See that guy up there in the lead image? That's not me. That guy has what they call in the industry "range of motion" and is "good at kicking." When I strapped on Cerevo's Taclim VR shoes, I felt like an old man. My kicks were barely inches off the ground because I was scared of losing my balance in these weird, bulky, raised sandals, and I had to shuffle in place to "walk" in the simulation.
The sandals connect to your VR setup, PC or mobile (I tested with a Gear VR), over Bluetooth or Sub-GHz wireless, and have 9-axis motion sensing. That's accelerometer, gyroscope, and geomagnetism. I can't speak to the quality of tracking, though, because Cerevo's tech demo was a simple "make a motion enough like a kick and it'll probably register as...
via The Verge
