Has anyone else tried the Alladin Demo from Disney?
I'm not talking about something recent. I am actually talking about the original tech demo that was on display at Epcot in Disney World many years ago. I remember when I was a kid I had a chance to try it and that demo really blew my mind at the time. "This is the future, its almost here!" Or at least that what I was thinking when I tried it on.
However it was not anywhere near the oculus rift as far as being in any capacity that the regular consumer could buy it.
The head mounted display was so heavy it had to be suspended from the ceiling, and you sat on what looked like a motorcyle and used a handle bar of sorts to propel Alladin's carpet around the city looking for scarabs to pickup. I remember it all very vividly today it was very well done and the graphics were surprisingly amazing for its time. 1996-ish or earlier?
Apparently over 45,000 people play tested this so I can't be the only one. I was hoping though maybe someone else had some more information on the demise of this really awesome VR tech or maybe someone might be able to track down the demo?! Wouldn't that be cool to try again with the Oculus Rift!
I found some information on it here: http://ivizlab.sfu.ca/arya/Papers/ACM/SIGGRAPH-96/Storytelling%20in%20VR.pdf
and here is a pic of the device and a screenshot from the game here:
However it was not anywhere near the oculus rift as far as being in any capacity that the regular consumer could buy it.
The head mounted display was so heavy it had to be suspended from the ceiling, and you sat on what looked like a motorcyle and used a handle bar of sorts to propel Alladin's carpet around the city looking for scarabs to pickup. I remember it all very vividly today it was very well done and the graphics were surprisingly amazing for its time. 1996-ish or earlier?
Apparently over 45,000 people play tested this so I can't be the only one. I was hoping though maybe someone else had some more information on the demise of this really awesome VR tech or maybe someone might be able to track down the demo?! Wouldn't that be cool to try again with the Oculus Rift!
I found some information on it here: http://ivizlab.sfu.ca/arya/Papers/ACM/SIGGRAPH-96/Storytelling%20in%20VR.pdf
and here is a pic of the device and a screenshot from the game here:
