wraggster
July 20th, 2015, 21:48
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/61db80293e94b49ba216c053aa55ea59/202278393/immersit-2015-07-11-04.JPG (http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/20/immersit-motion-simulator/)Buzz Lightyear is tearing around on his jetpack in Toy Story 2, but I'm notwatching passively. Every time he banks left, my chair banks left. When he accelerates and climbs, I tilt back. When he finally touches down on a strange planet, my seat drops with a bump. No, I'm not at a theme park or "4D"-equipped theater (http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/09/4d-movies-rain-and-snow/) -- I'm sitting on a couch. Specifically, I'm at the Paris headquarters of Immersit (http://www.immersit.com/#intro-shift), a company that wants to turn your trusty sofa into an honest-to-Dieu ride simulator. I got to take a spin on its latest prototype, and spoiler: It was pretty cool. But would anybody be willing to pay the price of a decent laptop to get 4D at home?
http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/20/immersit-motion-simulator/
http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/20/immersit-motion-simulator/