This time we're featuring VirZOOM, a Harvard Square based startup building a stationary bike based gaming experience and FOVE, a company building an exciting new head mounted display with built in eye tracking! As usual we'll also be showing a number of Boston homegrown demos being developed by our members.



From the creative minds that brought you Guitar Hero, Rock Band and Dance Central, VirZOOM (http://virzoom.com/) is a unique application and set of experiences in Virtual Reality. By using intuitive activity on a bicycle that creates parallel motion in a virtual world, pedalling and steering becomes a means to propel yourself through a new experience. This type of motion is natural for the user – as easy as riding a bike, and exciting as you want to make it. Don’t think of VirZOOM as a bike race, this is anything that you want it to be. Be the horse in the race, the tank in battle, the fire breathing dragon... Your actions on VirZOOM are real – which makes your experience feel real. This is a way to bring your dreams to virtual reality. VirZOOM is creating a constant stream of new experiences while also evolving existing ones that all can be experienced on our unique application. The bonus: you get an awesome workout while having fun.



FOVE (http://www.getfove.com) is the world’s first eye tracking head-mounted display for gamers, people with disabilities and technology enthusiasts. FOVE combines cutting-edge display, eye tracking, orientation sensing, and head position tracking into a single package, allowing users to control the 360°/360° of virtual world freely with their eyes.



FOVE tracks user’s gaze and parallax to determine where in 3D space a user is looking at. In addition to depth of field simulation, this enables the graphics engine to adjust focus and allocate rendering resources accordingly. Additionally, FOVE’s eye tracking technology allows users to quickly and accurately control 3D virtual experiences more naturally than, rather than relying extensively on the mouse or other input optimized for a 2D setting.



IMPORTANT: Our venue requires us to provide a guest list so people can check in at the security desk to get their access cards. Please bring a photo ID for check-in at the security desk. Your meetup.com account name must match the name on your ID; if you'd prefer not to use your real name please contact Jeff Bail via private message.



Schedule



6 - Doors open, demos begin, pizza is served thanks to VirZOOM & FOVE!



7 - 7:30 - FOVE Presentation



7:30 - 8 - VirZOOM Presentation



8 - 8:15 - Demo intros & announcements



8:15 - 9:45 Demofest!!



9:45pm - Come with us to the afterparty at Firebrand Saints (http://firebrandsaints.com) (it's right downstairs!!)



Parking



If you're coming to the afterparty, Firebrand Saints (http://firebrandsaints.com) offers free validated parking for entry after 5pm.



Free parking after 5pm in the MIT Hayward Lot (http://web.mit.edu/mitdlbc/www/parking.htm).