Altergaze: Mobile Virtual Reality for Your Smartphone

littleclaude

Altergaze: Mobile Virtual Reality for Your Smartphone

Looks like a great idea.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/278203173/altergaze-mobile-virtual-reality-for-your-smartpho

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littleclaude

I think he will hit the goal, what do you guys think?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/278203173/altergaze-mobile-virtual-reality-for-your-smartpho

Fuiosg

I think whoever uses it better have a very low SAR rated phone

littleclaude

Nice April Fools :poly136:

http://wiggnn.us/yahoo-acquires-vr-startup-altergaze-for-75k/



Not to be outdone by Facebook’s 2 Billion Dollar buyout of Oculus Rift, a once-promising VR upstart, Yahoo signed a deal earlier today with the people behind Altergaze, promising to triple their ongoing Kickstarter’s goal. “We think Facebook is betting on the wrong horse, and with too much money,” says Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer. “What could a hardware company even do with two billion? It sets a bad precedent and an unrealistic goal for other upstarts who might think they need exuberant amounts of money to get off the ground.”

The creatives behind the Altergaze had a relatively simple goal in mind: to bring VR to the mobile space with an inexpensive, low-tech, and versatile hardware solution. “You just slide your smartphone in, and you’re good to go,” says the project’s Kickstarter page. The accessory is said to offer 3D stereoscopic images in a high field of view, and is able to use the phone’s onboard accelerometers to estimate motion.

“Most people wouldn’t see it as an Oculus Rift competitor, but I think people are missing the forest for the trees,” assures Mayer. “Mobile is a very dominant platform with an audience that craves immersive experiences, and what the Altergaze has is a focus on convenience and affordability over superfluous extra features.”

When asked about the pricing of the acquisition, Mayer explained simply, “Essentially we saw their Kickstarter goal and offered to triple it in exchange for Yahoo branding on their product. I’m told British pounds don’t convert to US dollars one-to-one, but they already agreed to the deal so the monetary logistics are out of our hands at this point.”

Altergaze is still allegedly operating independently despite the partnership. “To any rumours that we’re going to “brand” the product with Yahoo’s image, I can only say that those claims are false.”

littleclaude

Do you think he will make it? :thumbup: I hope so

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/278203173/altergaze-mobile-virtual-reality-for-your-smartpho

littleclaude

The mobile Oculus Rift project made it I am really happy as I thought this was a great product as soon as I saw it.

He got £32K in the end that's $53920.00 US

Altergaze - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/278203173/altergaze-mobile-virtual-reality-for-your-smartpho

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Similar product:
http://www.durovis.com/index.html

Justin Meisse

I was wondering why thingiverse was full of goggle designs!