VirtuSphere

It works with computer based simulations and virtual worlds, and rotates as the user walks, allowing for an unlimited plane upon which the user can walk.

VirtuSphere can serve many purposes, including exercise, video gaming, military training, and virtual museum tours.

[1][2] Markets and applications for Virtusphere include:[3] Lockheed Martin has used the VirtuSphere as an input device in a manned simulator at the Mounted Warfare TestBed (MWTB) at Fort Knox, KY.[4] This simulator incorporates the sphere into a single-soldier simulator that is compatible with the Distributed Interactive Simulation and High level architecture protocols.

The simulator is composed of the sphere, a pair of infrared mice to track the sphere’s movements, Intersense trackers on the user’s head and weapon, an image generator on a laptop, display goggles for the user, and a simulator host computer, all on a wireless network.

The simulator is used at the MWTB for experiments that examine future weapon systems and tactics and for evaluating soldiers.