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|Subtype=[[Discrete HMD]]
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|Creator=[[Yuka Kojima]], [[Lochlainn Wilson]]
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|Tracking=Eye Tracking
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|Rotational Tracking=IMUs
|Positional Tracking=[[Lighthouse]]
|Positional Tracking=Their own system
|Update Rate=Eye Tracking: 120 FPS
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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]]