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Sixense creative director talks full body movement on Oculus Rift

Sixense is working to bring full body movement to Oculus Rift and Asif Khan, the man with the briefcase, talks to creative director Danny Woodall about the STEM System.

Ozzie Mejia

September 29, 2014 11:30 AM

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Oculus Rift continues to strive to deliver the best in virtual reality, with Crescent Bay set to improve upon the Rift's tracking capabilities. But what about tracking the rest of the body's movements? That's where Sixense, makers of the Razer Hydra and the creator of the motion control DLC for Portal 2, comes in.

Sixense's STEM System is a wireless motion tracking device that utilizes motion tracking technology to help track movement for other parts of the human body, arms and legs, in particular. It allows for full freedom of movement, with low latency and one-to-one tracking, for the expression of gaming ideas previously-thought to be impossible. This includes the idea of an actual virtual reality lightsaber fight.

Our "Man with the Briefcase," Asif Khan, recently went to Oculus Connect to speak to Sixense creative director Danny Woodall to explain more about how the STEM System will work in conjunction with Crescent Bay and Oculus Rift, in general. Check out the full video interview below.

Ozzie Mejia

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?