VRFocus- The idea behind this venture is to allow people who will never get a chance to go to space to experience the phenomenon for themselves. SpaceVR intends to help people to think of themselves as astronauts. Another feature is that it will allow people to experience what is called the 'overview effect'. This was first explained by one of the advisers Frank White who is also an author of 'The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution'. To put it simply, the overview effect is a surreal feeling experienced by observing the planet in context. The sensation is described as stripping away all the feelings on the breakdowns and conflicts of society, replacing it with a sense of global community. SpaceVR's founder Ryan Holmes stated to C|NET: “We hope to bring the deep, life-changing experience that all astronauts feel, the overview effect, to the average person,"
The first projects in HTC Vive's UN collaborative 'VR for Impact' programme have been announced.
The Overview 1 will be deployed so we can see Earth in VR.
SpaceVR, a company founded in January 2015 with the goal of bringing 360 degree virtual reality (VR) immersive video from space, has now launched a Kickstarter crowd funding campaign to raise $500,000 USD to make that goal a reality.
