At the upcoming SXSW Conference… Honda will give attendees a chance to try out a new mobility device… specifically designed for mixed reality entertainment experiences.

Users can steer… without the use of their hands — they simply have to lean into one direction to move forwards, backwards, sideways or diagonally.

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Hasn’t a version of this existed like since at least 2015?

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I upvoted as soon as I saw the wall-e pic lol

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First thought that comes to mind is ‘collision avoidance’.

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Don’t move fast enough to dodge the dragon? Get hit by a bus. Adds realism.

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I was literally on board a bus that damn near got in a head on with a wrong way driver when I received this.

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Driving with a vr headset probably

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Exclusive to the American market I presume /s

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No, the chair’s weight limit is 242 pounds. That’s not enough for the might of our bodacious temples.

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This let me think directly about some movie everybody where sitting in wheel chairs with VR glasses. I think it was some kind of animation movie.

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Floor-Y or something? Idk i didn’t watch anime.

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No no, I think it was more like “Ceiling-B” or something…

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Foundation-S maybe?

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