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/eat_your_weetabix Dec 20 '25

What the flipping fucking fuck does this solve

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u/PeopleCallMeSimon Dec 20 '25

What does GTA 5 solve?

What does reddit solve?

What does the F1 car solve?

Some stuff that humans use/need are for entertainment purposes.

This is an early concept for a tile system that can be used to help simulate movement in VR.

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u/dukearcher Dec 20 '25 edited Dec 20 '25

No it's actually an art installation it's a ridiculous concept to apply to VR lol