Virtuix Omni Kickstarting June 4th!!!
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Well done Jan!
I haven't had time to watch the new videos etc yet, but I'm so glad this has been so successful so quickly. A really good addition to gaming IMO.
I haven't had time to watch the new videos etc yet, but I'm so glad this has been so successful so quickly. A really good addition to gaming IMO.
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Agreed. I blew my VR Budget on my Rift dev kit but I'll be picking one of these up as soon as they hit the consumer market.
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Congratulations Jan ! Hopefully my viiwok will have at least the 10th part of your success...
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In case you haven't noticed, that thing calculates these "trends" rather naively; it's worthless until it has a big pile of data to sift through, and even then it's not anything to base serious projections on. Every well-publicised Kickstarter ever has done the vast majority of its business on the first day. Before this started I said the current world market for Omnis probably tops out at something like 1000, and if I'm wrong it's by something like a factor of 2, not a factor of 40.mahler wrote:Trending toward $12,036,311
8024% of goal
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Congrats Jan!
I've been seriously eyeing them all day - now my only option is the $399 tier. My good sense tells me that I've already spent $800 on a new pc and $300 on the rift and I shouldn't dip into my savings anymore this year for VR. But you just had to say "Wouldn't you love to take a walk in Skyrim every morning." Yes, yes I would. A my birthday is in 2 days... You bastard....
Back to debating how much I like paying bills....
I've been seriously eyeing them all day - now my only option is the $399 tier. My good sense tells me that I've already spent $800 on a new pc and $300 on the rift and I shouldn't dip into my savings anymore this year for VR. But you just had to say "Wouldn't you love to take a walk in Skyrim every morning." Yes, yes I would. A my birthday is in 2 days... You bastard....
Back to debating how much I like paying bills....
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Just pledged it, now the brutal wait until January!
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I don't use my living room for anything, I can stick it in there. That won't turn around and bite me, I'm sure.
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Ah, must be in provisional patent stage. No patent applications searchable that I can see.
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Crud, working today at the office just cost me 50 bucks by missing the earlybird... sigh...
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Congratulations Jan and Virtuix team
What a mad day this as been $333,069 and climbing , thats the way to do a kickstarter.
Well done Holly chicken on winning an omni.
Really looking forward to more great vr kickstarter projects
What a mad day this as been $333,069 and climbing , thats the way to do a kickstarter.
Well done Holly chicken on winning an omni.
Really looking forward to more great vr kickstarter projects
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In the Omni kickstarter video. At 3:06 what VR glassess are they using?
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Trending towards $16,744,721 (11169% of Goal)
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amazing how successful they are!
I backed even though I have no rift and no razer hydra or any other VR like device (yet!), but I have to get this piece of video game history
... walking around in rapture with rift + omni, no need for action, just explore everything in REAL!
I backed even though I have no rift and no razer hydra or any other VR like device (yet!), but I have to get this piece of video game history
... walking around in rapture with rift + omni, no need for action, just explore everything in REAL!
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Yeah I think Rift + Omni + Hydra will be REALLY great with the GalleryTrabbi wrote:amazing how successful they are!
I backed even though I have no rift and no razer hydra or any other VR like device (yet!), but I have to get this piece of video game history
... walking around in rapture with rift + omni, no need for action, just explore everything in REAL!
A lot of exploration with the same walk speed ingame and not so much action.... CAN'T.......WAIT....
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I just can’t get behind this. It's just too big. I can’t see anywhere in my house I can put it. This would also disprove what I have been telling everyone. "as soon as I get my rift I’m going to move into a closet"
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really wanted to get one, was all set and ready to go, been waiting for this day for a long time, and was ready to jump in as soon as the kickstarter went live. But alas I ended up getting into one hell of an argument with my wife about it. She isn't a gamer, and just doesn't understand what this is, and why it is important.
I could still get one, but having to live with her afterwards would be pure pain, she litteraly would make my life hell if I got it, I just can't put myself through that
(The moral of the story, if your a gamer, try to choose a gamer as your other half).
p.s. The rapid success of both the Omni & rift really is the begining of the end for the game consoles in their current form. This is the future, and it can't come soon enough. My Congrats to the Omni crew.
I could still get one, but having to live with her afterwards would be pure pain, she litteraly would make my life hell if I got it, I just can't put myself through that
(The moral of the story, if your a gamer, try to choose a gamer as your other half).
p.s. The rapid success of both the Omni & rift really is the begining of the end for the game consoles in their current form. This is the future, and it can't come soon enough. My Congrats to the Omni crew.
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So what do you Omni backers have in mind so far, for routing wires ?
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(WARNING..THIS IS JUST A JOKE)...Are you sure she isn't a Gamer and you just got played...mindless wrote: (The moral of the story, if your a gamer, try to choose a gamer as your other half).
Moral of the story..Don't hate the player, hate the game
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U know, next time she wants to buy a new purse u can argue the same, too expensive.
u shouldnt stop doing what u want just because she didnt think its necessary.
we all need to learn how to give up on some things, so both can be happy, if she loves u she will understand it is important to u.
but that is just me, wish u luck.
u shouldnt stop doing what u want just because she didnt think its necessary.
we all need to learn how to give up on some things, so both can be happy, if she loves u she will understand it is important to u.
but that is just me, wish u luck.
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Thanks, but you do not know my wife, there is no reasoning, logic is irrelevant, compromise impossible, human emotion redundant. She wins or the world burns.rwurdig wrote:U know, next time she wants to buy a new purse u can argue the same, too expensive.
u shouldnt stop doing what u want just because she didnt think its necessary.
we all need to learn how to give up on some things, so both can be happy, if she loves u she will understand it is important to u.
but that is just me, wish u luck.
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Its exercise equipment that you would actually use. See if that aspect of it is more appealing to her.mindless wrote:Thanks, but you do not know my wife, there is no reasoning, logic is irrelevant, compromise impossible, human emotion redundant. She wins or the world burns.rwurdig wrote:U know, next time she wants to buy a new purse u can argue the same, too expensive.
u shouldnt stop doing what u want just because she didnt think its necessary.
we all need to learn how to give up on some things, so both can be happy, if she loves u she will understand it is important to u.
but that is just me, wish u luck.
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Definitely a reason for a gamer girl. Heh. My gf is extremely excited at the prospect of walking or running around skyrim. Moreso than me even
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O.K. I'm in, I'm now an official Omni backer
it's now 1:20am, and she is already asleep, tomorrow will be an "interesting" day. If you don't hear from me for a couple of days, send in the cops.
it's now 1:20am, and she is already asleep, tomorrow will be an "interesting" day. If you don't hear from me for a couple of days, send in the cops.
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Moral of the story: don't ask for permission, ask for forgiveness?
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Sell it to her by saying its a state of the art exercise machine where you work out without even knowing it. Do not tell her its an expensive gaming accessorymindless wrote:O.K. I'm in, I'm now an official Omni backer
it's now 1:20am, and she is already asleep, tomorrow will be an "interesting" day. If you don't hear from me for a couple of days, send in the cops.
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1+ ... and DONT - NEVER - tell her that the exercise machine is for her....mattyeatsmatts wrote:Sell it to her by saying its a state of the art exercise machine where you work out without even knowing it. Do not tell her its an expensive gaming accessory
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Nice one RoTaToR, if he would say this, we would send him hearse, not cops that he asked for
One thing that keeps my optimism away is a high noise level this treadmill generates. If you live in a flat for all by yourself, or you have a special room for it, like basement or garage that's perfect, but if you live with some other residents in a house, fg. you are renting a room, it's seems to be impossible to use it without annoying them everytime you are playing.
One thing that keeps my optimism away is a high noise level this treadmill generates. If you live in a flat for all by yourself, or you have a special room for it, like basement or garage that's perfect, but if you live with some other residents in a house, fg. you are renting a room, it's seems to be impossible to use it without annoying them everytime you are playing.
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Jan states in the FAQ:rafal1 wrote:One thing that keeps my optimism away is a high noise level this treadmill generates. If you live in a flat for all by yourself, or you have a special room for it, like basement or garage that's perfect, but if you live with some other residents in a house, fg. you are renting a room, it's seems to be impossible to use it without annoying them everytime you are playing.
But some absolute measured data in dB(A) would be helpful.We have used the Omni many nights in an apartment, without any fear of neighbors’ complaints.
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Amazing work JanVR!!!!! Over $450K!!!!!
I was hesitant to back at first, but who was I kidding. I'm in for $399.
Didn't think I had the space in my apartment, but just remembered I have a pretty large balcony that is not being used for anything. This way it will be out of sight when I am not using it, and not be a huge eye-sore in my living room.
Now I just need to build a wireless Rift setup or some sort of backtop or something.
I was hesitant to back at first, but who was I kidding. I'm in for $399.
Didn't think I had the space in my apartment, but just remembered I have a pretty large balcony that is not being used for anything. This way it will be out of sight when I am not using it, and not be a huge eye-sore in my living room.
Now I just need to build a wireless Rift setup or some sort of backtop or something.
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In like Flynn!
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"Just going outside for a run"cybereality wrote:Amazing work JanVR!!!!! Over $450K!!!!!
I was hesitant to back at first, but who was I kidding. I'm in for $399.
Didn't think I had the space in my apartment, but just remembered I have a pretty large balcony that is not being used for anything. This way it will be out of sight when I am not using it, and not be a huge eye-sore in my living room.
Congratulations, Jan!
I must admit I was a bit skeptical at the very beginning when you first showed off your prototype and said you quit your job, but you've obviously made the right choice, and from the looks of it, a great product.
The international shipping and the very nature of going through another kickstarter wait, is keeping me from backing, but I'd pick one up in a second from a local shop. Doesn't seem like you need my money right now anyway
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Now I'm really holding out hope that a consumer version of the rift will be wireless. I'm not sure how possible that will be, but I can still dream.cybereality wrote:Now I just need to build a wireless Rift setup of some sort of backtop or something.
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to bad they limited the amount of omnis people can buy in kickstarter, otherways it could break a record, and 50 days is way to long with limited quantities i think
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If I only had enough real estate to be able to stowe the Omni easily when not using it, I'd pledge. Hope I get to try it out somewhere.
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Man I got so close to pressing the button on the $249 DIY. But the AU postage wasn't up. Now Im left hope the viiwok is a viable option, or build from scratch.
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I would think a standard microphone stand with a gooseneck and clip on the end would work reasonably well....or something similar3dvison wrote:So what do you Omni backers have in mind so far, for routing wires ?
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Congrats to the Omni team! That got funded insanely fast! Just one concern - I do wonder if your average gamer is aware that this doesn't come with the Oculus Rift? I know it's in the FAQ but that's right at the bottom of the page. I'd have made that clearer myself, but I'm sure it's not a huge problem.
I bet the line "imagine going jogging in Skyrim every morning" convinced a lot of people...
I bet the line "imagine going jogging in Skyrim every morning" convinced a lot of people...
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Just saw Omni weights 50kg, so forget about the below....
Was thinking about those insane shipping costs to europe!
A DHL Package 120x60x60 and max weight 31.5kg from Germany to most of Europe costs ~60$.
Would it maybe be a cheaper alternative to send ALL european Omnis together to Hamburg via shipping container and distribute from there?
Both Houston and Hamburg are big ship ports....
Was thinking about those insane shipping costs to europe!
A DHL Package 120x60x60 and max weight 31.5kg from Germany to most of Europe costs ~60$.
Would it maybe be a cheaper alternative to send ALL european Omnis together to Hamburg via shipping container and distribute from there?
Both Houston and Hamburg are big ship ports....
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Will the omni fit in a normal car, or will you need a van/pickup truck to get it from the distribution centers