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Jamesparker1
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December 5, 2016
Question

Virtuix Omni - is this a joke??????

Just got an email saying that Virtuix will only be supplying the omni to U.S. Buyers and will be refunding international buyers!!!!

that is the worst news!!!!

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    nAV2016
    Up and Coming
    December 5, 2016
    i didnt even know they existed :o
    Anonymous
    December 5, 2016
    Very disappointing for anyone who backed it, I'm sure. But very classy of them to offer interest over the time that they had customers' funds in their posession. 

    As a sidenote, is this thing even officially supported by any games? Or does it feel as hacky as trying to get VorpX to run games reasonably well? If it's the latter I don't feel I would be missing too much...

    kojack
    kojack
    Honored Contributor
    December 5, 2016
    Considering it is 105KG on a wooden pallet and costs $200 just to ship within the US, imagine how much international shipping would cost!
    Plus you need a forklift to move it around before you unpack it. :)
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    Anonymous
    December 5, 2016

    kojack said:

    Considering it is 105KG on a wooden pallet and costs $200 just to ship within the US, imagine how much international shipping would cost!
    Plus you need a forklift to move it around before you unpack it. :)


    Given I was given an estimate of $800 usd for a 5 lb light fitting from the US,  I imagine shipping would be expensive, yeah.
    YoLolo69
    Honored Contributor
    December 5, 2016
    I never believed on this technology : sliding with specific shoes to simulate walking. I saw so many people trying to be natural on this stuff and falling. No, the real stuff will be when you'll be able to really walk or run in any direction without moving. A mix between Omni and this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJS7LzJfQA0


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    nAV2016
    Up and Coming
    December 5, 2016
    this looks like it was a great invention..i see why its an issue now, i suppose once its out replica can be made a bit like vr glass headsets
    Solsland
    Up and Coming
    December 6, 2016
    Perhaps look into getting this... 

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/katvr/kat-walk-a-new-virtual-reality-locomotion-device
    HiroProtag0nist
    HiroProtag0nist
    Honored Contributor
    December 6, 2016

    Solsland said:

    Perhaps look into getting this... 

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/katvr/kat-walk-a-new-virtual-reality-locomotion-device


    Too small a space.  It looks like you can't lift your weapon up when you are facing behind you.

    The Virtuix Omni is no good with the bar all the way around at waist height.

    This is going to take some time but we'll get there eventually.
    Big PC, all the headsets, now using Quest 3
    zboson
    Up and Coming
    December 7, 2016
    This is very unfortunate. I wrote a research proposal where one of the modes of operation would use the Virtuix Omni.  The proposal was accepted and we got the grant with good funding. Fortuantely there is an alternative for Europe (or at least the UK).

    https://forums.oculus.com/community/discussion/45606/interesting-article-on-rovr-and-wizdish

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