Comment by mabbo
11 years ago
As one commenter on youtube said: "Shut up and take my money".
But seriously, have you guys considered commercializing this? You're offering people the ability to experience flight. Not just a video of flight, but controlled flying in their own neighbourhood.
Here's one from a year ago - FPV system with QuadCopter, commercialised because people were asking for 'affordable' versions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWPrf4pw6V8
It's not Oculus Rift based, but it is FPV flight.
Slightly off toic, NB. You need to also be a bit careful with flying regulations, as radio controlled aircraft are still regulated. In the UK for example, flying an FPV radio controlled aircraft can't be done on your own, you must have a competent observer keeping it in line of sight at all times and watching for risk of collisions, so no flying it behind buildings or hills. You must also not fly within 50 meters of any building or vehicle you don't own, or above any congested or crowded area, or takeoff/land within 50 meters of other people. So where you say "experience flight in their neighbourhood" - they might not be allowed to:
http://www.fpvuk.org/fpv-law/
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/ORS4%20number%20956.pdf
theres hd flights from fpv machines from the day youtube started. ppl have being doing this for decades in analog and a good 10 years in HD. its not like if one year ago was a special feat or something.
its having the oculus vr with it which is cool, with analog cameras. the previous attempt had a big laptop, webcams and wifi.