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Posted by hipstomp | 19 Dec 2007
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It's gratifying to see a comprehensive new technology system that, for once, wasn't developed by the US military with martial applications. French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen's immersive VR center (video at bottom) is purely for designing cars, and the multidimensional system puts Ford's Powerwall (video at top) to shame.
Not that the Powerwall's a waste of time, but watch both videos and you'll see the difference. A quick summary: the Powerwall lets you render cars on a lifesize screen, while the Peugeot system puts the designer(s) inside an extremely immersive system that's probably making US Army officials jealous. You've got to see it to believe it, so click away.
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I don't know how useful that Peugeot really looks - the problem with most VR goggle systems, CAVE included, is that the image is too flickery enough to make design decisions around. Also, I understand the purpose of those tension cables for "drawing" on the 3D surface (for force-feedback), but it looks like an ungainly tool to wield.
Kind of apples and oranges here... The Ford spot is simply the demo of Autodesk Showcase, a great and relatively cheap, viz program ($10K). It has nothing to do with the "powerwall" projection system.
The Peugeot setup is undoubtedly a multimillion dollar investment that looks like it's using the Real-D projection technology. Totally different uses, but cool nevertheless.
But autos are an archaic technology. It's inertia that keeps us using them.