Disney Unveils the HoloTile Floor, Inching Us Closer to a Real-Life Holodeck - IGN
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Alongside announcing that Lanny Smoot will be the first Disney employee besides Walt to be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, Disney also shared one of his newest projects called the HoloTile floor, which just may be a game changer for VR and could bring us ever closer to experiencing the Holodeck from Star Trek.
  • Aniki 🌱🌿English
    21·
    5 months ago

    That’s fucking rad. The best implementation of an omni-treadmill I’ve seen.

    • cosmic_skillet@lemmy.ml
      5·
      5 months ago

      Yeah it’s pretty neat. You can also imagine a version that goes 3D, maybe replicating uneven ground or stairs.

      • jarfil@beehaw.org
        3·
        5 months ago

        Going 3D would require variable size tops, variable heights, more tilt, and more granular control. Doesn’t seem like this design would allow any of those. It’s still cool, but is no solid light yet 😉

      • RandoCalrandian@kbin.social
        1·
        5 months ago

        And when you trip, does it pull your feet back to keep the face plant on the mat? Or push you off to avoid legal liability