CloudGate Studio lets you kick a dinosaur in VR with HTC’s Vive Tracker

I must apologize in advance to the society for the prevention of cruelty to dinosaurs. In a recent demo of CloudGate Studio‘s Island 459 virtual reality game, I kicked a little dinosaur known as a compsognathus, which resembles a dinosaur version of a chicken.

It was in self-defense, as the little critter was trying to eat me. So, I kicked it with my foot, and the dinosaur in the game went flying away. That was because CloudGate outfitted my shoes with HTC Vive Tracker sensors, which can turn any object into a VR peripheral. The Vive Tracker is available for developers now, and it is expected to launch for consumers later this year. The tracker senses your physical movements and translates them into action in virtual reality.