Author: sebk

Wii Fit

A new cool device for the Wii : [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=5oNVIcMnZh4[/youtube]

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Some haptics fun

Lionel Dominjon is a haptics master; he can make a PHANToM dance ! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnRhska8f34[/youtube]

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Comparing HMDs

Marc Bernatchez, from VResources, has an interesting article about comparing HMDs. He compares angular resolution, field of view, stereo overlapping, and the relevance of all these factors when compared to human visual abilities. For example, here’s the summary…

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Omni-Directional Treadmill

I saw on Ray Stephenson’s blog a video of an omni-directional treadmill, commercialized by Virtual Space Devices, Inc. [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=BQw1tsgrJOs[/youtube] Virtual Space Devices, Inc. has developed omni-directional treadmill (ODT) technology over the last 10 years, working primarily with the…

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InterSense MictroTrax announced : a new Wand !

Intersense is announcing a new tracking device for its IS-900 inertial/ultrasonic tracking system : the MictroTrax. It’s small, it’s slick, and it has a new Wand 😉 The new Head Tracker is over 40% smaller than the previous…

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Virtual Reality in France

The newly formed AFRV [ French Association for VR/AR and 3D interaction ] is publishing some informal statistics about the state of VR in France in its “Journal de l’AFRV” (available to members). These stats are for general…

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eMagin Z800 review

I wrote an extensive review of the eMagin Z800 HMD for VResources.org. Go read it now to know everything you want to know about this HMD 😉

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Holidays !

I’m leaving tomorrow for one week of climbing in the south of France. Be nice to each other and live now!

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Kheops/Khufu, Photos, Video and next show

The first public presentation of the Khufu experience on the 24th May 2007 went extremely well. The show received a lot of praise. Lots of questions were asked at the end, and Jean-Pierre Houdin happily answered them all….

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Stylish polarized glasses

If you’re tired of looking like an alien when wearing polarized glasses, you should try those from American Polarizer Inc. (availbable in linear and circular) : Ideal for this summer !

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