Omni gaming treadmill really gets moving on Kickstarter

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<h2 class="caption" itemprop="description about caption"> A screenshot of the Omni's motion tracking software </h2> <meta itemprop="thumbnailUrl" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20131028015132im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/omni_vr-4.jpg"/> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20131028015132/http://www.gizmag.com/omni-omnidirectional-treadmill-kickstarter/27802/pictures#5"/> <time itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2013-06-05"></time> <meta itemprop="associatedArticle" content="http://www.gizmag.com/omni-omnidirectional-treadmill-kickstarter/27802/"/> <meta itemprop="keywords" content="Kickstarter,Video Games,Omni,Virtual Reality,Omni-Directional,Motion Controller,Treadmill,Virtuix,Games"/> </div> <div class="gallery_img_container" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <div class="gallery_image"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131028015132im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_lrg/omni_vr-5.jpeg" border="0" alt="A new version of 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Controller,Treadmill,Virtuix,Games"/> </div> <div class="gallery_img_container" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <div class="gallery_image"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131028015132im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_lrg/omni_vr-7.png" border="0" alt="The Omni is an omnidirectional treadmill designed to provide a more immersive gaming exper..." title="The Omni is an omnidirectional treadmill designed to provide a more immersive gaming exper..." data-pic-id="219095" itemprop="contentURL"> </div> <h2 class="caption" itemprop="description about caption"> The Omni is an omnidirectional treadmill designed to provide a more immersive gaming experience </h2> <meta itemprop="thumbnailUrl" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20131028015132im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/omni_vr-7.png"/> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20131028015132/http://www.gizmag.com/omni-omnidirectional-treadmill-kickstarter/27802/pictures#8"/> <time itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2013-06-05"></time> <meta itemprop="associatedArticle" content="http://www.gizmag.com/omni-omnidirectional-treadmill-kickstarter/27802/"/> <meta itemprop="keywords" content="Kickstarter,Video Games,Omni,Virtual Reality,Omni-Directional,Motion Controller,Treadmill,Virtuix,Games"/> </div> <div class="gallery_img_container" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"> <div class="gallery_image"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131028015132im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_lrg/omni_vr-8.jpg" border="0" alt="The final Omni prototype" title="The final Omni prototype" data-pic-id="219096" itemprop="contentURL"> </div> <h2 class="caption" itemprop="description about caption"> The final Omni prototype </h2> <meta itemprop="thumbnailUrl" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20131028015132im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/omni_vr-8.jpg"/> <meta itemprop="url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20131028015132/http://www.gizmag.com/omni-omnidirectional-treadmill-kickstarter/27802/pictures#9"/> <time itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2013-06-05"></time> <meta itemprop="associatedArticle" content="http://www.gizmag.com/omni-omnidirectional-treadmill-kickstarter/27802/"/> <meta itemprop="keywords" content="Kickstarter,Video Games,Omni,Virtual Reality,Omni-Directional,Motion Controller,Treadmill,Virtuix,Games"/> </div> </div> <div class="gallery_unit" id="gallery_bottom_unit"> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131028015132js_/http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"></script> </div>     <div id="summary_gallery"> <span class="title">Article Summary</span> <div class="dotsontop" id="summary_gallery_inner"> <div id="summary_gallery_left"> <p>When we first checked in on the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131028015132/http://www.gizmag.com/virtuix-omni-treadmill-vr/27214/" target="_blank">Omni</a>, an omnidirectional treadmill from Virtuix designed to translate the user's physical movements into a virtual world, the company was hoping to launch a Kickstarter campaign in May. It missed that target, but only just, with a launch on June 4. The campaign target has already been exceeded many times over, meaning backers could be getting physical within virtual worlds by January 2014.</p> <p class="back_to_article">« Back to <a class="blue" href="/web/20131028015132/http://www.gizmag.com/omni-omnidirectional-treadmill-kickstarter/27802/">Omni gaming treadmill really gets moving on Kickstarter</a></p> </div> <div id="gallery_island"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("gallery_island"); }); </script> </div> </div> <div class="clear_both"></div> </div> <br/> <span class="title">Other Images from this Gallery</span> <div class="dotsontop" id="gallery_thumbs"> <div id="thumbnails"> <a href="/web/20131028015132/http://www.gizmag.com/omni-omnidirectional-treadmill-kickstarter/27802/pictures#1" class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131028015132im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/omni_vr-0.jpeg" alt="The first prototype shoe for the Omni" title="The first prototype shoe for the Omni" border="0"/> </a> <a href="/web/20131028015132/http://www.gizmag.com/omni-omnidirectional-treadmill-kickstarter/27802/pictures#2" class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131028015132im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/omni_vr.jpg" alt="Playing a shooter on the Omni" title="Playing a shooter on the Omni" border="0"/> </a> <a href="/web/20131028015132/http://www.gizmag.com/omni-omnidirectional-treadmill-kickstarter/27802/pictures#3" class="thumbnail"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131028015132im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/omni_vr-2.jpg" alt="The Omni is designed to fit in a living room, even if it is a little on the large side" title="The Omni is designed to fit in a living room, even if it is a little on the large side" border="0"/> </a> <a href="/web/20131028015132/http://www.gizmag.com/omni-omnidirectional-treadmill-kickstarter/27802/pictures#4" class="thumbnail"> <img 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