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South Bay tech companies merge virtual reality with skydiving

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03/26/2016

Two South Bay tech companies have built a virtual reality skydiving simulator to help smokejumpers and military special forces hone their free-falling skills while safely dangling a few feet off the ground.

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The module uses a parachute harness and a virtual reality headset powered by Microsoft’s Kinect v2, a video game sensor that responds to body movements and voice commands.


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