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Another Simulation related Kick Starter

Discussion in 'Off Topic - All other stuff here' started by SeatTime, Oct 1, 2017.

  1. SeatTime

    SeatTime Well-Known Member

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    This showed up on my Youtube picks- It's amazing how mainstream engineering has no idea of what is currently available for simulation.

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    SeatTime, Oct 1, 2017
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    The project was from a couple of years ago and it does indeed seem incredulous that there did not seem to be even a perfunctory review of the DIY motion simulation scene.
    noorbeast, Oct 1, 2017
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  3. SeatTime

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    Ah Ok ? Youtube has it published on 13 Sep 2017 ? Checking the link and yes 2015 :rolleyes:.. but still - free software was also available back then.
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    Could not see if they actually delivered anything....:rolleyes:.
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  5. MarkusB

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    Well, it seems that they at least delivered their kickstarter rewards (see their last update post here):
    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1072290093/virtual-reality-motion-platform/updates

    About the rewards: Most of them are 3D printing models of some parts, offered for download.

    The strangest reward seems to be reward number 7: It includes all rewards 1 to 6 plus an Arduino board "needed to create a small scale(!) platform".
    Now look at the price: The rewards 1-6 cost $ 500 all together, and reward number 7 costs $ 750.
    That means, the Arduino board alone costs $ 750-500 = $ 250. :confused:. Or am I misinterpreting something?

    I also don't know if they ever succeeded with their platform. But it seems that it was a university project without commercial background. As they say in their video, they wanted to make their achievements open source, but I guess they did not have the target to sell their rig at the end.
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    Unlikely - nothing against Mechanical engineers - but the main part of their project was to deliver complex bespoke software and they are training to be mechanical engineers not software o_O.. Anyway not the first simulator related kickstarted to deliver basically zero to the public backers in relation to simulation.
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    noorbeast, Oct 2, 2017
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