NAU, an advertising and design firm based in Zurich, has unveiled an immersive display concept that surrounds users with a 3D navigable space for videoconferencing, gaming or education applications. The company says the four metre diameter carbon fibre sphere would use motion sensing software to provide a virtual interactive space.
The cocoon includes a display dome and a motion-sensitive floor
plate. Server racks are concealed within the bottom of the dome and
the company has ensured the concept includes a cooling system vent
and air conditioning.
NAU says cocoons could be leased privately or “used
as 21st century telephone booths”.
Outlining educational uses, NAU offers examples
of touring a recreated Pompeii, sunken Egyptian tombs or floating under the
ocean with jellyfish.
“A virtual trainer can monitor your progress using
the tracking cameras to evaluate leg, arm and torso positions, and give
you encouragement or correct your form,” the company adds.
Immersive Cocoon "2011" from adNAU on Vimeo.