Meet the Camera That Could Bring Virtual Reality to the Masses
The LucidCam is part FlipCam, part GoPro, with the look and feel of a slim smartphone. It's meant to be a point-and-shoot camera for capturing virtual-reality content on the go. It's portable and mountable, and makes it possible to create high-quality content from a first-person perspective. With its 180-degree field of view and true depth perception, the camera creates the sensation that you really are there. You can then watch this virtual-reality content on your smartphone, with or without a special viewer, or on a virtual-reality headset.
LucidCam has gone through a number of iterations and prototypes, and the next step is to take it to mass production. To make that possible, LucidCam is in the middle of raising $100,000 (roughly Rs. 66,35,000) on the crowdfunding site IndieGoGo.
With 45 days to go, the product has already pulled in more than $90,000 (roughly Rs. 60,00,000).
The best content, Jin said, is still being made by professionals, not amateurs. Companies such as JauntVR are applying Hollywood-style production techniques to creating cinematic, immersive virtual-reality experiences.
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