Gallery: A Pixar-Inspired Projector That Beams VR Into an Entire Room

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    Immersis' single fish-eye lens beams a 180° VR experience onto an interior space---So instead of seeing a pair of small, side-by-side images, spectators' entire field of view is filled with scenes from a virtual world.
  • The Immersis projector was designed to look like a cross between the Pixar lamp's evil twin and a tripod from the War of...
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    The Immersis projector was designed to look like a cross between the Pixar lamp's evil twin and a tripod from the *War of the Worlds*.
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    The creators of Immersis are aware that gaming tools might need to be stowed away and designed the tripod to be collapsible.
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    Technically, Immersis promises a hi-def resolution of 1920 X 1080, with a 180° horizontal field of view and a 120° vertical field of view. It will feature a 3,000 Lumen projector with a 100,000:1 contrast ratio. It will only support PCs through HDMI/DVI at the start, though a stretch goal to support OSX is on offer.
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    Immersis will weigh 25 pounds, and be sturdy enough to be a piece of furniture while being portable enough to bring to conferences and LAN parties.
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    "In the '90s, adult gamers were stereotypically unsociable and geeky men living in their parents’ basement. Things have changed drastically since then---some people play more, some play less, but everyone plays games," says Daniel Duhautbout.
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