UK-based VR company Figment Productions is developing what it considers to be “the ultimate, next generation, immersive experience.”
The company is remaining secretive about the official name of the product, codenamed Project Helix, but it has revealed that it features multi-user, tactile, free-roaming VR coupled with interactive props and environments. “Over the years, we’ve learned a huge amount from our clients who operate theme parks and visitor attractions,” said Simon Reveley, Figment CEO.
“We understand the importance of getting the throughput model right and the essential component of a shared, social experience. Previously, VR has struggled to deliver on that but the technology is evolving and so are our software solutions. At Figment, we’ve developed a system that allows us to scan guests and create realistic avatars for them almost instantly.
Once they put on their high-end PC backpacks and high-resolution VR headsets, they’re able to see each other in the virtual world, to talk and interact. It’s a step change in how we experience VR.” Figment will license the system to customers in the leisure industry, as well as own and operate its own sites. It expects the first locations to open in Q1 2019.
