01:31
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In article <17m2=8h@rpi.edu>, cleggp@rebecca.its.rpi.edu (Paul Jason Clegg) writes... >How about this: > >Rig up a harness on the person. Nothing complex, just something that will >stay in one place on a person's body. Stick 'em on a normal treadmill. >Turning is acheived by turning the person's body, which the harness will >transmit to the computer(s). > I like this idea. Does anyone remember when they were a little kid and your mother stuck you in the jumpy harness in the doorway? This might do the trick, and it allows things like jumping and falling. It would be difficult to get into a vehicle with a harness on though. I think the key is that the atmosphere (for lack of a better word...perhaps "apparatus feedback mechanism") should allow a wide variety of activities. Just my $.02. BMc
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ub!acsu.buffalo.edu!ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu!v101q4ct From: v101q4ct@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Brendon M McNamara) Newsgroups: rec.games.design Subject: Re: Virtual walking??? Message-ID: <BzHG84.8sw@acsu.buffalo.edu> Date: 19 Dec 92 01:31:00 GMT References: <BzEpL2.Auz@max.physics.sunysb.edu> <BzExCn.AL9@knot.ccs.queensu.ca> <17m2=8h@rpi.edu> Sender: nntp@acsu.buffalo.edu Organization: University at Buffalo Lines: 18 News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41 Nntp-Posting-Host: ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu