WOBBLE WONDER (2013): RIDE THE WAVES AND FEEL THE WIND BLOW. A MIXED REALITY EXPERIENCE.

WobbleWonder is a full-on Virtual reality experience using the Oculus Rift DK1! This was created in 2013, and was in the very first wave of content created for Virtual Reality.

You, the participant, uses a virtual Segway to travel through a virtual reality fantasy world with the fun of speeding while the wind blows through your hair. The travel mechanism is a Wobble Board containing an accelerometer, which simulates a Segway in the VR world. It’s very fun, leaning forward moves you forward through the world and leaning backwards moves backwards. The faster you lean, the faster you move!

This project has been exhibited at World Maker Faire NYC, Gratitude NYC, and NYC Media Lab’s Future Interfaces event.
The project was covered by Japanese Engadget and we won a World Maker Faire Editor’s Choice award.

WobbleWonder is a collaboration between myself (concept, engineering, virtual Segway design), Adelle Lin (concept, 3D level design and modeling), Takafumi Ide (concept, Leap Motion, sound effects) and Martha Hipley (concept, 3D modeling). The exhibit furniture was constructed by Oliver Tanner and the music was composed by Imperial Topaz.