A VR headset is a controller in itself, plus there are also controllers for the hands to make use of, as with the recently reviewed Oculus Touch. But what about the feet? Different companies are trying to find the way to make the user really move along the images while staying in the same place - something that's no easy task.
Japanese company Cerevo is ready to show off a prototype at CES 2017, however. With Taclim haptic VR boots, people will sense a different feeling depending on the virtual ground they are over and also reflects movements, such as walking or kicking. Their motto is get the whole body immersed into the experience, with immersion being so key to VR in general.
There are in total eight tactic divides implemented inside, three in each shoe and one in each glove. They will also contain either Sub-GHz or BLE data connection modules to skip interference from other devices in crowded places.
Cerevo is not planning a broad sale of Taclim, and instead it's aimed to professional use only, selling for 1,000-1,500 US dollars when it comes out next autumn, Engadget says.
Do you think that this is what Virtual Reality needs, or this is just more money to spend without solving old problems such as stability?
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