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{{Device Infobox | {{Device Infobox | ||
|image=[[File:impression pi1.png|350px]] | |image=[[File:impression pi1.png|350px]] | ||
| | |VR/AR=[[Virtual Reality]], [[Augmented Reality]] | ||
| | |Type=[[Head-mounted display]] | ||
|Subtype=[[Slide-on HMD]], [[Standalone VR]] | |||
|Platform= | |Platform= | ||
|Creator= | |Creator= | ||
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|Versions=[[#Starter Package|Starter Package]], [[#Core Package|Core Package]], [[#Empower Package|Empower Package]], [[#Master Package|Master Package]] | |Versions=[[#Starter Package|Starter Package]], [[#Core Package|Core Package]], [[#Empower Package|Empower Package]], [[#Master Package|Master Package]] | ||
|Requires=Smartphone | |Requires=Smartphone | ||
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|Display=Depends on smartphone | |Display=Depends on smartphone | ||
|Resolution=Depends on the smartphone | |Resolution=Depends on the smartphone | ||
|Pixel Density=400+ PPI | |||
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==Hardware== | ==Hardware== | ||
Impression Pi requires a smartphone with 5 inch or larger screen with pixel density of 400 pixels per inch or more. | Impression Pi requires a smartphone with 5 inch or larger screen with [[pixel density]] of 400 pixels per inch or more. | ||
Unlike Samsung Gear VR, Impression Pi has a internal positional tracking system. It uses its internal infrared cameras to read the environment and record your position. For better results, you can turn on its internal IR projector to beam light off walls and allow for better tracking. | Unlike Samsung Gear VR, Impression Pi has a internal positional tracking system. It uses its internal infrared cameras to read the environment and record your position. For better results, you can turn on its internal IR projector to beam light off walls and allow for better tracking. | ||
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Users can upgrade the Starter Package to Empowered Package by installing the Core board. | Users can upgrade the Starter Package to Empowered Package by installing the Core board. | ||
===Core Package=== | ===Core Package=== | ||
The Core package comes with a integrated board with higher performance IMU, computer vision module and dual RGB and IR cameras for gesture recognition, hand and finger tracking, positional tracking and creating [[AR]] overlays. It can be used to construct your own head-mounted display and any other DIY projects. | The Core package comes with a integrated board with higher performance IMU, computer vision module and dual RGB and IR cameras for gesture recognition, hand and finger tracking, positional tracking and creating [[AR]] overlays. It can be used to construct your own [[head-mounted display]] and any other DIY projects. | ||
Core board is included Empowered and Master Packages. | Core board is included Empowered and Master Packages. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
March 2015 | '''March 2015''': Kickstarter Campaign for Impression Pi began with the goal of $78,000. | ||
'''June 11, 2016''': uSens, Impression Pi's developer, announced that they have raised 20 million dollars in Series A Round of Venture Funding. They will use the funds to develop and launch non-controller head and hand tracking tools. | |||
[[Category:Virtual Reality Devices]] [[Category:Augmented Reality Devices]] | [[Category:Virtual Reality Devices]] [[Category:Augmented Reality Devices]] | ||