{"id":156246,"date":"2017-10-27T15:14:04","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T15:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=156246"},"modified":"2017-10-27T15:14:04","modified_gmt":"2017-10-27T15:14:04","slug":"the-zephvr-which-brings-real-wind-to-virtual-reality-is-launching-on-kickstarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/the-zephvr-which-brings-real-wind-to-virtual-reality-is-launching-on-kickstarter_156246.html","title":{"rendered":"The ZephVR, which brings real wind to virtual reality, is launching on Kickstarter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The\u200b\u200b accessory \u200b\u200buses\u200b\u200b machine \u200b\u200blearning\u200b\u200b to\u200b\u200b add\u200b\u200b wind\u200b\u200b to\u200b\u200b VR,\u200b\u200b so\u200b\u200b when\u200b\u200b you \u200b\u200bfly, fall,\u200b\u200b accelerate \u2014 or\u200b\u200b when \u200b\u200bthere\u2019s\u200b\u200b wind\u200b\u200b in\u200b\u200b a\u200b\u200b game \u2014 you\u2019ll\u200b\u200b actually\u200b\u200b feel\u200b\u200b it. <\/div>\n

VR\u200b gamers\u200b \u200bwill\u200b soon\u200b feel\u200b like\u200b\u200b \u200bthey’re actually\u200b in\u200b\u200b \u200btheir virtual worlds.\u200b The\u200b ZephVR<\/a>,\u200b which\u200b \u200bcreates wind\u200b\u200b synchronized\u200b with\u200b events\u200b in\u200b \u200bvirtual reality,\u200b is\u200b launching \u200bon\u200b\u200b Kickstarter\u200b<\/a>.\u200b The crowdfunding\u200b campaign\u200b will\u200b go\u200b live\u200b on\u200b November\u200b 2\u200b, 2017\u200b \u200band\u200b last\u200b for\u200b 30\u200b days,\u200b with\u200b a\u200b funding goal\u200b of\u200b $30,000.\u200b<\/p>\n

“The ZephVR\u200b transforms\u200b any\u200b VR\u200b experience\u200b into\u200b a\u200b multi-sensory,\u200b\u200b physically\u200b \u200bimmersive adventure,” said\u200b Sean\u200b Spielberg,\u200b the\u200b company’s\u200b\u200b cofounder\u200b and\u200b CEO.\u200b\u200b \u200b“Wind is\u200b one\u200b\u200b of\u200b the\u200b\u200b most\u200b critical elements\u200b in\u200b turning\u200b a\u200b game\u200b\u200b into\u200b a\u200b reality.\u200b\u200b \u200bUntil now,\u200b experiences\u200b\u200b that\u200b incorporate\u200b\u200b wind\u200b have only\u200b been\u200b available\u200b at\u200b theme\u200b\u200b parks\u200b and\u200b \u200bexhibitions.”<\/p>\n

The ZephVR\u200b is\u200b a\u200b first-of-its-kind\u200b \u200baccessory that\u200b\u200b attaches\u200b to\u200b popular\u200b headsets\u200b \u200blike the\u200b HTC\u200b Vive, Oculus\u200b Rift,\u200b and\u200b PlayStation\u200b \u200bVR, and\u200b\u200b automatically\u200b adds\u200b wind\u200b to\u200b \u200bany game.\u200b Using\u200b machine learning,\u200b it\u200b recognizes\u200b events\u200b in\u200b games’\u200b audio\u200b tracks\u200b \u200band\u200b activates\u200b its\u200b fans\u200b at\u200b the\u200b right\u200b moments, so\u200b when\u200b you\u200b fly,\u200b fall,\u200b\u200b or\u200b accelerate—or\u200b when\u200b\u200b \u200bthere’s wind\u200b in\u200b\u200b a\u200b game—you’ll\u200b\u200b actually\u200b feel it.\u200b<\/p>\n

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Paige Pruitt,\u200b cofounder\u200b and\u200b CTO,\u200b thought\u200b of\u200b the\u200b idea\u200b \u200bwhile\u200b playing\u200b a\u200b car\u200b game\u200b on\u200b her\u200b PlayStation VR.\u200b When\u200b she\u200b leaned\u200b out\u200b\u200b the\u200b virtual\u200b car’s\u200b \u200b\u200bwindow,\u200b she\u200b accidentally\u200b put\u200b her\u200b head\u200b in\u200b front of\u200b her\u200b window\u200b fan.\u200b “It\u200b \u200b\u200bfelt \u200bso real,\u200b \u200band I\u200b\u200b \u200bcouldn’t stop\u200b \u200b\u200bgiggling,” \u200bshe said.\u200b “I\u200b\u200b immediately\u200b started thinking\u200b about\u200b recreating\u200b moments\u200b like\u200b this\u200b for\u200b other\u200b games.”\u200b<\/p>\n

Pruitt built\u200b a\u200b prototype\u200b and\u200b shared\u200b \u200bit \u200bwith the\u200b \u200bPSVR subreddit,\u200b\u200b \u200bwhere it\u200b became\u200b \u200bthe top post\u200b for\u200b nearly a\u200b day.\u200b “At\u200b that\u200b point,\u200b we\u200b realized\u200b there\u200b was\u200b real\u200b \u200b\u200bdemand for\u200b something\u200b like\u200b this,”\u200b she\u200b said. “Sean\u200b and\u200b I\u200b got\u200b to\u200b \u200bwork \u200bturning the\u200b \u200bZephVR from\u200b\u200b \u200ban initial\u200b idea\u200b \u200binto a\u200b consumer\u200b product.”\u200b<\/p>\n

“We think\u200b the\u200b ZephVR\u200b is\u200b\u200b a\u200b \u200bnatural \u200baddition to\u200b \u200bvirtual reality,\u200b\u200b just\u200b\u200b like\u200b the\u200b Rumble\u200b \u200b\u200bPak\u200b was\u200b \u200bfor the\u200b Nintendo 64\u200b<\/strong><\/em>,” said\u200b Spielberg.\u200b “But\u200b wind\u200b is\u200b just\u200b \u200bthe beginning.\u200b Longer-term,\u200b\u200b our\u200b technology\u200b could enable\u200b all\u200b sorts\u200b of\u200b peripherals\u200b \u200band \u200bphysical effects—temperature,\u200b \u200bvibration, rain,\u200b or\u200b anything else\u200b people\u200b can\u200b think\u200b \u200bup—so that\u200b\u200b they\u200b work\u200b with\u200b all\u200b \u200bVR content,\u200b automatically.”\u200b <\/p>\n

Global VR\u200b revenue\u200b is\u200b expected\u200b \u200bto reach\u200b\u200b $74.82\u200b billion\u200b in\u200b 2021\u200b \u200baccording to\u200b\u200b Greenlight Insights—an\u200b annual\u200b growth\u200b rate\u200b of\u200b nearly\u200b 80\u200b %. Pricing for\u200b the\u200b ZephVR\u200b will\u200b start\u200b at\u200b \u200b$49\u200b for\u200b early backers\u200b\u200b on\u200b\u200b Kickstarter\u200b .\u200b For\u200b more\u200b \u200binformation, download the\u200b ZephVR press\u200b\u200b kit<\/a>\u200b \u200bor visit\u200b\u200b ZephVR.co.\u200b<\/p>\n

About<\/strong> Weasel<\/strong>\u200b\u200b Labs<\/strong>\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n

Weasel Labs,\u200b \u200bcreator\u200b of\u200b the\u200b\u200b \u200bZephVR, was\u200b founded\u200b \u200bby\u200b Sean\u200b \u200bSpielberg and Paige\u200b Pruitt\u200b in\u200b 2017.\u200b Based\u200b in\u200b New\u200b York\u200b \u200bCity,\u200b the\u200b team\u200b combines\u200b machine\u200b learning\u200b with\u200b sensory effects\u200b to\u200b make\u200b VR\u200b physically\u200b immersive.\u200b They\u200b are\u200b \u200bpart\u200b of\u200b the\u200b inaugural\u200b class\u200b of\u200b the\u200b HMC INQ\u200b<\/a> incubator\u200b in\u200b Santa\u200b \u200bMonica. \u200b<\/p>\n

For\u200b\u200b more\u200b information,\u200b visit\u200b their\u200b \u200bwebsite at\u200b ZephVR.co\u200b<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Media Contact<\/span>
Company Name:<\/strong> ZEPHVR
Contact Person:<\/strong> Sean Spielberg
Email:<\/strong> sean@zephvr.co
Phone:<\/strong> +1 (650) 245-5223
Country:<\/strong> United States
Website:<\/strong> https:\/\/zephvr.co<\/a><\/p>\n

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