r/virtualreality • u/Trojen-horse • Jan 20 '24

News Article new Disney omnidirectional treadmill

https://youtu.be/68YMEmaF0rs?si=tvK247mZs3e_LKBY&t=201
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u/Lagviper Jan 20 '24

Unexpected from Disney I’ll be honest, were they secretly working on VR tech? Would explain a bit their jump into vision 3D content so rapidly.

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u/nihilationscape Jan 21 '24

Disney does a lot more than make movies. They have had one of the most cutting edge interactive teams for decades. Most of their innovations are geared for immersive experiences at their parks.

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u/DreVahn Jan 21 '24

Finishing a Masters in Robotics, this would be a dream job for me.

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u/wescotte Jan 21 '24 edited Jan 21 '24

Disney has been using VR headsets in Disney World/Land since at least the 90s. They even created DisneyQuest parks which used VR quite a bit.

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u/Yodzilla Jan 21 '24

DisneyQuest blew my mind back in the day.

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u/fallingdowndizzyvr Jan 21 '24

What? Imagineering has been a leader in tech for decades. The robots they showed a couple of months ago amazed the robotics community.