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Texas A&M PhD Researchar and NASA fellow, John Hayes, seated in front of the NOVA simulator in the ASTRO Lab facility.
Are Human-Sized Hamster Balls The Future Of VR?

Eight360’s omnidirectional sphere promises a whole new level of immersion. Thanks to the diligent work of a New Zealand based company called Eight360, you may soon be jumping into VR through a device called the NOVA, or as CEO Terry Miller calls it, “the crazy spinning ball of death”. - Bobby Carlton, VR Scout.

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Texas A&M PhD Researchar and NASA fellow, John Hayes, seated in front of the NOVA simulator in the ASTRO Lab facility.
Eight360's New Nova VR Motion Simulator Is Fully Rollable and Untethered

Eight360, a New Zealand-based industrial design and VR company, has introduced its fully untethered Nova VR Motion Simulator. The Nova places its user into a fully rollable transparent ball that is able to spin in any direction, lending full immersion toward any compatible virtual reality content, including several PC games and simulators. - Isaac Rouse, HypeBeast

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Texas A&M PhD Researchar and NASA fellow, John Hayes, seated in front of the NOVA simulator in the ASTRO Lab facility.
Eight360 Nova: A crazy, untethered, fully rollable VR motion platform

By far the most extreme gaming and simulation platform we've seen, the Nova places you in a fully untethered ball that's free to spin in any direction, creating all sorts of wild gravity effects for total immersion in a range of different vehicle types. - Loz Blain, New Atlas.

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Texas A&M PhD Researchar and NASA fellow, John Hayes, seated in front of the NOVA simulator in the ASTRO Lab facility.
VIDEO: NOVA Simulation Racing Supercut

Eight360's NOVA simulator platform supports all your favourite racing games - ProjectCars, DirtRally, iRacing, and more!

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Texas A&M PhD Researchar and NASA fellow, John Hayes, seated in front of the NOVA simulator in the ASTRO Lab facility.
VIDEO: David Downs test drives the NOVA 2019

VIDEO: Eight360 had a visit from NZ hero, tech enthusiast and cancer defeater David Downes. He tried out the NOVA for himself, and even managed to roll it!

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Texas A&M PhD Researchar and NASA fellow, John Hayes, seated in front of the NOVA simulator in the ASTRO Lab facility.
VIDEO: Eight360 NOVA 2020 demo - VBS3

VIDEO: NOVA VR motion simulator platform driving / flying simulator running with BIsim Virtual Battlespace (VBS3) software.

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