Here is something that looks pretty cool, I can’t imagine all of the attachments one would need to properly interact with everything in Second Life, wink wink. Obscura Digital has created the Second Life pod, an egg shaped, human size object, that projects Second Life inside the egg, to make it look more 3d. Looks pretty cool, but something you’ll probably have to try yourself to decide if its any good or not.

It felt like playtime inside Obscura Digital’s warehouse Thursday night.

The San Francisco company opened up its office to show off its technology, from videos projected inside a dome to a pod that lets users sit inside and immerse themselves into Second Life, the 3D virtual world.

A project with Phreak Interactive, a Second Life partner, the two teamed up to put Second Life inside what looks like half the shell of a large, human-sized egg. The 3D world is projected inside its walls, letting users feel like they’re inside the 3D world.

“Traditional media is square, flat and 2D,” said Patrick Connolly, CEO of Obscura. “People should be immersed into it the virtual world. (They) can step into it instead of watching it.” Source: Immersing yourself in Second Life

Here is a video they uploaded later:

Second Life in a Pod

Posted to Technology Videos by eubeenhadd on July 14, 2007

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