http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/ Engadget Comments for Omni-directional treadmill could put you in the game http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/
Next: virtual steps! ]]>Aug 10th 2007 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/
What I was originally thinking was maybe sports/physical training where the subject has to react quickly to the directional changes. Thoughts?]]>Aug 10th 2007 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Ever held a gun (thing the shoots out lead slugs)?
Ever worn a head mounted display ( video screen glasses/a Display mounted in front of your eyes)?
Ever wanted to live a game? the technology is emerging.. :)]]>Aug 10th 2007 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodeck]]>Aug 10th 2007 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/
...no pun intended.]]>Aug 10th 2007 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 5:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/
A system like this will provide readable x-y data to a computer, and no doubt it would be easy to allow the computer to control the tension and even the slope of the surface. This has some serious immersive video gaming potential (and probably by extension of that, the ability to make things like physiotherapy a bit more enjoyable).

Being able to have video games make you fit, rather than a big fat slob, I like where that's going.]]>Aug 11th 2007 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/
A system like this will provide readable x-y data to a computer, and no doubt it would be easy to allow the computer to control the tension and even the slope of the surface. This has some serious immersive video gaming potential (and probably by extension of that, the ability to make things like physiotherapy a bit more enjoyable).

Being able to have video games make you fit, rather than a big fat slob, I like where that's going.]]>Aug 11th 2007 5:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 11th 2007 5:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJmX1z1NY2c]]>Aug 10th 2007 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/
I think you nailed it.]]>Aug 10th 2007 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/"EA Sports. Your in the game!"]]>Aug 10th 2007 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/30 minutes later
"Wait, how do I get off?"]]>Aug 10th 2007 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 12:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/
But of course after 15-30 minuets or so, I might get tired and walk off the dame thing to go find myself a joystick and a chair. :P Still, I bet that would be 1 great Kick A$$ Experience!
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-and with Haptics AND the flight feature it could simulate when I get Panzered in the face playing Enemy Territory and it slams me into the side of a mountain!

Very cool!

Oh man, waitaminute...]]>Aug 10th 2007 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/
I think this most definitely will be bought and used by movie producers if nothing else.]]>Aug 10th 2007 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/
If anyone was smart they'd go wildly trademarking all the i-nouns for all nouns such that noun:english dictionary.]]>Aug 10th 2007 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/haha, that's exactly what I was thinking.]]>Aug 10th 2007 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/
It is still a major advance over any other treadmill I've seen before. ]]>Aug 10th 2007 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 11th 2007 2:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/
I watched "Pop-up video" a long time ago. kys]]>Aug 10th 2007 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/
Once they get to three dimensions, then it'll be more omnidirectional.]]>Aug 10th 2007 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/
The omni-directional treadmill-compatible scooter.]]>Aug 10th 2007 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/
My first thought when I saw it? Imagine incorporating those into prisons. Throw one in the bottom of a cell and you never have to let them out into the yard for exercise. No more CaU punishment with solitary for everyone. No more prison riots.]]>Aug 10th 2007 1:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 7:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/10/omni-directional-treadmill-could-put-you-in-the-game/Aug 10th 2007 1:49PM