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{{Device Infobox
{{Device Infobox
|image=[[file:fove1.jpg|350px]]
|image=[[file:fove1.jpg|350px]]
|Type=[[Virtual Reality]]
|VR/AR=[[Virtual Reality]]
|Subtype=[[Head-mounted Display]]
|Type=[[Head-mounted display]]
|Subtype=[[PC-Powered VR]]
|Platform=
|Platform=
|Creator=[[Yuka Kojima]], [[Lochlainn Wilson]]
|Creator=[[Yuka Kojima]], [[Lochlainn Wilson]]
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|Versions=
|Versions=
|Requires=PC
|Requires=PC
|Predecessor=
|Successor=[[FOVE 0]]
|CPU=
|CPU=
|Memory=
|Memory=
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|Display=5.8 inch low persistence OLED
|Display=5.8 inch low persistence OLED
|Resolution=2560 x 1440
|Resolution=2560 x 1440
|Pixel Density=??
|Pixel Density=506 PPI
|Refresh Rate=60 - 90 Hz
|Refresh Rate=60 - 90 Hz
|Persistence=Low
|Persistence=Low
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|Field of View=100°
|Field of View=100°
|Tracking=Eye Tracking
|Tracking=Eye Tracking
|Rotational Tracking=
|Rotational Tracking=IMUs
|Positional Tracking=[[Lighthouse]]
|Positional Tracking=Their own system
|Update Rate=Eye Tracking: 120 FPS
|Update Rate=Eye Tracking: 120 FPS
|Latency=
|Latency=
|Audio=3D Audio
|Audio=[[3D audio]]
|Camera=
|Camera=
|Sensors=
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==Hardware==
==Hardware==
FOVE will utilize [[SteamVR]]'s [[Lighthouse]] technology for [[positional tracking]].
FOVE will utilize their own [[positional tracking]] system.


==Setup Tutorial==
==Setup Tutorial==
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API for Foveated rendering.
API for Foveated rendering.
==History==
==History==
September 9, 2014 - FOVE was revealed at Tech Crunch Disrupt SF 2014.
'''September 9, 2014''' - FOVE was revealed at Tech Crunch Disrupt SF 2014.


May 19, 2015 - Kickstarter Campaign began.
'''May 19, 2015''' - Kickstarter Campaign began.


May 23, 2015 - Kickstarter Goal of $250,000 was reached
'''May 23, 2015''' - Kickstarter Goal of $250,000 was reached


June 25, 2015 - FOVE announced that it received an undisclosed amount of funding from [[Samsung Ventures]], the venture capital arm of the Korean conglomerate.  
'''June 25, 2015''' - FOVE announced that it received an undisclosed amount of funding from [[Samsung Ventures]], the venture capital arm of the Korean conglomerate.  


June 25, 2015 - FOVE announced that it will use [[SteamVR]]'s [[Lighthouse]] for [[positional tracking]].
'''June 25, 2015''' - FOVE announced that it will use [[SteamVR]]'s [[Lighthouse]] for [[positional tracking]].
 
'''February 8, 2016''' - FOVE has partnered with TechnoBlood to provide HMDs for internet cafes across Japan and South Korea.
 
'''February 21, 2016''' - Shipping date for FOVE has delayed from Spring 2016 to Fall 2016.
 
'''February 21, 2016''' - Lighthouse tracking is dropped in favorite of FOVE's own optical positional tracking system.
 
'''March 23, 2016''' - Raised $11 million in Series A Funding Round led by Colopl VR Fund with participation by Hon Hai VC fund 2020, and Samsung Ventures.
 
'''January 2017''' - FOVE 0 (FOVE dev kit) began to ship.


[[Category:Virtual Reality Devices]]
[[Category:Virtual Reality Devices]]