VR chair delivers immersive 3D without a headset using micromirror optics

Kyushu University researcher Shogo Fukushima has built a VR chair that produces a stereoscopic 3D view without a headset. A micromirror array sends a different image to each eye, while a gyroscope tracks the chair's rotation in real time. The work was presented at SIGGRAPH Emerging Technologies '26.

• Micromirror array sends a separate image to each eye
• Built-in gyroscope tracks chair rotation in real time without calibration
• Flat mirrors on the sides could expand the view up to six times
• Field of view is limited and no immersion user tests are reported