Your Next Cubicle

"VirtuSphere enables 6 degrees of freedom – one can move in any direction; walk, jump, roll, crawl, run over virtually unlimited distances without encountering real-world physical obstacles."

Resolution defined by head mounted display.

Planning to add force feedback, haptic devices and a number of other
developments (like full body motion capture).

"I left the hatch open" late for meeting excuse now possible.

Big Virtual Blue Push

"IBM is ramping up its push into virtual worlds with an investment of roughly $10 million over the next 12 months, including an expanded presence within the popular 3D online universe Second Life.

The company is also looking to build a private 3D intranet and champion what it calls "v-business.

"IBM's ultimate aim is for inter-world integration, instead of separate islands of virtual worlds, where you cannot cross over from one to the other in a consistent way..."

'Nightmare Traffic' late excuse - use it while you still can.