At the D23 fan event that took place over this weekend, Disney Imagineering gave fans a closer looks at its new HoloTile Floor, the world’s first omni-directional treadmill floor. Designed for VR and other immersive experiences, HoloTile allows people to walk in any direction at their desired speed without moving anywhere at all.
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Newly showcased in videos captured by attendees, Imagineers show exactly how each tile’s design is carefully engineered to allow the technology to work. In another first, a demonstration of the tiles being controlled remotely allows an object (in this case, a chair) to be precisely moved around the floor. This means, in VR applications, seated users can be remotely moved around in space without needing to move a muscle.
