If ever a case could be made for an entirely first-person Souls game, or a mod to add that feature to the current games, this would probably be it.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1944625487/omni-move-naturally-in-your-favorite-game
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Omni: Move Naturally in Your Favorite Game
The Omni enables you to move naturally and freely in virtual worlds. Get fully immersed in your favorite game!
Experience full virtual reality
We are in the midst of a revolution in virtual reality. The release of affordable head mounted displays and low-cost sensor technologies has brought the decades-old dream of true virtual reality closer than ever, but there’s still one more piece to the puzzle: the Omni.
The Omni takes virtual reality to the next level— allowing anyone to stand up and traverse virtual worlds with the natural use of their own feet. The Omni is the first virtual reality interface for moving freely and naturally in your favorite game. Moving naturally in virtual reality creates an unprecedented sense of immersion that cannot be experienced sitting down. That's why we developed the Omni.
How does the Omni work?
The Omni is a patent pending technology resulting from two years of research, experimentation, design, and prototyping. The base of the Omni is a low-friction surface with grooves. Users wear special shoes with pins that fit into the grooves, keeping the foot stabilized and preventing unwanted lateral slide. The shoe sole has a higher friction coefficient on the toe to grant further stability and maintain balance. The result for users is a natural gait that allows for true virtual exploration and immersion...
Production road map
Phase 1: Manufacturing engineering - Scheduled completion Aug 2013
Phase 2: Tooling - Scheduled completion Nov 2013
Phase 3: Pre-production - Scheduled completion Dec 2013
Phase 4: Mass production - Scheduled start Dec 2013
Phase 5: Shipping - Scheduled start Jan 2014
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There's a helluva lot more in the article. I'm too broke to pledge anything to this Kickstarter but it looks quite interesting. Definitely hoping for a resurgence in the ol' Unreal Tournament community once this comes out.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1944625487/omni-move-naturally-in-your-favorite-game
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Omni: Move Naturally in Your Favorite Game
The Omni enables you to move naturally and freely in virtual worlds. Get fully immersed in your favorite game!
Experience full virtual reality
We are in the midst of a revolution in virtual reality. The release of affordable head mounted displays and low-cost sensor technologies has brought the decades-old dream of true virtual reality closer than ever, but there’s still one more piece to the puzzle: the Omni.
The Omni takes virtual reality to the next level— allowing anyone to stand up and traverse virtual worlds with the natural use of their own feet. The Omni is the first virtual reality interface for moving freely and naturally in your favorite game. Moving naturally in virtual reality creates an unprecedented sense of immersion that cannot be experienced sitting down. That's why we developed the Omni.
How does the Omni work?
The Omni is a patent pending technology resulting from two years of research, experimentation, design, and prototyping. The base of the Omni is a low-friction surface with grooves. Users wear special shoes with pins that fit into the grooves, keeping the foot stabilized and preventing unwanted lateral slide. The shoe sole has a higher friction coefficient on the toe to grant further stability and maintain balance. The result for users is a natural gait that allows for true virtual exploration and immersion...
Production road map
Phase 1: Manufacturing engineering - Scheduled completion Aug 2013
Phase 2: Tooling - Scheduled completion Nov 2013
Phase 3: Pre-production - Scheduled completion Dec 2013
Phase 4: Mass production - Scheduled start Dec 2013
Phase 5: Shipping - Scheduled start Jan 2014
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There's a helluva lot more in the article. I'm too broke to pledge anything to this Kickstarter but it looks quite interesting. Definitely hoping for a resurgence in the ol' Unreal Tournament community once this comes out.