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Comments on CirculaFloor 'Stair Stepper' Smart Tile Video
Like walking across a stream on stepping stones, the CirculaFloor is a poor man's holodeck. And now, you can walk uphill. With video. (Read
the complete story)
| "Reminds me of old school scrolling platform video games. Think early nintendo. Mario etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platform_game" (Zac Hunter 2/25/2009 10:53:57 AM) |
| "Here's a scene from a classic platform video game. 'Donkey Kong, an arcade game created by Nintendo, released in July, 1981, was the first game that allowed players to jump over obstacles and across gaps, making it the first true platformer.' [wiki]
" |
| "This wacky technology looks like a neck-breaking accident waiting to happen ... the VirtuSphere offers a much shorter fall to the 'floor' in any direction
http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=462" (not sure how to link to other articles 2/26/2009 3:56:49 AM) |
| "VirtuSphere is a 'hamster ball' for humans; here's a video that shows how to do it.
See also this above-referenced article on VirtuSphere Immersive Virtual Reality." |
| "Too expensive to actually be a poor man's holodeck. Still, a first rate piece of engineering." (Yossi Preminger 3/1/2009 3:48:47 PM) |
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