An Out-of-Body Experience, in Real-Time – Using an Oculus Rift and GoPros
You’re probably familiar with the 3rd person view in all sorts of video games… even Mario Kart used it. With a viewpoint placed just behind and above the character you’re playing, it gives you a clear understanding of where you are in a virtual space – something a first person view doesn’t always communicate so clearly. Now, two Polish designers have created that unusual perspective in real life – thanks to an Oculus Rift, and two GoPros mounted high on a custom backpack.
What makes the unusual device so interesting? Besides looking in the mirror, when was the last time you saw yourself from another viewpoint – at the moment it was happening? The unusual perspective given by their prototype is one of very few ways to have a real-time, three-dimensional out of body experience. Even if you’re not a gamer, that’s going to be one fascinating view.
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Read more at http://www.visualnews.com/2014/07/15/body-experience-real-time-using-oculus-rift-gopros/#xCrZlr06S1TIr2rA.99
What makes the unusual device so interesting? Besides looking in the mirror, when was the last time you saw yourself from another viewpoint – at the moment it was happening? The unusual perspective given by their prototype is one of very few ways to have a real-time, three-dimensional out of body experience. Even if you’re not a gamer, that’s going to be one fascinating view.
via uFunk
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