Disney has released a video showing someone in a virtual reality environment catching a real ball. The demonstration, posted by Disney Research Hub, goes through three visualisations to link the real object to the virtual object. The person catching the ball is even given superhuman reactions as the VR system accurately predicts the ball’s trajectory.
It is one more step in
the development of VR and an important
one as the technology is increasingly linked
to more interactive experiences and the real
world.
In addition to entertainment, this approach could
have applications in medicine, research and design,
or for fieldworkers conducting maintenance.
You can
find out more and read a detailed
paper on the development at
Disney Research.