Remoria VR, start-up company based in Rome of which we already talked, launched 10th November 2016 a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter so to develop Lignum Controller, compatible with both iOS and Android.

Crowdfunding campaign until December 10

Remoria VR‘s crowdfunding campaign goal is 20k euros to reach between a month, i.e by next Dicember 10, but even to build a community of developers around the controller and consequently encourage them to build immersive and interactive mobile virtual reality content.

The interesting thing is that Lignum’s campaign is structured, as usually, in many pledge levels, from just 5 euros (you’ll be added to a mailing list so to always be updated on the developments) to 300 euros or more (in this case backes will receive a Lignum Controller set and a customerized Lignum DKI, as well as a micro Usb cable).

Three of the seven levels are essentially identical and offer to the backers a Lignum Controller and a micro Usb cable at 29, 49 or 59 euros: it seems a good way to to test backers’ interest in different prices, based on how quickly these three leveles will be drawn down.

De Falco: Lignum useful for VR content developers

As for Lignum Controller, it is a wireless Bluetooth 4.1 device specifically designed for mobile virtual reality with an array of sensors that allow motion and orientation tracking at very low latency (10 ms).

The biggest strength of the Lignum controller lies in its flexibility, since it can work both with iOS ot Android smartphones, both (thanks to Lignum SDK) with Samsung Gear VR through Windows, Mac or Linux.

“It can be asked how Lignum differs from the other controllers that are currently available on the market. As everybody knows, Google has recently launched its VR platform, Daydream. Daydream is built directly into Android 7.0 Nougat, which means that it will support only the high performance devices” explains Remoria VR co-founder and Ceo, Marco de Falco.

“Nevertheless, there are just a few Daydream-ready smartphones. This fact creates a huge obstacle for the developers who would like to build their own VR experiences but do not own the necessary devices certified by Google. So what about them? Lignum is the answer!” adds de Falco, especially since Lignum is compatible even with older versions of Android up to Android 4.4, which significantly expands the possibilities for developers to create unique mobile VR experiences.

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