What is this project?
The VRAC, or Virutal Reality Application Center, is currently receiving funding from the United States Army for a virtual reality training simulator. The MIRAGE a mixed-reality research lab fitted with IR sensors and a fully functional game engine. Applicants can use this simulator to experience combat simulations at a much lower cost and setup time than setting up an environment with paid actors.
This project is to develop an API for communication to off-the-shelf vibrating pagers on tactile vests that applicants would wear within the MIRAGE. These pagers vibrate whenever an applicant is shot within the simulation. The pagers could also be used as communication for navigation. Our main task is to set up an API and UI configuration so the pagers can be placed anywhere on the vest, which will then be able to identify the location of the pager on the body. The API will be used to send signals to these pagers from a central command i.e buzz shoulder pager1. The API will also need the ability to send multiple signals with predefined patterns and must be generic enough so that it can be easily called from any piece of software as a type of plug-in.
The VRAC, or Virutal Reality Application Center, is currently receiving funding from the United States Army for a virtual reality training simulator. The MIRAGE a mixed-reality research lab fitted with IR sensors and a fully functional game engine. Applicants can use this simulator to experience combat simulations at a much lower cost and setup time than setting up an environment with paid actors.
This project is to develop an API for communication to off-the-shelf vibrating pagers on tactile vests that applicants would wear within the MIRAGE. These pagers vibrate whenever an applicant is shot within the simulation. The pagers could also be used as communication for navigation. Our main task is to set up an API and UI configuration so the pagers can be placed anywhere on the vest, which will then be able to identify the location of the pager on the body. The API will be used to send signals to these pagers from a central command i.e buzz shoulder pager1. The API will also need the ability to send multiple signals with predefined patterns and must be generic enough so that it can be easily called from any piece of software as a type of plug-in.