VMocion, a technology company focused on allowing users to “feel” the movement they see in extended reality (XR) experiences, announced that it has secured $3 million in seed funding.
AZ Crown and Mayo Clinic participated in the round.
Eric Crown of Insight Enterprises will join the company’s board of directors.
WHAT HE DOES
VMocion’s 3V technologies provide users with a sense of physical movement in extended reality, which includes virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality.
The company claims its WAIV algorithmic technology eliminates motion sickness, which some users feel in an extended reality environment, by sending electrical impulses to the inner ear via wearable contact points placed on the skin.
The impulses stimulate the ear’s vestibular system, which creates a feeling of balance and spatial orientation. in the human body coordinate movement with balance.
VMocion claims the technology gives users a virtually simulated feeling of physical movement that matches what they see on screen.
The Arizona-based company will use the funds to advance its technology.
MARKET OVERVIEW
OVR Technology is another company working to make extended reality more realistic.
OVR offers ION, its portable fragrance technology that uses a cartridge that attaches to a virtual reality helmet. The cartridge releases scents, allowing users to experience the scent of the virtual environment.