SpacePad

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SpacePad installation in an arcade machine (antenna at the bottom)

SpacePad is an electromagnetic positional tracker from Ascension.[1] It was meant to be a floor-mounted horizontal pad that the user stands on.

It is comprised of an ISA card that plugs into a PC and connected trackers.

SpacePad utilizes a large approx. 3 foot flat transmitter coil.[2]

SpacePad was used in the Virtuality 1000SD VR arcade machine.[3][1]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ascension SpacePad brochure". https://www.xvrwiki.org/images/d/d1/SpacePad_brochure.pdf.
  2. ↑ "Ascension's Products". https://web.archive.org/web/19970301170754if_/http://www.ascension-tech.com/products.htm.
  3. ↑ Packwood, Lewis (2023). Curious Video Game Machines. Pen & Sword Books. pp. 185–193. ISBN 978-1399073776.
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