As Oculus Quest takes a more and more important position in the VR headset hardware market, fewer and fewer people enter the market. In the past year, apart from Lynx, there are almost no new brands.
However, this still cannot stop people who really love VR.
Relativity VR open source project
Max Coutte is a geek who has been obsessed with PC, the Internet and the virtual world since he was a child, and has lived in an artistic family since he was a child. When he first encountered Oculus, he was immediately attracted by the world of VR.
Max Coutte
But because Oculus VR was relatively expensive at the time, he couldn't afford it. Therefore, when I was 15 years old, I started to build the VR headset project Relativity with my good friend Gabriel and open source it.
According to Qingting.com, the reason for launching the Relativity VR open source project is that it was inspired by the science fiction novel "Sword Art Online" and wanted to create a virtual game world of its own.
Relativity open source VR
Relativity VR is currently estimated to cost $200 for the entire package. They have designed a cost-effective motherboard, using Atmel SAM3X8E ARM Cortex-M3 CPU, IMU is MPU-605, the overall PCB + soldering cost About $25.
In terms of firmware, Relativity VR is based on ArduinoCore-sam, compatible with Arduino Due and other Arduino core motherboards.
Relativity open source VR
In terms of screen display, it claims that Relativity VR can support dual 2K screens with a maximum refresh rate of 120. For the cost, a 90 refresh rate FHD screen is also available.
In simple terms, the Relativity VR platform has the following features:
1, hardware, software, and firmware are completely open source;
2, compatible with the SteamVR platform;
3, can be used with any PC camera to track the posture of the human body (Experimental);
4, compatible with the Arduino platform, cost-effective hardware, flexible collocation;
5, supports up to a single-eye 120fps 2K screen.
Currently, the entire Relativity VR solution has been open sourced on Github.
established Unai, focusing on social interaction and interaction
Today, 5 years later, Max Coutte decided to form a new company, Unai, to continue to promote the VR headset project, its positioning is "designed for real social interaction", and Announcing the recruitment plan, recruiting 10 employees for the first batch.
According to the latest promotional video, Unai not only includes VR headset hardware, but also includes the VR software ecosystem. The goal is to allow people to do real things in VR, such as VR socializing.
According to the few information so far, Unai hardware is an all-in-one VR all-in-one machine, which can be used as a VR all-in-one machine and has a PC VR mode.
Unai VR
One of the key points is that it uses a wireless link box (specific information still to be verified), which is characterized by wireless connection and use, but battery, network, delay, etc. still need to be optimized .
In terms of functionality, Unai VR uses 9 cameras for device positioning tracking, facial recognition, and whole-body tracking. It also has built-in dual speakers (space audio technology is being developed) and dual microphones.
Among them, there are 7 cameras on the outside, two cameras on the inside and two microphones.
Unai's official website also lists their current challenges,Including: the connection between the underlying data and the operating system, PCB R&D and manufacturing, AI-based facial recognition and posture recognition, large-scale virtual environments, and so on.
As there is little information published so far, it is not possible to infer the specific actions of Unai. In communities such as Reddit, many friends who are also fascinated by VR technology also give encouragement to Max Coutte.
Unai VR
However, some people have reservations about this, as if they have seen the general comments of foreign scammers:
◉I don’t see any practical value from the trailer, and I don’t know why Unai “does not focus on Games", and this VR looks similar to most VR devices;
◉For those who like VR purely because of games, Unai does not see any points of interest at the moment, but I am more interested in the Relativty open source project Interest;
◉This is a big concept. I can’t see any product details through the founder’s Twitter, and I’m not sure how long it will take to realize these functions...;
◉From a technical point of view, It is more interesting to see what functions they can achieve. It looks like a device between Quest and PC VR, which can be connected through a WiFi control box. From the perspective of use, it is currently relatively limited. Even if I think there will be an "oasis-style VR world" in the future, the more fierce the competition is, the better;
Of course, due to the limited information published at present, and we have witnessed too many VR and AR startups’ deaths, so even a lot of VR Fans are more skeptical about many new projects. In any case, looking forward to follow-up Unai's new action.
Reference: Unai, Relativity
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