Well after a few problems with scheduling caused by storm related power outages we got our sneak peek at an innovation in VR being developed by Trevor Orrick. This was the first time the device has been seen outside of the development team so it really was an exclusive sneak peak and the tech is very cool.
Their innovation is the control mat that you stand on to control the action within the VR environment.
During the demo the group could see on the monitor what the person wearing the headset was seeing and the quality of the images was remarkable. The headset was another company’s product supplemented by the mat control developed by Trevor’s team.
After a short talk the group got to try the device and here is Tim Williams CEO from Digital West giving it a try. I tried this for the first time and it was disorientating but I am sure with some time that I would get better.
It was a great event with about 20 people attending.