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0 pointsbensandcastle13y ago0 comments

Hey, You're right, $100k is nowhere near enough to build all the supporting technology. Our software development is covered by investment, including YC. The Kickstarter is purely about covering hardware costs and the $100k threshold is for minium production runs.

Filming stereoscopic video through the glasses is very complicated which is why we used concept visualisation to give an idea how it will feel. We're working on a rig to film through the glasses, but right now there's no way we'll be able to convey how impressive it is in person through live video.

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silverlight13y ago· 1 in thread

You should really consider being more up-front about that in the video. A little disclaimer along the bottom of "Artist's rendering" or something would go a long way.

prutschman13y ago

Has Kickstarted backed off from their recent stance? As of last September their position was that "Kickstarter campaigns will be unable to use simulations or design renders to illustrate what a completed product may look like or how it may function. Instead, creators must provide photos or video of prototypes as they exist at the time of posting." -- http://www.kickstarter.com/blog/kickstarter-is-not-a-store

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