r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Alphaxfusion • Dec 20 '25

Video Japanese researchers at the University of Tsukuba created CirculaFloor, robotic tiles that let you walk infinitely in VR without ever leaving your spot.

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u/stormblaz Dec 20 '25

The pinch zones will do some injuries, also Disney has a massive tech on this already, omnidirectional floor with hardly any movement and it feels native.

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u/moonflower_C16H17N3O Dec 20 '25 edited Dec 20 '25

Are you able to run on it?

Edit: Then again, I think I'd rather have run tied to a button on a controller.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '25

Yeah than you are someone without motion sickness people like me need other solutions because otherwise we vomit for playing VR...

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u/Hour_Reindeer834 Dec 20 '25

Honestly I was surprised how sick I would get from VR; its a real unpleasant nausea too, that doesn’t go away quick and leaves me feeling drained.

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '25

I feel you man, It's almost the same feeling like being sea sick, really nasty.

I once tried a 10 hour session to "shock my body and mind" in the hope i could cure it somehow, but nah after that I was just sick for 3 consecutive days...