Virtual Chanbara @ SIGGRAPH

[Baoquan]

Saw this at slashdot, followed the trace..its SOOO cool.

{Quoted from SIGGRAPH.org}

Virtual Chanbara

This Samurai sword battle features a new force-feedback device that uses a controlled flywheel to return impacts.

Innovation
Novel force-feedback device.

Vision
Virtual Chanbara is suitable for networked play. In future versions, a Chanbara master will be able to instruct children throughout the world, and an international match might be held on the Internet.

Contact
Daijiro Koga
The University of Tokyo
c/o Tachi Lab
MEIP School of Engineering
7-3-1 Hongo
Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo Japan 113-8656
[email protected]

Contributor
Takahiro Itagaki
The University of Tokyo

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,415730,00.asp

Read the story entitled "None Shall Pass".

 

[arnisador]

See also www.samuraisports.com.

 

[islandtime]

Originally posted by arnisador

See also www.samuraisports.com.

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I am going to a chanbara seminar this coming Monday hosted by a local dojo . I think the instructor is from Samurai Sports.

This should be interesting as I am left handed.. I made the translation to being right handed for Iaido o.k. but I will probably have trouble with the footwork....I hope I don't embarass myself too badly ..
Whatever, it should be interesting and I am looking forward to it..

I will give a post when I get back .


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