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« on: November 07, 2007, 07:04:26 am »
Just about to leave for the Jaguar Cars Design Centre
I'm having an Ergonomics meeting there this morning and after lunch we are visiting their Virtual Reality Design Centre
I'm told that it's a large empty well light room, you put some sort of goggles on and you can walk around a computer projected full size car.
The system lets you even open the doors etc and walk inside, fully in 3D
It all sounds rather geeky but I'm told the detail is mind blowing, sadly i doubt photography will be allowed

Be good see's you later
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« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2007, 08:05:47 am »
Sounds like being a great experience.....
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« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2007, 08:10:22 am »
Awesome!!

Push random buttons!!

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« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2007, 08:32:38 am »
oo sounds like fun, do some sneaky spy photography then!!! lol
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« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2007, 08:33:42 am »
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I'm told that it's a large empty well light room


I reccon they're gonna put you in a padded cell......
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« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2007, 10:06:25 am »
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Push random buttons!!




Homer Simpson style.
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« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2007, 10:29:21 am »
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Jaguar Cars Design Centre


In Whitley? Been there.
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i doubt photography will be allowed


No chance.

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Virtual Reality Design Centre


Never saw that


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Push random buttons!!


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« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2007, 12:04:13 pm »
Doesn't this amount to industrial espionage?



Don't tell me virtual objects can be health and safety hazards now too?!
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« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2007, 05:54:29 pm »
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In Whitley? Been there.




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i doubt photography will be allowed


No chance.


How about your no allowed to take your mobile out of your pocket anywhere in the centre

Basically all modern vehicles are designed using a computer, so the system takes all the design data for each component and assembles them into the finished vehicle.

So the really clever part is that you can see though layers to see if one part might interfere with another part, or check the total weight of all the parts in that area etc.

It's almost like looking at an x-ray video, but the refresh rate was poor
When I stood inside the car ( the new XF ) as I turned around the frames jumped even if i turned slowly

Sort that out and you could use it as a sort of £15 million pound fair ground attraction
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« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2007, 06:03:05 pm »
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frames jumped even if i turned slowly


Probably being run on a Mac





What?  Its okay I can reach it..  
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« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2007, 10:23:30 pm »
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How about your no allowed to take your mobile out of your pocket anywhere


as you would expect. the same as a lap dancing cluballegedly
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« Reply #11 on: November 08, 2007, 12:56:02 pm »
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When I stood inside the car ( the new XF ) as I turned around the frames jumped even if i turned slowly  

Sort that out and you could use it as a sort of £15 million pound fair ground attraction


See... even the Holo-deck is slowly becoming reality now... I swear the entire of the last 30 years of innovation is all nicked from Sci-Fi shows like Star Trek.
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« Reply #12 on: November 08, 2007, 12:59:03 pm »
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I swear the entire of the last 30 years of innovation is all nicked from Sci-Fi shows like Star Trek.



I swear that most of the last 30 years of my life have been spent drinking, womanising and driving, the rest was wasted
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« Reply #13 on: November 08, 2007, 01:21:34 pm »
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What? Its okay I can reach it..


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« Reply #14 on: November 08, 2007, 03:46:01 pm »
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the really clever part is that you can see though layers to see if one part might interfere with another part,


Then I shall accept no excuses for not being able to even see the friggin oil filter on most cars, or for having stuff in my way when I try and change other service items like plugs...
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