Crowdfunding
‘FlyInside FSX’ VR Plugin for Microsoft Flight Simulator X Passes Kickstarter Goal in First Week
FlyInside FSX, a project that brings VR support to Microsoft Flight Simulator X (2006), has been successfully funded in its first week on Kickstarter with 23 days left in the campaign.
It's been quick ride for Daniel Church, the mind behind FlyInside. Only having launched...
Sphericam 2 is a Tiny 360 Camera Sporting 4K Resolution, Kickstarter Nears Funding Goal
Sphericam 2 is a 360-degree camera offering 4K video capture in a very small package, and aims to deliver immersive video specifically targeted at VR headsets.
The Czech Republic based team calls their geometric crystalline camera "no bigger than a tennis ball,"...
FOVE Kickstarter Heads Toward $500,000 on Final Day
FOVE's Kickstarter campaign to bring the first VR headset with eye-tracking to market at a consumer price-point is coming to a close in less than 24 hours. Potential backers take note: Lighthouse 'room scale' tracking is coming.
FOVE, the eye-tracking VR...
‘FlyInside FSX’ Puts You in the Cockpit of a 747 and Many More Aircraft, Kickstarter Now...
FlyInside FSX aims to put Microsoft Flight Simulator X into VR with its Oculus Rift DK2-compatible plugin.
Did you know that becoming a commercial pilot requires a minimum of 250 hours of flight time? And they don't even let you crash once....
FOVE Gets Samsung Ventures Investment, Guarantees Lighthouse Positional Tracking
Fove is today announcing that the company has received an undisclosed amount of funding from Samsung Ventures to further their eye-tracking VR headset, and additionally firms up their commitment to support Valve's Lighthouse positional tracking technology.
Having now raised 180%...
Fove to Explore Lighthouse Positional Tracking at $700,000 Stretch Goal, Announces SteamVR Support
Fove, the impressive eye-tracking VR headset that's smashed through their Kickstarter goal, has revealed plans to investigate 'Lighthouse' positional tracking from Valve as a $700,000 stretch goal. The company today is also announcing that they will support the OpenVR...
VR Stunt Flyer ‘Faceted Flight’ Preview, Kickstarter Now Live and Demo Available
Faceted Flight is a crowdfunded VR Stunt Flyer that's packed with style, offering a gameplay experience that recalls classic 16-bit titles such as Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), Star Fox (1993), and Pilotwings (1991). The game's Kickstarter campaign just went live, so we take a...
FOVE Passes Kickstarter Goal in Under 4 Days
FOVE, the eye-tracking VR headset, has reached its crowdfunding goal in less than 4 days time. Stretch goals have yet to be revealed.
After having quickly blown past the Kickstarter goal in the course of 96 hours, the landmark VR headset has come ever closer to...
FOVE Kickstarter Campaign Raises Over $175,000 in its First 24 Hours
We can't believe our collective foveae (yes, that's plural), because in only 24 hours FOVE's Kickstarter campaign has blown past its halfway mark and beyond. If they haven't sorted out stretch goals, maybe now is a good time.
At the time of this...
‘FOVE’, The World’s First Eye-Tracking VR Headset Comes to Kickstarter Today
FOVE is a Japanese technology company who are endeavoring to tackle an issue that will likely become a focus for the VR industry sooner than you think, eye-tracking in virtual reality. The company's new headset employs gaze-detection for input, and today they...
High School Student Designs Snap-together Cardboard, Kickstarter Now Live
A high school student from Perth, Australia, has launched a Kickstarter campaign focused on a novel plastic VR smartphone adapter, that unlike many designs on the market actually snaps apart to retain its flat pack portability.
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Since its initial release back in summer of 2014, Google...
‘Wearality Sky’ Passes $100,000 Kickstarter Goal, Meetups in San Francisco and New York
With only 4 days left until the official end of its crowdfunding campaign, Wearality Sky has passed its funding goal of $100,000. The company will be offering trials of their 150 degree field of view (FOV) lenses in San Francisco...
Google’s Chief Technology Advocate Joins as Wearlity Sky CEO as Kickstarter Passes $60,000
Wearality Sky has surpassed half of its crowdfunding goal of $100,000 for their VR smartphone adapter, a device that offers a 150 degree field of view (FOV) for 5–6 inch phones. With former Google Chief Technology Advocate Michael Jones signing...
360 Film Aims to Save Majesty of Grand Canyon Using the Power of VR, Kickstarter Now...
The untouched beauty of the Grand Canyon has inspired poets, novelists, film makers, and more than 4 million recreational visitors per year to make their way to the dramatic cliffs that border the Colorado River basin. 360 Labs aims to...
Epic New ‘Descent: Underground’ Trailer Shows Promise, Kickstarter in Final Hours
The crowdfunded successor to the PC gaming classic Descent, Underground packs Oculus Rift and Steam VR / HTC Vive support and the impressive new trailer gives us a tantalising glimpse of what could be should it's campaign succeed.
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