No wings, still flying like birds

It's a dream come true for humans thanks to a unique virtual simulator called Birdly.

According to Swiss inventor Max Rheiner, the Birdly device stimulates the senses of the user to give them the feeling of flying, based on human dreams: "We still have dreams that we find ourselves in. We did not have to study, it felt great, we tried to reproduce the experiences of this dream. "

Picture 1 of No wings, still flying like birds
Birdly devices stimulate the senses of the user to make them feel flying.

Picture 2 of No wings, still flying like birds
To use this machine, you need to lay belly up, with arms wide as the wings.

To use this machine, you need to lie on your belly button, your arms wide open, your eyes on the lens of a device with real images of the land, the sky and the cities on it. U.S.

Picture 3 of No wings, still flying like birds
The device also knows the wind blows with the appropriate speed "flying", creating the specific aroma for each area you fly.

The device also knows the wind with the force of velocity "flying" , creating the characteristic scent for each area you " fly over" , adjust the tilts up, tilt down the person as flying and landing . As a result, the experience becomes extremely vivid. For example, if you are flying through the ocean, you will feel the sea water and sea breeze, if you "fly" through the city, you will smell the industrial zone ...

This is a research project of a group of students at the University of Zurich, led by software developer Rheinder.