virtuix omni kickstarter

New Virtuix Omni gameplay videos have popped up, but first, a big congratulations to Virtuix who’s Omni Kickstarter blasted out of the gate yesterday morning and crushed its goal shortly thereafter. Now the only question left is: how high will it go?

At the time of writing (1:14AM EST), the Virtuix Omni Kickstarter has raised $460,912, more than 306% of its $150,000 goal. I’ve embedded an up-to-date widget below to keep track of the Kickstarter (it will have more accurate numbers by the time that you read this):

Omni: Move Naturally in Your Favorite Game -- Kicktraq Mini

So far there are 1,205 backers with 1,062 Omni’s ordered. Someone even snatched up the $10,000+ ‘VR Champion tier’ shortly after the Kickstarter opened:

VR CHAMPION: Thank you – you make VR possible! No Omni in the world can be enough to thank you, so we will give you two: the first made custom wooden/steel Omni, in a design of your choosing, and the first made custom injection molded Omni, in colors and branding of your choosing. These units will be signed and serial numbered starting at 00001. Full option and all-in, including an office visit and dinner with the team – it would be our honor! Includes tracking hardware and software, up to 10 pairs of shoes, and up to 5 belts. (Let us know if you need more? Shipping and handling costs separate, see FAQ)

Virtuix will be demonstrating the Omni at E3 next week.

Will the Virtuix Omni Kickstarter surpass the Oculus Rift Kickstarter’s $2.4 million? Leave your bet in the comments!

New Virtuix Omni Gameplay Footage

We saw bits and pieces of them in the Kickstarter video, but here are the full Virtuix Omni gameplay videos. You can see that the Kinect tracking still needs some work; we’re hoping that Virtuix’s own tracking solution will perform better.

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  • Patrick

    These are all really nice!….. wheres oblivion

  • VRMatthew

    I have been tracking Virtuix for months now eagerly awaiting their kickstarter to begin. I backed them yesterday and will be enjoying my Omni later this year. I even ordered a second pair of shoes so that my girlfriend can play too. I forsee the need to have 2 Omni’s so that others in the house can join in.

    This is going to be the best winter to be stuck indoors. :-)

  • pizzy00

    I don’t have extra money right now otherwise I would back. It sucks they are going to run out of affordable spots on Kickstarter. I hope they will add more in the off chance I may be able to raise some money to still back it later in the campaign.

  • kevin williams

    Really feel this system will be best placed in a facility – that can offer the best hardware and software (and clean those shoes!)

  • Brady

    Does anyone know how you’d keep yourself from getting tangled up in the cord of the Oculus Rift? Even with the shelf attachment, there is a fixed cord going to your visor, and it seems like in a VR environment with you turning freely, you’d quickly get wound up in it.