Hi and welcome to our blog :).

Our group name is ‘Tilted’ and we aim to revolutionise the way VR is used around the world.

So how do we plan to do exactly that?

Problems with commercial VR

Commercially available VR has a very prominent weakness.  Space. 

So how the VR works is that it first starts scanning the area around you. During the simulation itself, the VR tracks your movement and orientation using sensors on the controller and headset. However, in a confined space (eg. a small room), the user may not be able to continue walking forward and are forced to use the controllers for movement, resulting in a loss of input for one of the controllers (eg. using a bow and arrow, 2 guns instead of 1, etc)

Problems with commercial solutions

Surely some other company has realised this pertinent problem and has created a solution for it? Yes, there are many solutions available, and they are known commercially as VR treadmills. However, they are not a quick fix and come with their own set of problems, namely

Cost

VR treadmills are VERY expensive, with the cheapest commercially available one being US$500+ (and bear in mind that this is a Kickstarter price). There are not many people in the world who are both willing and able to pay such a high price for this product.

Size of Equipment

Most VR treadmills available are bulky and heavy, thus they are not suitable in Singapore, where majority of the population live in small HDB flats.

Comfort

Being harnessed like a baby, a waistband that you keep banging your hands onto, all these are preventing users from having an optimal VR experience. Avid gamers may play for hours without stopping, making this one of our upmost priority.

Effectiveness

Slapping your feet against the base like a seal, running in VR although your feet feels like it is cycling, are these really the most effective way in solving the problem? The answer is simple. They are NOT.

Introducing the team

Marcus Lai [SPMS] (Leader) – An avid physicist, it is within this individual’s core interest that VR is propagated unto research and education, with hopes that it will bring about a new revolution in the perception of knowledge and experience of learning, giving rise to a new age.

Julianna Yap [SPMS](Logbook Keeper) – Being both a physicist and a mathematician has made this person very keen to be at the forefront of scientific progress, changing the world one step at a time. She meticulously records every single thing the group does, documenting their journey from being nobodies to someone whose names are known throughout the scientific world.

Jason Liu [NBS] (Treasurer/Safety Officer) – Having an finance/accounting background but with a curious mind, Jason likes to explore the realm of science and hands on with anything out there. His favourite cartoon character is Bob the Builder. Of course, all within the safety boundaries set in the SPMS Safety video.