VR Coaster: The Discoveries we made

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Here are some videos of the system in use: http://youtu.be/vBmRb3EFYcQ?list=PLuHude3IzWSmoSgThHSbMYGjxP...

I bet park owners are drooling over this technology. All the old rides are new again and you can run multiple experiences simultaneously on the same ride? Sounds like profit to me!

The coaster doesn't even need to be that good, really, especially if you add in that gamepad they mentioned last. Then it would be all about the length of time on the coaster over sheer thrill/vertigo.

I really liked the idea that if you can subtly rotate the player you can use breaking forces to simulate acceleration.

I imagine an entire roller coaster hooked to the same simulation so that you can all participate in firing cannons with your head to defeat a monster and earn a top score.

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That is insanely cool... which means that the amusement park owners will want to shut this thing down =-(

Being a life-long rollercoaster enthusiast, I would love to try this thing!

On the contrary, they will be clamoring over this. It's a really cheap way to create entirely new rides out of old ones.

Let's hope so!

Hopefully these guys will soon be picked up by a ride development company or integrated into Disney so we can see this on a real ride very soon! This is great work!

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