{"id":38765,"date":"2013-10-15T05:00:28","date_gmt":"2013-10-15T04:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=38765"},"modified":"2013-10-16T23:29:50","modified_gmt":"2013-10-16T22:29:50","slug":"former-valve-employees-launch-kickstarter-augmented-reality-headset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/former-valve-employees-launch-kickstarter-augmented-reality-headset\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Valve Employees Launch Kickstarter For Augmented Reality Headset"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/image10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"castAR\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px\" alt=\"castAR\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/image_thumb10.png?resize=404%2C169\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/technicalillusions\/castar-the-most-versatile-ar-and-vr-system\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/technicalillusions\/castar-the-most-versatile-ar-and-vr-system', 'Kickstarter']);\" >Kickstarter<\/a> campaign for a new &#8220;augmented reality&#8221; headset that uses small projectors to produce 3D holographic-like projections on a surface has been launched by Two former Valve employees. The two project developers are Jeri Ellsworth and Rick Johnson- Jeri is an inventor and hardware guru while Rick has been in the game industry as a programmer for many years.&nbsp; The fundraising goal is $400,000.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"castAR\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px\" alt=\"castAR\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/image_thumb11.png?resize=404%2C109\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The device is called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/technicalillusions\/castar-the-most-versatile-ar-and-vr-system\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/technicalillusions\/castar-the-most-versatile-ar-and-vr-system', 'castAR']);\" >castAR<\/a> and it works by using two main components, a pair of glasses and a surface. On the glasses are two micro-projectors (one for each eye) that casts a perspective view of a stereoscopic 3D image onto the surface. In between the projectors is a small camera that scans for IR markers on the surface, which allow for head position and orientation tracking.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">[embedplusvideo height=&#8221;300&#8243; width=&#8221;500&#8243; editlink=&#8221;http:\/\/bit.ly\/19JyBYm&#8221; standard=&#8221;http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/cc2NQVQK69A?fs=1&#8243; vars=&#8221;ytid=cc2NQVQK69A&#038;width=500&#038;height=300&#038;start=&#038;stop=&#038;rs=w&#038;hd=0&#038;autoplay=0&#038;react=1&#038;chapters=&#038;notes=&#8221; id=&#8221;ep4063&#8243; \/]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; A Kickstarter campaign for a new &#8220;augmented reality&#8221; headset that uses small projectors to produce 3D holographic-like projections on a surface has been launched by Two former Valve employees. 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