What is the VR walking device "Holo Tile"?

2024/07/28 09:18 (Updated 2025/08/06 17:43)
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VR歩行デバイス「Holo Tile(ホロタイル)」とは——

Disney's VR-linked device "Holo Tile"

With the recent advancement of VR technology, it is now being used in different fields.

For example, VR is already in practical use as a technology, being used in the medical field to simulate surgical operations and in education to simulate vocational training.

At the same time, the size of the VR market is expanding year by year, with the domestic market size estimated to be approximately 145.4 billion yen as of 2024 and predicted to grow by 48.32% over the next five years to reach 215.6 billion yen.

Amid this, Walt Disney Imagineering of the United States announced in January 2024 that it is currently under development, a VR walking device called "Holo Tile."

About Walt Disney Imagineering

Walt Disney Imagineering was founded by Walt Disney for the opening of Disneyland in Anaheim, USA in 1955, and is known for attracting a wide range of talented people, including illustrators, architects, and engineers.

Over the past 70 years, the company has developed technology and designed attractions for Disney parks around the world, from the ethnic costumes from around the world worn by the dolls in "It's a Small World" to the charming pirates in "Pirates of the Caribbean," to the sci-fi worlds of "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge" and "Avengers Campus."

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