Backpack mimics feeling of jumping extra high in VR
A new technology called JumpMod can give people the sense of jumping higher, landing harder, and being pulled down while in VR.
Source: futurity.org
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A new technology called JumpMod can give people the sense of jumping higher, landing harder, and being pulled down while in VR.
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