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Making virtual worlds you can feel with your whole body
Alihan Bakir, Ekrem Yüksel, Fabio Zuliani, Neil Chennoufi, Francesco Bruno, Jamie Paik
May 21, 2026
Full-body immersion in VR usually means watching and hearing a virtual world. This team proposes a platform of interconnected robotic units that tile floors and walls, delivering haptic feedback and dynamic physical resistance across your entire body. The modular system adapts in real-time to your movements, scaling from single-user rooms to multi-person spaces—think of it as a programmable physical landscape that morphs to match what's happening in the virtual world alongside you.
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