Published on May 1st, 2012 | by Abhijit

Ultimate Battlefield 3 Simulator

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This is a world first. A unique FPS simulator that turns gaming into reality as you move, aim, fire and get shot within a 360-degree immersive environment.
Using a pre-release copy of Battlefield 3 and a team of top technology experts from across Europe Gadgetshow CREW built a truly one of a kind simulator.

Over the course of six weeks they managed to research and build what has to be classed as the ultimate first-person shooter simulator. The games used to test it- Battlefield 3 (story mode) . The aim of this build was to create a simulation as close to being there as possible. That meant full body movement, holding and using a gun, and even force feedback across your entire body.It took a meeting of minds and companies to make it happen, but the end result is going to have FPS fans drooling for a room big enough, and a home kit version to make this happen for them.

Centered on the world’s first, portable omni-directional treadmill (designed by Swedish company MSE Weibull) the simulator lets you control the movements of a Battlefield 3 character with your own body. Other key technology employed includes: an Igloo Vision projection dome; 12 paintball markers that allow the player, in real time, to feel the enemy gunfire experienced in the game; a wireless gun system; ambient LED lighting; and an Xbox Kinect camera hack. And the best experience is this Simulator can detect every action of the soldier playing inside like crouch, sprint , and also 360 degree view of the surroundings.