The physical aspect to a virtual reality experience is just as important as the visual element. Custom VR gaming seats, haptic accessories, and cable-free headset rigs are all a testament to this ...

Imagine a seat attached to a platform, which is surrounded by a cage. So far, it sounds like the regular racing simulator, right? However, the cage is pulled by eight retracting cables and a high ...

Straight from the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, and displayed at this year’s Driving Simulation Conference & Exhibition is the coolest looking simulation platform we’ve ever seen.

Professor Bülthoff, there are three motion simulators in the Cyberneum. What is the nature of the general interest in this research? We want to better understand how people’s senses interact when they ...

A pod constructed from carbon-fibre rods is suspended by eight stout steel cables that are anchored in the walls of a large hall and are equipped with powerful motors. This, along with modern computer ...

Virtual reality is in itself quite an immersive experience for your eyes, but the only limitation is that your body does not feel the acceleration of your movements when you interact with the video ...

Virtual reality headsets can trick our eyes and ears into believing we're someplace else. Fooling the rest of the body is a little trickier though. Companies have tried spinning chairs and ...

A cable robot virtual reality simulator was unveiled at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in the German town of Tubingen. A video posted online on Tuesday showed passengers onboard ...

TUBINGEN, Germany, Sept. 23 (UPI) --Scientists at a German institute unveiled their CableRobot simulator, a giant caged platform that moves on cables to simulate motion for virtual reality. Professor ...

A new type of motion simulator has been developed that comprises a cabin suspended and maneuvered by robotically-controlled steel cables. It is able to be installed in rooms of varying sizes, and can ...