Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell launches new VR company
Unlike most VR gears around built for the consumer market, Modal VR is aimed at enterprises with practical applications ranging from arcades, exhibits to real estate development and education. "If a company has a great idea, we want to work with them," says Nolan Bushnell.
The newcomer in the newly found reality is advertised as fully portable, wireless and can track multiple users in areas up to 900,000 sq. ft. Full-body tracking suits have also been developed for the system.
Despite aiming for a wider industry and still in the prototype stage, the prospect of bringing VR to a wider audience in unexpected fields and also the possible resurgence in arcade VR reminiscent of the past century - this time with current gen technology - is an interesting track for the technology altogether.
How long before we get a taste of the technology? Over on their website, the Modal VR team is saying that it'll ship developer editions "soon" and are taking applications for devs interested in buying a Modal VR Developer Edition. In the meantime, we can get a glimpse of it all via their introductory videos.
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