There are different accessories that are intended to offer a much more realistic experience when using virtual reality. Cybershoes is one of them, shoes that are designed to walk through virtual worlds . Of course, they are not exactly to use as you might think.
Shoes for virtual worlds
Recently we have seen how there are still companies that are very focused on enriching the experience that those users interested in virtual reality have. One of them is bHaptics , a brand that has developed a series of accessories that range from vests that seek to make virtual reality sessions more realistic to others designed to be placed on arms, wrists or legs.
In this case, through a series of points with haptic technology, the idea behind these vests and accessory challenges is that you get to feel virtual reality as if you really were inside. That is, if you are shot and hit in the body, you can feel the impact through a vibration. Come on, they want virtual reality to hurt you.
Well, there are other companies that seek to solve other types of “problems” when it comes to enjoying the different virtual worlds. This is the case of Cybershoes , which, as you can imagine, are dedicated to building special shoes so that you can walk in virtual reality in the same way that you would in the real world, or almost.
This proposal is not really new, it has been on the market for some time, but these days with the celebration of CES it has gained a bit of visibility and if you are a fan of virtual reality, you should know it. Because although the experience is not going to be the same as if you were walking down the street, it could provide an extra bit of realism and physical activity.
Shoes, so to speak, are really a kind of soles that you place on your feet and that include different sensors and components that allow you to track your steps to know if you are moving forward or backward, know your orientation and even control the traction of turn.
Thanks to all this, in certain games and applications, movement can be controlled effectively with these shoes instead of with the triggers or other buttons available on the different controllers of each of the virtual reality proposals. So the experience is more immersive.
Logically going with virtual reality glasses and shoes like these walking around any room is not very safe to say. That’s why the brand really invites you to use them together with a “special” chair (Cyberchair) and a rug (Cybercarpet) . The swivel and height-adjustable chair allows to obtain the most comfortable position for each user regardless of their height. And the mat is used so that both the roller and the rest of the components that serve to manage movements do so precisely.
The price of walking in virtual worlds
This accessory was presented in 2020 as we said and for a long time it can be purchased in various stores. So if you want to get your own Cybershoes , you can do it for a price of about 350-400 euros . A cost that is not bad at all if you are an intensive user of everything related to virtual reality.
But if you are interested, wait for the 2021 model that will include improvements such as a USB C port for charging hunting shoe and compatibility with the Oculus Quest 2, because for now they are only available to use with VR glasses in Windows.
And before launching yourself for whatever model it is, think that if it is only to try the experience it is clear that it does not pay. Because even though it is a striking proposal, it is likely that controlling the movements with the controls is still something much more precious. Although it has to be curious to be able to get hold of a complete kit and play some of the best virtual reality games with the ability to live the experience as if you were really inside, both when it came to seeing, moving and even feeling the blows .
Games that, by the way, on the web highlight that there are more than fifty that are compatible and work perfectly. Some of them are Half Life Alux, Sjyrim VR, Onward or No Man’s Sky among many more available on Steam.
