Nova 360 Degree Motion Virtual Reality Simulator

Nova is an “untethered VR motion simulator,” making virtual reality games and training programs feel more real by rotating in any direction.
The sphere, which has been compared to a “human-sized hamster ball,” is 5.9 feet in diameter, needing just a 6.5 square foot area. The whole thing weighs about 1,100 lbs, and can be transported on a pallet or forklift.
These units are too expensive for the home gaming market, the company leases each Nova unit with ongoing maintenance and upgrades, at a cost of $150,000 US Dollars per year.
Eight360 is working with defense forces, mining and forestry industries, where vehicles cost millions of dollars, accidents are a very big deal and training needs to encompass tilt angles.
There are also opportunities in remotely-controlled drone vehicles, from forestry tree-cutters to airborne drones, where being embodied inside the vehicle virtually, can confer big advantages, particularly where steep slopes are involved.
But there is some good news, Eight360 will be developing smaller cheaper units for the home market. But for now they are focusing on the core business of developing the bigger more expensive Nova unit.
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[@jedimindtrix2142]

Imagine if your game glitches and sends your car or plane spiralling out of control and you never stop.

[@user-zd7bk6xx5n]

🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣😭😭😂🤣💀

[@13ClaytonM]

play Dayz in this I dare you lol

[@0_169]

@Pouty MacPotatohead thanks 😐

[@ripdoff8549]

@@13ClaytonM lmao dayz cars are the worst in any game ever made. if there's no emergency stop, you'd be in for a ride lol

[@battledragongun]

it become a puke ball

[@ericMT]

$150,000 a year and they give you a $300 Logitech steering wheel.

[@seanwarren9357]

XD I'd guess the controllers out side the actual spheres drivers are not included... So, whoever it is that put that wheel in there chose that option themselves.

[@amigodesigns]

And a cheap all-in one portable PC, instead of a custom case to secure everything and with proper hardware.

[@CannonBallEddie]

so basically they are paying themselves high yearly salaries as there is no way the world that that is worth $150,000 - Anyone with good diy skills could replicate this for less than $5000 this is pure greed in my opinion. Look at it this way, Nissan GTR $101,585 ,BMW M5 $102,700 , Audi R8 super spider $139,950 so this is one expensive hamster wheel.

[@davidjacobs8558]

@@CannonBallEddie if this is mass produced like compact sedans, they could reduce the price to less than $10000.

[@davidjacobs8558]

@@markderonde529 I think that spherical transparent plastic is where the cost is. I don't think that would be easy to source for most people.

[@elliotyoung8760]

patience gamers, 10 years from now these will be in our bedroom

[@peters972]

10 years from now this will BE the bedroom :-)

[@mr.hollins588]

And how do you know this?

[@renookami4651]

@@mr.hollins588 Considering the YawVR is a thing, the only reason this kind of simulators wouldn't hit consumer market is safety regulations...Or lack of clients because that's quite the investment...

[@georgechen8931]

You will be the first one sleeping in it !

[@Abide51]

@@georgechen8931 id be the first to sleep in it.. just tilt the ball so im leaning back

[@senzomcmanus]

Why do VR simulators always play the worst games in their demo. That flight sim looked like it was from 1995.

[@top115]

because they need their own software to make the best motion controlls I guess.

[@leea.bennett4755]

@@top115 nope. It works with FS, XP11, DCS (the one in the video) and a multitude of 3rd party game platforms...

[@top115]

@@leea.bennett4755 "it works with" sure it works with every game... The question is what output can you get from the games to control the rig. If you code your own game you have your own API with exactly the data your hardware needs. I dont know IF the games which "work" have some kind of motion output API but I know for sure they don't have specifically this simulator in mind for that Interface. So thats almost certain the reason why the shitty looking games are there...

[@DilipkumarJadhav]

As a quest 2 owner, can vouch that VR looks like a 10 year old mobile phone display. You can hook it to a powerful PC (mine is NVidia 2060) and the graphics are still crap. This tech is just not there yet.

[@top115]

@@DilipkumarJadhav in which world is an rtx 2060 part of a powerful PC? You can supersample the heck in the settings and use Quest link and VR should Look quite inpressive even on a midrange 2060 and quest2. Black level sucks on the quest2 but screendoor effect ist greatly reduced. Are you using VD? Which games did you play? If it looks like old shit most likely you did something wrong...

[@RokkitGrrl]

Greetings, Starfighter. You have been recruited by the Star League to fight against Xur and Ko-Dan Armada!

[@mr.mckinnon5680]

That does seem like the perfect game to create for that machine.

[@S1RD2]

I think its time to deploy the death blossom

[@frankeppenridge2027]

😂🤣👍🏻👍🏻

[@drinnerd8532]

This comment is EVERYTHING

[@pukaman2000]

That movie has the best kiss of any movie.

[@DontKeeptheFaith]

Q: "Why doesn't it go up and down?" A: "No problem. It spins plenty!" :-/

[@romansapp5219]

They've got a point.

[@Scout339th]

This is amazing tech, all they need is to somehow figure out how to firmly attach it to suspension so it can bounce, and it will be sooooo amazing for driving and flying sims.

[@renookami4651]

@@Scout339th Doesn't matter at all that "it really bounce" or not. If you combine the correct rotation and counter-rotation, the user will feel like bouncing, while too busy being immersed in the game to question it.

[@tapist3482]

@@renookami4651 Right. As long as there's some sort of stimulation corresponding to the user's input, the user will be satisfied enough, especially for those who never experienced the real thing. How are you gonna figure out how slicing a block with a light saber actually feels like? So a mild vibration in your hand would be good enough.

[@Kumari_44]

@@renookami4651 exactly what i was going to say. Rotation and counter rotation. Bingo!

[@Wulfnstein]

Too expensive for home use yes, but I can see this being developed for arcades. I wouldn't mind going to an arcade if they had stuff like this.

[@A_guy_named_Aven]

You want to start an arcade with me?

[@victorunger]

@@A_guy_named_Aven drone racing league?

[@hike8932]

@@A_guy_named_Aven id like to 💀

[@Eight360VR]

Oh wow this turned out awesome, thanks WW!

[@WonderWorldYTC]

yes it did, thanks to the extra video footage you got me :)

[@Bibibosh]

Imagine if it startes filling with noxious gases? A fire caused it to fill with smoke and you passed out.

[@WonderWorldYTC]

@@Bibibosh simply press the big red stop button and simply get out, also what would cause a fire or noxious gas? The battery? also it's not air tight, there are lots of seems that air can get through.

[@captainsewerrat]

@@Bibibosh It's not airtight and there is going to be airflow, and it's not like you'd be sitting in a locked basement with the thing.

[@Bibibosh]

@@captainsewerrat just checking

[@WayneMiller1110]

These are awesome especially for flight simulators

[@Eight360VR]

Thanks Wayne - here is the full one of us flying around Wellington NZ in Xplane - kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYmaqHePodmNnqc

[@jeffstock7819]

Sounds like roller coaster sims would be cool too. And of course driving sims.

[@RedfoxQc]

Yeah! Flight, Space, Ship and Roller Coaster but NOT for Driving sims

[@50buttfish]

From now on, ALL flight simulators are actual A/C with military missions; your objective is not SCREW IT UP!

[@ghcheong]

Agreed. Doing dcs in this would be awesome

[@careyharrison993]

Years ago I envisioned something similar but more in line with a free fall simulator with giant fans keeping the ball aloft and controlled with small vanes around the outside surface to control the direction and with a Bluetooth interface. I still could not foresee how to keep it powered to the ball module and therefore did not pursue my idea. Kudos to these brilliant designers...

[@samhart]

Multi directional induction charging or battery and have a set play time before charging, if you did wireless charging could even just have the coil on the bottom of the rig as it’d likely be that way up the majority of the time( unless they love flying upside down or are a very bad driver)

[@youdoyouplayer8529]

Hell yeah, I’ve had this idea for years. Thank you for developing what I’ve been conceptualizing for years.

[@paulmichaelfreedman8334]

I've had the same idea for years too, just with a full gyroscope made of alumium for all-axis rotations. Better design to allow for up/down movement as it has a base to attach to and all motors can be built-in. Slightly more complicated than a simple ball, but allows for much more innovation. And the plexiglass does not have to be shaped as a perfect sphere, in fact it doesn't need it at all to function although it would be unsafe. I am recruiting volunteer partners to actually build it within the next couple of years. It's a curiosity project more than enything else. Initial cost cap is $ 5000, not even sure if it can be done with such a budget.

[@WonderWorldYTC]

★★★ *FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VIDEO / FACT UPDATES* ★★★ *1) This is not a Frequently Asked Question,* - Someone posted a link to an Arcade Machine just like the NOVA 360, so I thought I would post the link here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHWypYydhaqad9U *2) How long does the battery in the Sphere last for* - Battery life is currently 2 hours active play (with expandable battery or hot-swap to extend it) but we NOVA are working on solutions which will make it last a lot longer.

[@quadbrothers5801]

(POV) Your in a ball turret 1943 somewhere over Europe.

[@MaxBlackHawk]

1943 -- B17

[@sushimidnight9539]

*cries in broken landing gear*

[@rodger3352]

😂😂😂 was thinking just that

[@jasonanderson2876]

“Don’t land!!”

[@MikesFoggyIdea]

That looks like sooo much fun!!!

[@rey_nemaattori]

Still trying to convince the wife we absolutely _need_ this for..reasons...

[@danieldorn2927]

Just tell her that she will get your life insurance money after you die a horrible burning death within the ball as the nVidia card needed for VR eventually bursts into flames

[@parishna4882]

Nothing you say will convince her, as there are no pr0n applications for this. Well, not normal ones. I say normal, I mean at least kept within the confines of xhamster.

[@parishna4882]

@Cameron Mackie Ahh the old internet myth that women like sex. It's a lie you know, they're all paid actresses. Oo

[@parishna4882]

@Cameron Mackie Beer doesn't help. I tried that yonks ago, moved on to all manner of funny coloured things, then to vodka, and .. Oh wait, do you mean for them, or me? It's not nice to get mr's palmer drunk... she's likely to cheat on me. :(

[@renookami4651]

Start with a YawVR, it's 2k at most and a good initiation even if way more limited. (this comment chain is weird...But I'm not gonna question anyone's reasons xD)

[@tauttechminusmanagedmusic3778]

"Developing smaller units for the home market" - Are they developing smaller humans, too? It's unlikely the unit could be any smaller.

[@ravener96]

the ball is quite a bit larger than the seated user

[@ThomasRonnberg]

Inflatable xD

[@davesworld7961]

My guess the smaller home units would be more like Yaw which doesn't do complete 360 but looks fun.

[@ThomasRonnberg]

@@davesworld7961 if its weather proof you could just keep it outside. hahaha

[@eyesonthey]

Working on developing larger living rooms.

[@chosela2488]

it look like the ball turret on the LAAT gunship (would make a great game)

[@Riceball01]

It reminded of the ball turret from a B-17.

[@chosela2488]

@@Riceball01 any ball turret

[@xx_theredscarfspartan_xx7296]

How dare you post this comment before I can

[@lightbearer1399]

Wow this is amazing! Though I can already see myself passing out several times a week in it after going into a wild tailspin while playing Warthunder air battles haha xD

[@stopglobalswarming]

Great. I had this idea in 1990. Im glad to see someone made it

[@forgedude]

Mom : I am going to market, do you want anything? Me : Spinning Ball of Death.

[@BluePhoenix3160]

Underrated af

[@gianz73]

LOL

[@3dartstudio007]

The salesmen: motion sickness is not a problem Me: nearly barfs just watching the demo video

[@isaacshultz8128]

SAME

[@tophersipes4372]

I used to work at a VRcade - we would project the VR views on the wall for folks without headsets to watch. Sometimes, they couldn't handle watching the projection while someone else played but then wouldn't have a problem in VR themselves. It can kind of be like being a passenger in a car while someone else drives erratically. Considering how this sphere seems to actually match what you see inside VR, I think the claim is accurate.

[@isaacshultz8128]

@@tophersipes4372 makes sense.

[@renookami4651]

There's more motion sickness when you're still than when the motion match (or give the illusion to match) the simulation.

[@InteractiveDNA]

There is one very important thing is missing... the force of gravity when objects are in motion. The X,Y and Z motion is a must to have a real experience.

[@LordxJoe]

You can literally lean the user back to simulate acceleration.

[@dieglhix]

you would need a g force accelerator, which would involve a couple of millions

[@rogierkraan]

These guys got you covered kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZzNdoKFZteAb6M

[@HansImWald]

I liked the Reckneck Rampage sound at the beginning. Thanks for those childhood flashbacks.

[@miked0602]

Really cool! Thanks WonderWorld

[@ethanaleman]

I love vr if done right it's awesome even with just a headset

[@heal0152]

Imagine playing beamNG drive with this, crashing and you get thrown around everywhere

[@TechnoGlobalist]

I worked on a similar project, and got a prototype with a gymnasticball (~0.7m OD) working. Stopped the work on it due to the high costs and many other reasons. I was satisfied back then when the proof of concept worked. So glad to see this concept being made into reality!

[@TechnoGlobalist]

Though the price tag is rediculous... They plan to sell a service. THey should go into production in china. The mainreason why I have build it back then was to create a cheap simulator, inspired by the arrival VR. Production cost should be around 2-3k not more. You need less and cheaper motors and servos compared to other systems.

[@thejotthaa]

A mixture of feelings come up seeing this. I had a quit similar idea in the beginning 2000s choosing it to me design diploma theme :)

[@PaperDragons]

Wow that is so cool!

[@Dinkum_Aussie]

Great video! Liked n’ shared! 😎👍

[@WonderWorldYTC]

Great comment, liked n' hearted

[@wirtschaffendas4628]

360 no scope gets a new level.

[@metalman8893]

This just makes me think about the travel pod in Jurassic World. That worked be a cool VR game in that ball!

[@oliverjd26]

What a great idea.

[@thetruthexperiment]

No, human hamster wheels are called Peloton.

[@derrickforeal]

Finally what ive dreamed about. Amazing

[@technicalmaster4054]

I imagined the exact same design VR yesterday. A ball for 360° movement . I never knew that this is already built by some company. However mine used a little different approach. Mine can be used for virtual reality space simulations, doing spacewalks etc. + For driving or flying like shown in video + Normal Walking + Just Sitting Only

[@TheTrumanZoo]

i have a little addon idea maybe: if you use a AR HMD instead of a VR HMD, or a VR HMD with cameras on the front, and the inside of the sphere was a screen, then you could look through the glasses rendering the virtual world, and then see the next "real" virtual layer, a pre rendered or projecting like the sky with clouds and or the outer perimeter (less level of detail needed for the skybox maybe possibly live rendered by another machine) of a land mass allowing adding another true depth-like layer creating an even more immersive experience... perhaps in the future.

[@SirTubeALotMore]

Price is a joke, youtubers will build these in their garage in no time for a couple of thousands

[@laos85]

For the rich!

[@Clasticon73i]

Building something for yourself is way easier than building a product you expect to bring to market. Mainly because you will always be there to service and tweak the machine if need be. A customer is expecting a finished product that works out of the box without have to worry about upkeep and improvements. Therefor a product you expect to sell is going to have a much higher standard of quality than any home built project. You have to also consider that service is very time consuming and time is money. Combine all that with a very low production rate and things get very expensive very fast.

[@jonnie2bad]

considering what other full motion simulators cost this is a bargain, and they can't go inverted either. Those 6 axis sims at the FAA cost ten's of millions. Level 6 sims with zero motion cost over 1 million and no VR either.

[@forzafan92]

sure, but think about the safety hazards that building one yourself would have. if you built it and either got hurt or even died because of it then no one other than yourself can be held accountable. having one pre built by a company with a large amount of money means that if something were to happen to you while using it, their would be a potential money payout to your family if they chose to sue. bottom line is the company HAS TO make sure the product is safe and will not overlook anything while your typical backyard builder youtuber would miss something.

[@101perspective]

The electronics for the interface is probably the only expensive part in building this. And even that you probably will be able to get from China in a few years for $50. Btw, you can see skid marks on the wheel itself, so the method of turning the ball doesn't seem to be that sophisticated. I think you could definitely get this under $1k if you didn't have to pay an arm and a leg for the interface... not counting the cost of the headset and external computer/game software of course.

[@Vipin39166]

At last another milestone towards real simulation.

[@theawesomer]

Awesome find! Sharing on The Awesomer.

[@WonderWorldYTC]

Thanks :)

[@HYPERI0N.]

Imagine playing Sonic the Hedgehog in one of these.

[@portnuefflyer]

I need to show this to a flying buddy, whose day job involves training in a 20 million dollar flight simulator.

[@Ps3rikbr68]

That's the actual price?

[@nino6616]

@@Ps3rikbr68 Yes.

[@jameshiggins.openworld]

These look awesome

[@Clark-Mills]

Looks like you'd have a ball with that... I like and want. Seems significantly simpler that your "usual" simulator though having a "Z" axis piston or scissor lift would add a small amount of "G" or "shock required for certain situations. The X & Y are a little less critical and could be provided with limited play pistons thrusting the base (so long as the ball doesn't oscillate out of the cradle).

[@kba]

For $150000 a year does it include a maintenance team that come to your house and sit there while you play?

[@danieldorn2927]

Why not just buy a real plane and do a real piloting licence at that point? Would be cheaper, and you might have job opportunities to profit from.

[@teixopoison601]

@@danieldorn2927 yeah

[@gormauslander]

@@danieldorn2927 I agree that if you just want the flying experience, it's more affordable and more rewarding to get a real plane and license. However, there is one example where I will still need this, and that is dogfights. Unfortunately there's just no safe way to do that outside of virtually

[@Random_4U]

150,000 a year for updates , come on now

[@ZERONEINNOVATIONS]

Looks like a cockpit from the movie "OBLIVION"

[@kotenshu]

Awesome mahi, Terry.

[@wookrott4890]

love everything about this apart from the deforestation support!!!

[@kiwiryker]

It really sucks when you find about cool stuff that’s in the country you live in and no one else has mentioned it lol

[@wildandwonderful7069]

Why a bowl? So they can easily empty the vomit after each ride.

[@j.schr.8478]

I think there is a vomit-suction-system (VOSS) integrated. ;)

[@JoinUsInVR]

Looks like the ONLY socially distanced real feeling rollercoaster we'll get to "ride" this year. Count me in!

[@MAKETHINGS1]

Genius!! Man who made this!!

[@rev_dude]

"motion sickness wont be a problem" Elite dangerous would like to contest that

[@fabricioalvesmoreira6317]

Lol man, i only wonder what it would feel like 😅

[@jaycartwright6054]

Imagine owning one of these in your garage

[@iandavismadeinengland5881]

Going for a spin

[@stephenlittle7534]

Wow what a product they have it nailed down. Spot on. And Cool.

[@JeffreyQProductions]

"Motion sickness won't be a problem." Wait till I get in there!

[@charliebrown7904]

When you are flying a fighter aircraft and get into an uncontrolled spin - that ball is going to be rotating rapidly and creating some gravity!!

[@GuangkaZ]

Any organic discharge will be contained, no worries.

[@drbelli]

finally i can feel like a hamster ...

[@masbropainting819]

Wow.. Good video friend.. 👍👍👌👌💪💪

[@chilliwilly5708]

Woooow!!!😀😀 I want one of those right now!!!🤩🤩

[@OmnomTheNom]

Motion sickness will still be an issue. Your vestibular system disagreeing with what your eyes are seeing is one of the main causes of motion sickness. Your vestibular system and your kinesthetic system work together to get a "feeling" of where your body is going. Just because you can roll around doesnt mean you can simulate the feeling of gravity in a turn for a car, or acceleration, or +/- G forces experienced in an airplane. Its a cool concept, but to say motion sickness wont be an issue is not a correct statement to make. - A flight instructor that teaches these things.

[@sacr3]

Eh, maybe. To feel "Acceleration" you need only tilt the ball up and leave it that way. Gravity pulling you down makes it feel like you're being "Accelerated" backwards. Same with breaking, just lean the ball forward and have people hang, similar to a breaking force. Turning you only need to rotate left/right to make you feel like you're being pulled to the left/right. Its fairly easy to simulate acceleration and deceleration, the one thats missing is vertical. So in a plane for example we can feel it "Rise" up, can't simulate that in a ball. They can't simulate "Falling" either. I can see issues, like having to rotate the ball to simulate a turn - the process of rotation if done quick will twist your body, which doesn't happen in a car. But I have yet to get sick in VR, or cars/boats/planes myself. I can't rotate in the real world so I use the game to rotate around, no problems. I'd definitely give this ball a shot. Brain may be understanding enough to work the forces out and not think its been poisoned.

[@Ludvig_]

@@sacr3 Sure you can to some extent simulate acceleration and deceleration but breaking in a car at high speeds is nowhere near comparable to just leaning forward, same with fast acceleration from a standstill. To simulate turning instead of leaning the ball it would have to be attached to an arm that can spin the ball horizontally in either direction independently from its other movements, much like the machines made for g-force training for astronauts. I know this would make it much much larger but to accurately simulate these feelings is near impossible within that small package. Maybe this is the best we can achieve with a rig this size and well have to wait until we can "plug" ourselves into a computer to be able to make the "perfect" simulation. 😂

[@sacr3]

@@Ludvig_ lmao could you imagine the size of this thing if it took into account all the forces? Yikes I guess the best way to simulate that type of situation would be to wait another 30 years and then simply use neurolink to send false information to the body to make the brain think it feels the body being compressed. Till then we get the hamster ball of vomit.

[@Ludvig_]

@@sacr3 Yeah Imagine in the future when people have rigs like the one the villain has in Ready player one just standing in their living room. Just sit down and go into a virtual space where you can simulate anything, would be pretty cool.

[@SmokedUpMage]

This plus Star Citizen and I'd probably never leave the house anymore

[@okletmesignup]

We'll have the freaking Matrix before Star Citizen

[@VroodenTheGreat]

I already don't leave the house anymore.

[@101m4n]

You'll be able to upload your brain into games before star citizen is complete

[@TsunamiFlipFlop]

Imagines a glitch sending you spinning uncontrollably in your cutlass black

[@oatlord]

Good that it's got lots of easy to clean materials in it.

[@popstone116]

OUTSTANDING.

[@coryv5679]

I would be a bit scared to have so many weights over my head when upside down. I just wouldn't feel safe having open weights like that.

[@valerys.219]

It's all about rotation axis, but nothing on translation axis ; so, I really doubt you could simulate a simple bump on the road, or simple shakes, or an air depression ... But the concept is great though. Good luck to the team.

[@ryancappo]

Bumps could be simulated by these bass shakers. They attach under the seat. And while the user can feel it, anyone else in the room won't hear it. 10reviewz.com/best-bass-shakers/

[@jenkem4464]

You could, but you'd just have to mount the entire machine on a different hydraulic platform. More expense but would be neat to see.

[@evandrolima1724]

If you place the ball on the edge of a robotic arm and spin it. You can simulate accurate G force. The faster you spin the more G force you have.

[@meowsqueak]

The occupant isn't seated in the center of the ball, they are essentially on the end of a short lever, so you can simulate bumps in any direction.

[@charleschan2282]

Its such a huge track ball pointer!

[@moodberry]

I like this tech, and even though you co-opted my question about hydraulic up an down actuators, I would think that this is a glaring omission. For example, the pictured off-road vehicle...Hitting bumps and pits would be so more realistic if it had such actuators.

[@jedimindtrix2142]

That would probably make it even more prohibitively expensive than it already is. But yea...you are right. It would add much to the experience. I think that the feeling of acceleration and speed is one thing that just can't really be truly simulated. Every full immersion simulator i have ever tried, including flight simulators that can go upside down, has failed at impressing a feeling of forward momentum.

[@anagennao]

Kid: Gets in to play racing game and doesn't buckle up. Kid: Dies from rollover crash in video game.

[@jackasshomey]

lol good thought, they probably will need a system that locks the game in a paused state if the seat belt isn't hooked in, would be simple enough to do they would just need to feed an extremely low voltage current into the base of the buckle that would drop when the belt if hooked in and that's how you could tell if the buckle is clicked in, i cant think of the name of the system but its used in a lot of things very effectively, just needs an LED on the belt end so when its hooked in the power that's drawn can be dumped into a simple circuit.

[@Dawgsofwinter]

@@jackasshomey Sounds good until you get that "I DONT NEED SEATBELTS" moron who just buckles the belt and sits on the straps to earn their Darwin Award. Though what you said sounds like a good idea.

[@jackasshomey]

@@Dawgsofwinter yea but if they install a system that won't allow the game to play unless your buckled in safely then at least the company isn't liable when said "moron" uses it wrong 😀 gotta consider all the legal implications lol its like how VR company's aren't liable if you break your hand punching a brick wall while playing VR 😂🤣 honestly tho i can see a safety system that pauses the game and returns the person in the seat to a stationary position upright being used for some pretty hilarious pranks 😂🤣 someone throws a sharp turn whipping you into a barrel roll and they pause it mid roll, then you invite the "never tried VR before" guy in to test the game 😂🤣 and what happens next just goes without saying😂🤣

[@jackasshomey]

@Zwenk Wiel yea but real cars aren't designed to barrel roll 360 degrees 😆 sooo yea there would have to be a system that won't allow the game to proceed without the seat belt latched securely

[@anaphylaxis6599]

We need nerve gear/full conciousness dive vr

[@ThEsOuNdInYoU]

Wait another 50 years just to see tech advance that much.

[@Machielovic]

first thought your kidding second thought how cool :)

[@OfficialyMax]

I'd like this, I'd have a 6 monitor setup in a virtual place. The only thing needed irl would be the mouse and keyboard ofc, one day the mouse could be controlled by thinking too

[@ScorpioHR]

150k/y - uses Logitech G29 wheel...

[@Xaros89]

Give 5000$ to Colin and he'll do the simulator ;>

[@w00dyalien]

fantastic!!!

[@thelucondrix391]

I remember when one extremely similar to this played at an arcade and traveled the world, was in Mobile for a week I waited 6 hours and only got to play 10 minutes and had to let someone else take my turn because my mother was ready to go home. I was only 8 years old at the time, it was a fighter pilot game similar to Ace Combat and it had screens instead of the VR headset. I think it's actually in on desplay somewhere now or got trashed and recycled. So many people got sick that day, including me but it was extremely fun and this makes me want this so bad, I could build one now, but it would still be expensive. I'm 24 now. I miss good old arcades, wish they'd make something like that again, so few of them left. But I love it when a simulation game has all the buttons and controls in it. XD

[@Khether0001]

Some people will say "150K per year? So, yeah give me one then!"

[@MrJimmyCleaver]

KZbin gamers and streamers would have that kind of money.

[@CannonBallEddie]

Yeah totally agree with you and us poor folks just get to look as usual

[@alexborghs7437]

I need it

[@CashewBestofNuts]

*Tank simulator games and mech simulator games I can't wait!!!*

[@caiuspostumiusturrinus1024]

This is going to be a future training platform for the Space Force

[@birdymaniac]

it cant simulate bumps in the road or pushing and shaking like a normal simulator what makes it unreal

[@Coecoo]

Not to mention G-forces.

[@Fantaman900]

i was also thinking for driving we need actuators that can shake, vibrate and move up and down rather than a spinning ball. Only the yaw could do with 360 spin. just put your cheap 4 actuator rig on a spinning platform, easy to DIY

[@Karuiko]

A shake should be easy to achieve by rocking the ball back and forth. For being originally designed as a helicopter motion sim, it's pretty good, since helicopters don't like pulling strong G forces. But they really did outright dodge the question in the video.

[@sacr3]

@@Coecoo We can simulate up to 1G, if your car accelerates at 1G, all you have to do is rotate the ball so that your back is to the floor - you're now feeling 1G of force pushing you into the back of your seat. Same if you place your back facing the ceiling, you're now experiencing 1G of braking force. But more than that? Nope. Bumps in the road? Maybe a vibrating or thrusting machine to shake the ball, or your inside platform. Not a bad concept.

[@woozhi9218]

I know a hamster ball and hydraulic below best of both world one cant simulate bump the other cant simulate rollover and combine both problem solved

[@shaezbreizh86]

the high maintenance cost is due to the amount of vomit to clean

[@mrmunyang2476]

Very cool!

[@gigachad1983]

can't wait to try this at VR Arcade

[@ThePremiumsmore]

released in 2020.. and they're using the original oculus dev model for a vr headset? just a lil sus

[@frankeppenridge2027]

You’re looking at a development model, not the final unit

[@unprecedentedcreations]

Everyone: take my money This company: ha, gone ahead and keep that😏

[@BunkhyaCha7]

Looks fun!

[@Maskltl]

SEGA had an F14 simulator sphere back around 1998. It was loads of fun.

[@eightb4ll895]

a spinning ball of TAKE MY MONEY. If I had any, anyway

[@isreel8092]

Imagine playing rocket league in this thing

[@Roxy0.1]

Lol that would be sick

[@Roxy0.1]

And

[@Roxy0.1]

So much vomit

[@80ssnorklover7]

Looks cool.

[@Terentius25]

I bet the neighbors would love the sound of that thing spinning around.

[@jawadad802]

they should be able to provide this for the homemarket at less then 5000$. a unit... plastic, aluminium, 3 servomotors and some electronics...

[@egarcia1360]

*R&D costs have entered the chat.*

[@jawadad802]

@@egarcia1360 See if the Chinese are gonna care once they get their hands on the blueprints. I estimate you can stuff at least 4 of those bad boys in a 20ft container, Madrid mearsk can carry almost 20.000 TEU's, hell there's even a direct railroad line from Europe to Asia... I estimate shipping costs at less then 250$ per unit eventually...

[@egarcia1360]

@@jawadad802 I was talking about Research and Development, not Shipping and Handling (S&H)

[@jawadad802]

@@egarcia1360 like stated, the chinese thank you for your R&D and will take over production as soon as they get their hands on a unit....

[@richardwicks4190]

Worthless. This does not duplicate forces actually experienced in the real world.

[@solosailorsv8065]

True, not technically g-forces. Yet I too was suprized that being tilted, DID actually feel like g-forces in an F-15 simulator with fewer axis that this Ball o Death

[@parishna4882]

Yeah sucks that... I mean, they better invent a fully motion capable device that can do all manner of aeronautics and other real world physics before they get my money.. Probably something like a car or a plane.. amirite?

[@hell1972]

Perfect for that gyro thing from jurassic world.... Looks like one too

[@sparkplug964]

That looks epic, sign me up

[@potato9yearsand636]

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[@WonderWorldYTC]

damn were super fast, I just clicked finish and came in here to check it out and you even beat me.

[@potato9yearsand636]

Wonder World Thanks Man 😊

[@potato9yearsand636]

Wonder World I’m glad I subscribed

[@michaelmongello]

Star Wars squadron would be amazing on this ! !

[@arnoldmayii3563]

Awesome!!

[@ohfuku]

Sick!!

[@dannielm9528]

They took vr motion sickness to a whole new level