Virtual reality theme park experience report it takes courage to step into the

Prior to this, Lei feng's network introduces a virtual reality theme park called The Void, it is a mixed reality experiences, built on top of the physical world to virtual world, allowing users to feel objects around and use real property, such as a lantern, sword, gun, etc. RoadtoVR reporter Chris "DeepRifter" Madsen to experience in a circle, let's take a look at his experience report:

If we were to measure the quality of virtual reality and Telepresence is a basis for benchmarking. So-called telepresence is your brain that this experience is real. When you spot, these virtual experiences are our brains think of what is happening is real. Therefore, both mentally and physically, users respond to virtual environments and the reaction there is no difference in the real world.

How to bring a higher degree of telepresence has many ways. When you spot as if a switch is being pressed, and suddenly you are no longer an observer, but as a participant. The VOID in the virtual reality company from Salt Lake City, Utah, for Telepresence to create, take the form of simple and direct, gross and effective.

Last week, the company announced that they will be virtual reality into the world of commercial entertainment level, saying they have "advanced virtual reality technology, will allow you to completely immerse in a real way to view, move, or even feel this digital world. Rather than watching a movie or playing a game ... ... Here you live in it. "Video was also released.

And 2 million hits a week on YouTube telling us that the world's attention seems to be they seduce.

It seems that they already have considerable research on virtual reality, The VOID was in various ways, including custom systems such as VR, wireless location tracking, physical tracking, 3D stereo sound effect, force feedback, as well as physical props, real-world interactions and other means to maximize the use of Telepresence.

VOID said their next VR head "The Rapture" has some special features, as well as having Oculus,HTC/Valve and Sony's current products are higher than the specifications. CEO Ken Bretschneider said, because of their positioning is not a consumer-level with the head of the family, so they can regardless of the cost to build some of the first, was greatly enhanced by Telepresence. Marcelo Burlon iPhone 6 Case

Hardware prototypes VOID over time will be announced, and Ken is also hoping to put our group of people wishing to enter the virtual reality fast all day long on the West. The VOID (Vision of Infinite Dimensions) by combining virtual reality and real-world individuals, family and friends shared interactive experience.

The world stepped into the VOID

James Jensen is the Technical Director of The VOID, as my tour guide let me experience the "Pod" prototype, they built a real/virtual environment. I followed him to the lab in the background (can't take pictures) and see a number of stage equipment, such as movable walls that create mobile corridors, rooms of varying sizes, props, as well as environmental effects devices. This is a 900-square-foot (90 square meters) cabin prototype, may later be extended to 3600 square feet.

This cabin is designed to be the physical building structure and virtual worlds combined together, if I see a railing in the virtual world, I can reach out to catch a physical fence, which greatly increased the use of Telepresence. Artists bring their imagination to the full space, to create a complete 360 ° 3D immersive experience.

Of course, before starting the experience I needed to install equipment. Come to the dressing room, Jensen gives me a backpack, is actually a small chassis, which is the order of the host system. When I was back, I am actually surprised this box looks much lighter than the aluminum back. Tight bandages, Jensen said at the time of listing, this will halve the size of the box.

Followed by helmets, intercoms, an Oculus Rift DK2 and location tracking device; these are temporary substitutes until they were ready to provide equipment to the public. Experience is, of course, a full range of wireless, and my location was better tracking camera on the ceiling. I wear this stuff, standing in the control room, waiting to initialize their calibration.

All right.

I turned and saw a sparkle appeared in the room. I move the body before and after look at surface of this portal is covered by waves of light, and then take a deep breath, like Alice in General, plunge into the VOID.

Looks like, I came to a factory. Since there is no line, I can just walk around in this virtual world rendered. Walk five steps, my heart beats faster, the wireless way I think is like walking into a dream. Ten steps later, I walk around shaking his head back and forth to see whether to get rid of this illusion. No significant delays and inaccurate tracking, my physical and virtual locations seems to correspond very well.

Telepresence is increasing. When I reach out to touch the box, touch the authenticity of the wood with the touch screen doubles. I even hand imposed on body weight to do push-ups, and carried back to him. Prop is completely corresponds to the position.

Here, you can understand real-world material, and the virtual world is to add texture

A few steps away there is a bench called I used to sit on it. I stopped for a moment, it reminds me of the experimental Oculus Rift comes with demo results want to pull a virtual table when a sit down experience. Ask Director so I doubt it is true.

"Trust your heart. "He said. Hear so philosophical discourse, I whole body full of energy, went over and sat down. Sure enough, or one by one.

However, one thing I didn't expect-which is also a magician's lair. The VOID is the Creative Director of Curtis Hickman, already has 20 years of experience in magic, and David Blaine, lansibodun, are good friends. He produced a large magic with David Copperfield, kelisianjier recent Mindfreak series also used some of his ideas. In addition, he is also an award-winning Visual effects and animation artist.

And Curtis talked about the design of the cabin of the virtual experience and how to stage design to achieve the maximum effect, how to use both virtual and real items to create some illusion, to be called is "digital magic". Hickman has considerable enthusiasm to create these experiences looks, because he was using his magic and knowledge to manipulate the stage actor's brain.

When I first got him, happened to me before leaving a virtual room, when I was standing at the end of a very long straight corridor. I watched the digital generation Sun is shining nobody corridor and floating dust, walks from head to tail, and after coming to the end of Jensen stopped me and asked me to open the helmet, looking back. This corridor is not straight at all, although my brain thought it was straight. Look at the curved corridors I don't see the point. I had no knowledge of it through the so-called "walking boot".

Guided walk, is a subtle visual changes to booting from a subconscious subjects walking directions, while they consider themselves completely in Shimei skills. This success is because of our visual perception completely covered our vestibular sense, which is commonly known as the get lost in the dark night. Use this ghost can let us know the truth of the situation all around the circle. Suddenly, the actual amount of physical space has become less important. Using this technique and special custom props, stage combined to break the physical boundaries, create unlimited exploration of space. This brings the possibility of how much more?

After walking around this virtual workshop for some, I'm completely not aware of his place in the real world. I walk through a door, found the plant to be inserted in a cliff hanging in midair, alien ground almost at the foot of several hundreds of meters. I was standing in the road, all the different view a panoramic view. When edge when a gust of wind blew I stumbled almost stand still. There is a little distance from the border, I was squatting and shirt dancing with the wind, beating my little body.

Of course, virtual reality is not the Elimination of our memory. I know exactly what is in a simulator, my guide will make sure that everything is safe. But know that this does not mean that understand this, especially when I found out that I have to push yourself to move forward only. This little hesitant to be similar to when the counter, father coax you to don't be afraid to jump in the following he will catch you.

 Curtis Hickman (left) and James Jensen (right)

Finally, I held death die attitude, forward stepped up my pace, I was greeted ... ... Air! For a moment I panicked, I gaffe is not described, but the physical distance of about 30 cm below the edge. Jensen laughed and said they found a little distance can kill people. Hickman in the back laughing. I am not happy.

Shows the last, walked into an elevator on the second floor. When I walked in, and Visual shocks to the foot of the rise and make it all so real, and the armless, open around the net closed eyes open elevator scene made my knees weak. When looking at just when the platform further and further from my feet, this illusion is impossible to break. I came to the second floor, but in the real world, in fact I did not move a muscle. Jensen said he brought people to come here, often lying on the floor calling him (thought he was at his feet), and did not know he was in front of him.

Reluctantly return to prepare, I took the equipment, adjusting the emotional state. As the players of virtual reality, owner of the DK2, try this wireless tracking of large environments is very cool. Beautiful time is always short, when millions of dollars of investment into here to ensure that the quality of the entertainment center, a group of talented artists understand virtual reality magic worked, as well as custom high-end immersive virtual reality equipment, VOID will be a leader in large-scale virtual reality entertainment.

Via:RoadtoVR

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