[simpits-tech] castAR cockpit demo...

[geneb]

On Thu, 14 Nov 2013, Alan D. Mazurka wrote:

> Hi, Gene.
>
> i can relate to your enthusiasm for this product. it's very difficult
> for the average person to understand. so many people just don't.
>
Fortunately, THIS crowd isn't "most people". :D

> sub-millimeter position sensing (including translation)? ability to
> wear glasses? each viewer getting a different perspective of the
> runway from their seat?? and (of course) the ability to see & touch
> your controls.
>
With the $900K stretch goal, they're adding a full IMU to the glasses so 
even if you lose sight of the IR tracking target, you won't lose tracking. 
THat's just cooler than hell. :)

> it's gonna be a bear to get all those Oculus developers to include
> this in their product support. Oculus has such a grip on the
> developer market just this second.
>
I suspect that once the developer models hit in April, people are going to 
lose their minds over it.  I'm going to be adding FlightGear support ASAP 
and that will bring a lot of people out of the woodwork.  They'll also be 
demoed at FSWeekend next year as one of the FlightGear developers has a 
set on order for the Sept. 2014 batch.


> kill to see one of these up-close and personal.
>
Stop by my place in April. :D

g.

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