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[Perkel]

That looks like cheap tool for modders creating animations

 

[Bollocks]

Is he wearing a brony shirt? o lawd

 

[dragonbane]

Cheap motion capture definitely needs to become a thing.

 

[kyser73]

Could be used in VR training for soldiers & similar, maybe? I can see professional uses for this: remote performance at concerts - play a gig at 10 major world cities with your hologram being broadcast on each stage, for example, but as someone has said I think home use would be niche...for now anyway.

Oh and porn purposes, obviously. It'll go big (hur) once teh pornz work out how to attach a flashlight & dildo machine to two suits for full on virtual sex.

 

[Jinko]

This is going a little too far now, whats next treadmills so we can walk places in game ?

 

[Sinatar]

Oh thank god it's not an official Oculus thing. I do *NOT* want to do my PC gaming by flailing around like an asswipe in my office.

 

[kami_sama]

This is going a little too far now, whats next treadmills so we can walk places in game ?

That's the Omni.

 

[Liberty4all]

If VR really does take off and I mean takes off in a big way, "the full suit" is the next logical step for hardcore users that have entire lives taking place in the cloud.

There will be alternate ways to get into VR be it a basic headset ala Rift or the Full Monty aka a sensor suit.

I suggest reading:

for a non technical but plausible sounding way it could be implemented.

 

[ichtyander]

The problem with all of these attempts at full VR immersion is that they're still far off from perfect, especially for the mass market. I think Carmack said something in the vein of if it's not perfect, or very near, it will put everyone off, so that's why the first attempt needs to do it right or as close to it as possible at this moment.

It's great if something like this gets made, but until some future Kinect 3.0 gets lag-less non-twitchy support and a slimmer and higher res Rift comes along, these solutions won't have a large audience at all.

Then again, I thought the first Kinect would be a commercial disaster but here they are with an improved and mandatory successor. I guess if you can aggressively spin the technology as something new and exciting even though it's still massively flawed, you could get away with it.

And boy, do I want VR right now...

 

[KOHIPEET]

I wonder how would you play an online 4v4 TAM match in UT2k4 with Omni+Oculus body/rift.

It would definitely substitute every type of cardio you'd have otherwise needed.

For slower games this might be actually cool.

 

[oVerde]

Doesn't sound nice, since the game's physics won't be applicable to your movements.

 

[SmithnCo]

Might be cool if it can be rigged to aid in character animation.

 

[qa_engineer]

Its like the cloaking device in KILLZONE SF.

 

[ironcreed]

Hilarious gif, but amazing tech. Even so, I would not wear that in order to play games. Might as well use Kinect and go vest-free for a similar effect.

 

[Kyzon]

Sounds cool. I like anything VR related.
I do wish they had someone who didn't look... Drunk?Tired?Bored? Whatever that is demoing it though. Typically you'd want someone who looks like they like the product showing it off.

 

[GraveHorizon]

Could someone make a Deal With It version of this? Maybe with glasses coming down on the eyes of both the guy and his avatar? That seems like it would be pretty funny, but I don't have the skills or patience to do it myself. I'd put it in the OP if someone did.

Cheap motion capture definitely needs to become a thing.

That looks like cheap tool for modders creating animations

Agreed. While I'm not very creative myself, I look forward to seeing people start using this to make unique animations and stuff on YouTube.

Could be used in VR training for soldiers & similar, maybe? I can see professional uses for this: remote performance at concerts - play a gig at 10 major world cities with your hologram being broadcast on each stage, for example, but as someone has said I think home use would be niche...for now anyway.

Oh and porn purposes, obviously. It'll go big (hur) once teh pornz work out how to attach a flashlight & dildo machine to two suits for full on virtual sex.

VR porn sounds like an interesting venture. People put these on and go to town, and interesting digitized versions of them are added to the final product. Tap into the CG porn market, but with the intrigue of "real" performers doing the deed. You wouldn't even needed to hire the most attractive people, just ones that could sell the movements. Possibly even sell just sell... wait, I got it! Virtual prostitution! Actors wear the exoskeleton while the customer only needs at least the Rift and their choice of stimulation device (fleshlight, piston dildo). The performers do their thing, man or woman, doesn't matter who as long as they gyrate and shake their virtual titties/balls in a sexy way. VR 69? Just fine.

 

[GraveHorizon]

Goddamn it, double post.