Nimble VR is less than $1,300 away from its $62,500 Kickstarter goal, with 39 days left to go.
It’s a sign that this is a useful bit of technology — a camera-based motion sensor that attaches right to the front of an Oculus Rift headset.
A sensor attached to the front of a virtual reality headset could also, theoretically, do double-duty for positional tracking, as well, eliminating the need for an external camera.
The device allows wearers to fully use their hands inside a virtual world without gloves, rings, joysticks, or other peripherals. Â The price starts at $99 with a basic Oculus Rift DK2 mount — a desktop-mounted option is also available.
Shipping is expected to begin next summer.
For more information, watch the project video below.
Hypergrid Business editor and publisher Maria Korolov is a science fiction novelist. During the day, Maria Korolov is an award-winning freelance technology journalist who covers artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and enterprise virtual reality. See her Amazon author page here and follow her on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn, and check out her latest videos on the Maria Korolov YouTube channel. Email her at maria@hypergridbusiness.com. Her first virtual world novella, Krim Times, made the Amazon best-seller list in its category. Her second novella, The Lost King of Krim, is out now. She is also the publisher of MetaStellar, a new online magazine of speculative fiction.
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