Disney Unveils the HoloTile Floor, Inching Us Closer to a Real-Life Holodeck - IGN
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Alongside announcing that Lanny Smoot will be the first Disney employee besides Walt to be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, Disney also shared one of his newest projects called the HoloTile floor, which just may be a game changer for VR and could bring us ever closer to experiencing the Holodeck from Star Trek.
  • jarfil@beehaw.org
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    10 months ago

    The spinning tops might be 3D printed, but there are some motors and pressure sensors involved, plus some electronics, and you probably want a steel plate underneath holding it all together. Tolerances would also be quite tight.