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Cyberith virtualizer: a locomotion device for virtual reality

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Tuncay Cakmak,

Holger HagerAuthors Info & Claims

SIGGRAPH '14: ACM SIGGRAPH 2014 Emerging Technologies

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2614066.2614105

Published: 27 July 2014 Publication History

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The Virtualizer is an easy to use virtual reality device, that allows the user to walk through any kind of virtual environment in real time. It does so by combining a low friction principle and high precision sensors with a special mechanical construction, resulting in a new form of omni-directional treadmill.

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SIGGRAPH '14: ACM SIGGRAPH 2014 Emerging Technologies

July 2014

26 pages

ISBN:9781450329613

DOI:10.1145/2614066

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