Project Holodeck hands-on demo and interview with director Nathan Burba
February 12, 2013
Project Holodeck (credit: Road to VR)
Recently I got a chance to meet up with Project Holodeck director Nathan Burba, Ben Lang writes at Road to VR.
Not only did we sit down for a detailed interview, but I was also fortunate enough to get a hands-on demo of the system. Project Holodeck is an immersive virtual reality multiplayer platform. …
Project Holodeck, which will actually be using the Oculus Rift once it’s available, is more than just a head mounted display (VR headset). It is a fully immersive platform that provides avatar embodiment -– the sense of literally stepping into the game world (with more than just your head).
Instead of controlling your character in the Holodeck with a controller, you simply are the character; you walk, reach, grab, and look around the world just like you would in real life. The system tracks your movements in 6-degrees of freedom which means you are free to walk, jump, crouch, and lean and it will be faithfully represented in the game world.
Project Holodeck is still a ways from completion. But the team, working out of USC, has put together something very promising. …
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Comments (7)
by Cybernettr
It’s got a ways to go, but they’re definitely making progress!
by Gorden Russell
Started watching the video, but after checking its length, saw that it was a 28 minute long thing. Just don’t have that much time this early in the morning. Got to walk the dogs, shower, and make breakfast.
Somebody else will have to tell us how good it is.
by Marcos Marin
Now imagine having to “walk, jump, crouch, and lean ” for all this long… they’ve just cut all their fat hardcore gamers audience to zero!
by Gorden Russell
Some fat guys would be lured off the couch and all that jumping and crouching would make them lose some weight.
by Bri
Hey Gorden, maybe they can make a 3D system for your dog. Then the two of you could do a virtual walk. Maybe a beach in Hawai!!!
by Gorden Russell
But the virtual fire hydrant that he pees on would still be in my holo-suite.
by Bri
Of course you would need doggy diapers!