I just checked in on HoloBike, a new indie project I wrote about as it launched on Kickstarter last month, and was surprised to see (with 19 days more to go) that it's already raised nearly $90,000 -- way over 3X its $25,000 goal. So we're likely to see this completely new approach to exploring virtual worlds go to market. As I wrote in May:
While focused on the screen, you feel the 3D environment wrapping around your vision, even on the periphery, peacefully enveloping you in the virtual trail ahead of you. While it doesn't provide a full VR effect, it's more than enough for immersion -- and unlike VR, Samuel tells me none of the 100 or so people who've tested it (including some 20 women) have experienced motion sickness using it... Because each HoloBike is connected to the Internet, there's potential to add a multiplayer mode and game-like features in the future, Samuel tells me, and to upload new trail worlds over time.
More on HoloBike here, and there's still time to join the HoloBike Kickstarter via this affiliate link to help support New World Notes!.
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