:D Omnidirectional treadmill for FPS games

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Team Fortress 2, Oculus Rift, And An Omnidirectional Treadmill Equals Big Fun

How awesome is this, just when people thought that gaming was something that instills laziness.

The concept of gaming accessories has been taken to a whole new level. We’ve covered the Oculus Rift before, and the virtual reality headset looks like an exciting evolution in the world of gaming, but other enterprising souls are looking to add VR to the lower portions of the body, as well.

A company called Virtuix is developing the Omni, which is essentially a multidirectional treadmill that its creators call “a natural motion interface for virtual reality applications”. The company posted a video showing someone playing Team Fortress 2 and using the Omni along with the Oculus Rift.

You can see in the video how much running and movement this fellow does. With something like the Omni in our living room (eh, who are we kidding, the basement), we imagine that we’d get ourselves in terrific shape in no time at all. (Instead of Doritos and Mountain Dew, we’d be slamming back Power Bars and Gatorade for all night gaming sessions.)

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If I have to play computer games by running then I am better off without it.

Id like people to try and play as the scout from TF2 or better yet, play Mirror's edge with that LOL

gameranand said:
If I have to play computer games by running then I am better off without it.

At least it will ensure that you are in good health. This is a better than simply running on the treadmill.

I wonder how it would be to play Amnesia on this one.

Nerevarine said:
Id like people to try and play as the scout from TF2 or better yet, play Mirror's edge with that LOL

You'll have to break the device for mirror's edge

DeSmOnD dAvId said:
At least it will ensure that you are in good health. This is a better than simply running on the treadmill.

I wonder how it would be to play Amnesia on this one.

Just sit in a corner and duck.

Faun said:
Just sit in a corner and duck.

LOL.

A whole night running in treadmill?!!! Are you crazy? People will really die now from gaming.