Virtual Reality Motion Platform
A project in Orono, ME by UMaine 6 DOF Platform Project000days
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We're building a motion platform for virtual reality and Oculus Rift! Resulting codes, designs, and models will be made public for all!
Backers: 61
Average Pledge Per Backer: $115
Funded: $7,001 of $4,500
Dates: Feb 7th -> Mar 9th (30 days)
Project By: UMaine 6 DOF Platform Project
Backers: 61
Average Pledge Per Backer: $115
Funded: $7,001 of $4,500
Dates: Feb 7th -> Mar 9th (30 days)
Project By: UMaine 6 DOF Platform Project
$7,001
current pledge level
Last Updated: March 9 @ 18:45 -0400 GMT
155%
of goal
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Latest News
Update #6 FULLY FUNDED!!!! We made it! Time to stretch! 
March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! Great news! We've made our fundraising goal! Thanks to everybody for all the support and encouragement so far. Here's an early reward flash animation done by one of our seniors at the VEMI lab: You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to... (Read More)
Update #5 Pledge Match Challenge!!!
February 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to The Perloff Foundation!!! The super awesome folks at the Perloff Foundation have offered to match any NEW or INCREASED pledges of $25 or more up to a total of $250 dollars!! That means we could potentially raise another $500 total towards... (Read More)
Update #4 Platform Fabrication has begun!!
February 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Everybody! We broke $3000 last night!! Almost there! Please help us continue to spread the word. We got some material back from the machine shop and have begun construction of the sandwich composite for the top platform!! Check out how cool it... (Read More)
Update # 3 We hit the 50% mark!!!
February 24th - via: kickstarter.com
In celebration of this awesome milestone we're sharing our favorite clip from the first cut of our video. Thanks to all who've backed us so far and let's keep that ball rolling!!! You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00... (Read More)
Update # 2 Joystick Control!!!
February 24th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play 00:00 00:00 Great news on the joystick programming to run the servo motors! We got it going and it's working really well! Can't wait to try it out on the big ones! Thanks so much for... (Read More)
Update #1
February 9th - via: kickstarter.com
We're off to an awesome start!! Just wanted to take a moment and thank everyone who has backed us so far! We're really excited at the potential to get this project off the ground! Literally! haha We've already been blogged at graycut and hope to... (Read More)
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