Hiroo Iwata
Jun 30 2006, Vikas Shekhawat

Yes, you guessed it right, it’s from Japan, who else could have dared to go so far as to create shoes that apparently doesn’t really make your move.

The bizarre concept is the brainchild of Hiroo Iwata of the University of Tskukuba VR Lab in Japan. The...

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