GO-OZ is a company with three partners, Pietro Galifi, Stefano Moretti, and Alessandro Furlan, arriving from previous experiences in computer graphics, creation of multimedia systems, and in particular the development of systems and content for virtual reality, a technological sector they have followed for more than 35 years. GO-OZ was founded as a company dedicated to the development of new sensory devices for virtual reality.
The three GO-OZ partners are licensees of industrial patent (no. 102018000003863) for a wearable device for movement within virtual reality (LOCOMOTION) using the feet, invented by Pietro Galifi. In addition to Italy, the patent is also registered in the EU, USA, and People's Republic of China.
This device enable not just walking within VR space, but with its foot management system it is also possible to interact with the proprioceptive system and contribute to a more accurate sensory reconstruction of the virtual space by the brain. It is a universal plug-and-play device for all VR devices, comparable to what a mouse is today for computers.