The full story of The Gadget Show's FPS gaming simulator build premiered on Channel 5 in the UK at 8pm on Monday 24th October 2011. This video contains the highlights. www.channel5.com/thegadgetshow www.twitter.com/thegadgetshow www.facebook.com/thegadgetshow A full press release can be downloaded at the following address: www.yousendit.com --- For more information on the contributors who helped to make this simulator happen: MSE Weibull [Omni-Directional Treadmill and Motion Tracking] www.mseab.se Igloo Vision [Projection and 360-degree Dome] www.igloovision.com aps events and media Ltd [Visual Manipulation] www.thinkaps.com Extra Dimensional Technologies [Ambient Lighting] http Running in the Halls [Kinect Hack] www.rith.co.uk Robo Challenge [Paintball Marker Control System] www.robochallenge.co.uk Yoyotech [Gaming PC] http --- This is a world first. A unique FPS simulator that turns gaming into reality as you move, aim, fire and get shot within a 360-degree immersive environment. Using a pre-release copy of Battlefield 3 and a team of top technology experts from across Europe we've built a truly one of a kind simulator. Centred on the world's first, portable omni-directional treadmill (designed by Swedish company MSE Weibull) the simulator lets you control the movements of a Battlefield 3 character with your own body. Other key technology employed includes: an Igloo Vision projection dome; 12 paintball markers that allow the player, in real time, to feel the enemy ...
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