By Adam Rosenberg
Oculus Rift is no longer the only hot virtual reality tech around. Enter castAR, a “projected augmented reality system” that works using a combination of heavily kitted out glasses, a motion-sensing “Magic Wand,” and an RFID Tracking Grid. It is the creation of Jeri Ellsworth and Rick Johnson, a pair of ex-Valve Software staffers who spent their final months at the company working on an augmented reality project. After leaving Valve, they formed Technical Illusions together and are now seeking $400,000 in crowdfunding on Kickstarterhttp://www.kickstarter.com/projects/technicalillusions/castar-the-most-versatile-ar-and-vr-system.
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Ex-Valve staffers launch Kickstarter for augmented and virtual reality glasses
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