Toyota and Oculus partner for VR driving simulator for teens

Hoping to make driving safer for the next generation, Toyota partners with Oculus to create a Toyota-branded driving simulator that will be used for Toyota’s TeenDrive365 program. It puts the teens inside a real yet stationary car and uses virtual reality technology to simulate actual driving. They will have to use the pedals properly and face distractions such as traffic noise, passengers, text messages, and radio noise.

It uses 360-degree head tracking for a more immersive experience and the Rift has a 100-degree field of view, which is beyond ones peripheral vision. It will also make use of RealSpace 3D audio to add depth to sound. They hope to make teens more comfortable with driving before they head out to the streets.

Source: Toyota | Via: SlashGear

Runtastic and Oculus Rift to offer 3D fitness exercises

Runtastic, together with Oculus Rift, are introducing the future of health and fitness with Runtastic for Oculus VR. They are bringing a selection of popular strength and toning workouts to the Oculus VR including squats, lunges, yoga routines, and 7-Minute Workout. This will let you complete workouts whether you are while you’re visualizing exercising atop a hillside, inside a beachside villa, or in a futuristic black hole. There will be other “locations” added in the future to help create that ideal fitness or meditation area for you. Runtastic will be showcasing this new technology at CES 2015 at Booth #74107 in Tech West from January 6 to 9, 2015.

Source: Runtastic