One my favorite stops at CES every year is the Dbox booth. Dbox has developed motion simulator technology for both home theater and commercial use. In brief, Dbox employs a motion controller and actuators that are tied into pre-programming motion cues on a CD, Hard Drive, and, now some Blu-ray Discs from Fox and Disney. If the user has a Dbox motion controller, it can tell the motion acutators to move in accordance with the preprogrammed cues. The user will experience the actual motion and tactile sensations, such as road bumps, explosions, impacts, and yaw and pitch of riding in a vehicle.
Dbox offers several types of motion actuator devices:
1. A platform that can be placed under any chair or couch.
2. A comfortable home theater chair that has built-in actuators.
3. A "cockpit" type chair for gaming use.
Check out the next two pages in this gallery for close-up photos of both the Gaming and Home Theater Chairs.
For more details on Dbox technology, check out the Dbox Website