John F. Kerman Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Hey all,Apologies if this isn't the right place to post this, but I thought a forum full of space geeks might be interested in this. Plus, I'd really like to see this succeed (after all, a potato salad can make 50k, is there no justice in the world?)In a nutshell, they're sending cameras 30km up & then turning the journey into an Oculus Rift experience (and other platforms, for those of us not fortunate enough to own a Rift yet)https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1592839372/virtual-ride-to-space-vr2spaceThey have 3 days left and are currently about £2000 short of their goal.Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwenting Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 sigh, another kid's hobby he's too cheap to fund from his pocket money and too lazy to get a weekend job to save the money for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingon Admiral Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 30km isn't even close to space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F. Kerman Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) Eh? Not sure I fully grok your point. I've backed it thanks. As far as I'm aware it's being proposed by a team from the University of Surrey, UK. Edited July 17, 2014 by John F. Kerman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F. Kerman Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share Posted July 20, 2014 Bump. 11 hours left and just over £500 to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jedi Master Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I really hope this gets funded, I'd use it as a valid reason to get Oculus Rift...jwenting: This is expensive stuff. The cameras alone are probably several hundred dollars, never mind the balloon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F. Kerman Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share Posted July 20, 2014 Successfully funded! Woohoo!Thanks to anyone that backed it @The Jedi Master: Yeah, that's my excuse too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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