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2 2 of 6 6/14/2011 9:00 AM Parrot AR.Drone gets multi-platform support and new games Self-taught metallurgist creates lighter, stronger steel in a flash Student-designed bicycle device designed to save lives Scarpar's high speed, all-terrain powerboard set to launch within months Australian built Hoverbike prepares for takeoff MORE TOP STORIES» HOME ENTERTAINMENT Futuristic immersive cocoon concept puts viewers in the picture By Bridget Borgobello 22:24 June 13, Comments 6 Pictures Recent popular articles in Home Entertainment Sony to release PlayStation branded 24-inch 3D display Xbox 360 to get voice search, YouTube and more live TV The Immersive Cocoon concept from NAU Image Gallery (6 images) While advocates proclaim the superior immersive qualities of 3D, the current crop of 3D TVs can actually have the opposite effect on many people by giving the impression of peering into a box filled with tiny - albeit 3D - people. Design and advertising firm NAU proposes a different solution with its latest concept dubbed the Immersive Cocoon that looks to provide the sense of immersion without the 3D. World's biggest TV: Panasonic's 4K2K 3D 152-inch Plasma Sharp showcases World's largest LCD TV inches View all

3 of 6 6/14/2011 9:00 AM We've seen a number of devices that attempt to immerse a user in a virtual space using wearable displays, such as the Vuzix's iwear VR920 video

NAU's concept instead does away with the 3D altogether to place users inside a four meter (13 ft) diameter carbon fiber sphere featuring a 360 degree interior dome-display.

amplifier or AV receiver To transport the user into a 'virtual' world, the dome features sophisticated motionsensing software including motion capture cameras,

Navigation through a recreated Pompeii, sunken Egyptian tombs or floating under the ocean with jellyfish, is accomplished with Minority Report-like hand gestures and body

3 3 of 6 6/14/2011 9:00 AM We've seen a number of devices that attempt to immerse a user in a virtual space using wearable displays, such as the Vuzix's iwear VR920 video visor and the VirtuSphere, which also offer the option of 3D. NAU's concept instead does away with the 3D altogether to place users inside a four meter (13 ft) diameter carbon fiber sphere featuring a 360 degree interior dome-display. Claro Holographic TV Bose combines TV and home theater with VideoWave Entertainment System The most expensive TV in the world How to choose the right speakers for your amplifier or AV receiver To transport the user into a 'virtual' world, the dome features sophisticated motionsensing software including motion capture cameras, motion-sensing floor panels, surround sound and even air conditioning. Navigation through a recreated Pompeii, sunken Egyptian tombs or floating under the ocean with jellyfish, is accomplished with Minority Report-like hand gestures and body movements. Sony's latest ipod dock range NAU says the Immersive Cocoons could be used for educational purposes, as a tele-work device or for immersive gaming with other Cocoon users across the globe. NAU hopes that its concept will be picked up for corporate leasing or executive airport lounges where users will be able to purchase time in a public Cocoon. Logitech's new Z906 THX-Certified Surround Sound speakers

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Virtual reality has some problems to fix By San Jose Mercury News, adapted by Newsela staff on 06.29.15 Word Count 738 Jack McCauley, one of the founders of Oculus VR, tries on one of his firm's virtual