The Arts et Métiers Institute of Laval focuses its research on virtual and augmented reality. The researchers team imagine immersive and interactive projects for industrials, centered on improving the user experience. Sylvain Fleury, cognitive ergonomy researcher, tells us…
SportTrooper: personalised training solution for enhanced performance of sport pistol shooters
28 January 2021
A group of virtual reality researchers and top athletes have initiated a project as the 2024 Olympic Games approach. Hélène Jacolin, former athlete in the French pistol shooting team, presents the project SportTrooper developed by CREPS Bordeaux, onepoint and…
A bicycle shop in the Netherlands opened a new installation: Ride Out. This is a virtual reality experience that allows you to ride a mountain bike as if you were in real life. It is based on figures and movements performed by the Scottish champion Danny MacAskill, who is…
The fitness industry was particularly hit by the coronavirus crisis. Closure of sport halls and lockdown have pushed people to imagine new ways to do sports at home. How to keep following sports programs at home? How to get motivation without a coach by our side?
A…
An indoor training simulator for cycling
Rouvy uses what it calls “augmented roads” to create an immersive training experience for cycling.This product combines GPS videos of real places with 3D animated objects and cyclists’ avatars.
Augmented…
Hado: the futuristic dodgeball between real and virtual sport
Hado is an e-sport that is practiced with an augmented reality headset and a connected bracelet.Players shoot energy balls as in “Dragon Ball Z” to attack their opponents and activate virtual…
