Impression π: Mobile VR+AR with Gesture+Position Tracking
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Fashionable, Compact, Mobile VR HMD with 3D Gesture Input, Position Tracking and AR Overlays.
Backers: 508
Average Pledge Per Backer: $594
Funded: $301,720 of $78,000
Dates: Mar 12th -> May 7th (56 days)
Project By: Team Impression Pi
Backers: 508
Average Pledge Per Backer: $594
Funded: $301,720 of $78,000
Dates: Mar 12th -> May 7th (56 days)
Project By: Team Impression Pi
$301,720
current pledge level
Last Updated: May 7 @ 03:01 -0400 GMT
386%
of goal
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Latest News
Live (well, previously live) from Digital Hollywood: Presenting Dr. Yue Fei 
May 4th - via: kickstarter.com
The following is previously recorded live video of our CTO and co-founder, Dr. Yue Fei, speaking at the VR + AR In Gaming and Beyond panel at Digital Hollywood, last Thursday, April 30. Dr. Fei was invited to speak at the panel as an expert in the... (Read More)
Digital Hollywood & “Culture Matters” TV Interview with our COO, Dr. Chris Shi
April 28th - via: kickstarter.com
The Impression Pi team will be on hand at Digital Hollywood later this week. Digital Hollywood is a trade conference covering the fields of film, television, music, home video, cable, telecommunications and computer industries. Digital Hollywood’s... (Read More)
Impression Pi Impresses at Unity3D’s Unite Beijing Conference
April 24th - via: kickstarter.com
A few days ago, Unity3D held their annual Unite conference in Beijing, China. Unite is Unity’s showcase event for developers, software enthusiasts (especially those enamored with the Unity engine), and industry professionals. Our team was on hand... (Read More)
Position Tracking, Interactive VR, and More: Our New Demo Video
April 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Backers! We created a new technical demo video for your viewing pleasure. If you thought accurate position tracking in a VR headset was impossible, we're here to tell you that we made the impossible, possible. In previous videos, we've given... (Read More)
Stretch Goal #2: Free release of Pi UI when we hit $260,000! Because Your VR Interface Should Be Completely 3D and Interactive.
April 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Here at Impression Pi, we weren’t satisfied with making the best possible interactive VR + AR experience in a headset. We’re taking this one step further. Designing and creating our own user interface for Impression Pi. Unlike previous VR UIs... (Read More)
Check Out This Cool Project From Our Friends Over At LunoWear
April 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
I bet you've never a seen watch like this before! They're called LunoWear. They use all natural bamboo and Ebony wood for the watch case and genuine leather for the band. It's awesome! They have the same sleek and stylish look as other watches but... (Read More)
Augment Your Reality with Impression Pi! (Our proprietary AR overlay technology)
April 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings again, backers! In previous updates, we've shown you how Impression Pi gives you the ability to interact with virtual reality using our gesture tracking technology. In the video clip below, we give you a hint of what our augmented reality... (Read More)
Spaceballs Technical Demo - We made a VR app to demonstrate Impression Pi's hand/gesture tracking abilities.
April 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Impression Pi is still a work in progress. To show you how far we've already come to delivering on our product's remarkable futuristic abilities, posted below are three short video clips. In the first clip, we show you a VR app we developed (that... (Read More)
China's Vice Premier Tries Out Impression Pi
April 18th - via: kickstarter.com
The Impression Pi team was in Shenzhen, China at the Inno-3D expo. In the picture below, our company COO, Dr. Chris Shi, showed off Impression Pi to the Vice Premier of China, Ma Kai (马凯 - 国务院副总理). (Dr. Shi is the one in the orange... (Read More)
Testing Out the 3D Hand Tracking
April 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Backers! Everyday, our team here at Impression Pi is hard at work to ensure that the best possible product is shipped out to you as promised. Here's a quick clip of the team testing out Impression Pi's 3D hand tracking technology. Our goal is to... (Read More)
Latest progress on Impression Pi -- the first wireless VR prototype with integrated vision board, and check out another cool project on kickstarter -- ODiN
April 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Check out the video below (please turn on the audio). See how they're playing a VR game with hands, in a 360 immersive environment. Isn't it cool and cute？:-) You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00 You'll need... (Read More)
Reddit AMA with Dr. Fei and Podcast Interview with our CEO, Anli He
April 15th - via: kickstarter.com
On Monday (4/13), uSens' Co-Founder and VR visionary, Dr. Yue Fei, held a live Reddit AMA session. Hopefully, we were able to answer all your questions! Check it out... (Read More)
From Crowdfunding To Crowdcreating
April 15th - via: kickstarter.com
An Open Letter to Backers, Kickstarter and Virtual Reality Enthusiasts Everywhere: Here at Impression Pi, we’re working on making the future of virtual reality a reality in the here and now; creating products that will revolutionize the way people... (Read More)
For Dr. Yue Fei, Impression Pi has been a long time coming -- part 4
April 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Before starting uSens, Dr. Fei worked in lab126@Amazon.It's a consumer electronics division which developed Kindle, FireTV and other hardware products for Amazon. Yue participated in designing 3D user interaction on FirePhone. Although Firephone... (Read More)
Bigger, Better, UPDATED Referral Program
April 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Updated REFERRAL REWARDS PROGRAM April 11, 2015 Hey Backers! Our team is so excited about the success of the campaign. Thank you so much for your contribution. With such a promising start, we want to do our best to keep the momentum... (Read More)
Community spotlight -- Atom Universe
April 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, Backers, Please check out another exciting project on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/882445008/atom-universe-a-virtual-reality-theme-park-on-pc-a Atom Universe is a virtual theme-park for PC and PS4, filled with rides and... (Read More)
For Dr. Yue Fei, Impression Pi has been a long time coming -- part 3
April 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Besides the very successful Eztouch, at Panasonic Research Lab, Yue dived deeply into virtual reality and 3D HCI, including: Mucle+IMU write band, which offers MYO style motion control Eye-tracking and Gesture interaction 3D virtual reality... (Read More)
For Dr. Yue Fei, Impression Pi has been a long time coming -- part 2
April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
When he worked on Cube, Fei was hoping to have a VR headset as the display and 3D gesture as the controller, to have the best immersive and interactive experience. Thus, he never stopped R&D in this area. After earning his Ph.D, Fei worked for... (Read More)
Introduce the creator -- Dr. Yue Fei, Impression Pi has been a long time coming (1)
April 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Dr. Yue Fei, the creator of Impression Pi, developed a love for science and technology as a young child. While still in high school, Fei developed an algorithm that automatically generates a 3D autosterogram- in college, he was able to turn this... (Read More)
the progress on 3D real world see through and AR/VR Overlay
April 5th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00 Happy Easter!!! Team Impression Pi (Read More)
Memorandum to Address Concerns and Make Clarifications About Our Impression Pi
April 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Kickstarter Backers, potential backers, members of the media, and fans of Impression Pi, ... (Read More)
Try Widerun with Impression Pi
March 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Backers, We'd like to let you know about another cool VR project, which is currently on Kickstarer. Widerun is the first full immersive bike trainer allowing you to cycle in VR. Widerun was developed to support all HMDs, meaning also Immersion... (Read More)
Referral Rewards Program
March 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Backers! Our team is so excited about the success of the campaign. Thank you so much for your contribution. With such a promising start, we want to do our best to keep the momentum going to reach our goal of bringing Impression Pi to as... (Read More)
Here comes our stretch goal #1 -- $180,000
March 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Backers, Thanks a lot for all your support! The team Impression Pi really appreciate everything you've done!! Here comes our stretch goal #1 -- $180,000 If we're able to reach $180,000. two great things are going to happen: we will release... (Read More)
Great Turnout for Impression Pi at VRLA last Sunday
March 25th - via: kickstarter.com
We had a live demo of Impression Pi and its new AR + VR abilities at the VRLA Spring Expo in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 22. There was an amazing outpouring of interest for Impression Pi from event attendees and long lines formed throughout the... (Read More)
3/20/2015 Featured Project in Technology on KS and a Demo Video taken in our San Jose office
March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, Backers, Sorry, I have to give another update to share the good news -- Impression Pi is picked as the "featured project in Technology" by Kickstarter. It has been 6 days since we launched this project to celebrate the Pi day. Thank you so much... (Read More)
Unveil Fingo -- the 3D gesture technology on Impression Pi
March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Some of you are curious about technologies that enabled Impression Pi. Here come the stories. :-） A couple of scientists and engineers who love 3D human-computer interaction formed a team (called uSens) in San Jose, CA. In 2013, we started from... (Read More)
Mashable, backerclub and VRLA!!
March 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Backers! Some good news to share with you: First, Mashable interviewed Team Impression Pi yesterday. The following is a link to the article: http://mashable.com/2015/03/16/impression-pi/ Second, we are excited to be featured on... (Read More)
We made it! -- Please help us make stretch goals!
March 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Backers, We made it! The whole Impression Pi team is very excited to have reached our goal so quickly. Thank you all so much! We’re looking forward to bringing you the best VR/AR experience yet. Some of you may be wondering about stretch goals;... (Read More)
celebrate Pi day with Impression Pi
March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Backers, Thank you so much for your support; we’ve been on Kickstarter for less than two days, and already raised $50,000! The whole Impression Pi team is excited that you’ve chosen to support us. We created Impression Pi to revolutionize... (Read More)
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