A
TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design)
conference has been recently held in Vancouver, and a project called
The Void has been presented in the conference. This project is about
virtual reality, and it offers the opportunity to transport yourself
into a totally different reality. The creators The Void said that it
wasn't only about seeing that different reality, but about being able
to feel it. They guarantee that using The Void you can touch and feel
the walls and even the heat from a fire.
To
present this project, they brought a version of it to the TED
conference, which allowed the players to try to solve different
puzzles feeling as if they were in an ancient tomb.
A
player who had the chance to try this, explains his experience and
recognizes that The Void is different from other virtual realities he
has tried. It feels different, it really feels like you are actually
in another reality, mainly because you can touch and feel the things.
Even though, he said that he was all the time aware that it wasn't
real.
The
creators of The Void said that the project still needs some more
work, since during the conference time the sample booth had to be
closed several times because of technical problems. And apart from
the technical problems, they also say that it needs improving on the
creation of new physical experiences, which is a new challenge for
them.
PERSONAL OPINION:
This
article surprised me, because I didn't think this was possible. I had
seen this in movies or on the TV, but I didn't really think it was
possible to enter inside a virtual reality, and even less to be able
to feel the walls or the heat from a fire. After reading this, it is
still hard for me to believe it, and I think that it's probably not
as I am picturing it, not that futuristic.
It
is something that I would love to try, because I think it has to be a
peculiar experience, different from anything that I have experienced,
and it seems promising.
NEW WORDS:
· Mist: boirina
· Haptic: tecnologia del tacte
· Bespoke: fet a mida
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