Emerge, a social virtual connection company, today announced the launch of a Kickstarter campaign for their Emerge Home system; The first product to enable immersive ‘bare-hands’ tactile experiences in the Metaverse.
The Kickstarter campaign, which launched today, will provide funders early access to the company’s first consumer product. Indeed, the annoucement came at the GamesBeat Summit Into the Metaverse 2.
For pledgers who become the first adopters of Emerge Home, the campaign will offer six product reward tiers in two delivery windows. Moreover the early delivery window in April 2022 will grant pledgers access to a Consumer Beta community. Where they can share ideas and feedback to help improve the user experience for this innovative product.
Additional tactile gaming content and experiences are being developed for a second delivery timeframe in the Fall of 2022. Other Kickstarter reward tiers will provide discounts to pledgers who secure two or more devices. As Emerge Home is on-line for multi-user social VR experiences. Which is allowing people to congregate and play with their inner circles in a safe and trusted setting.
The Emerge Wave-1 device, the social virtual experience, and the mobile app make up the system.
The Emerge Wave-1 is a new tabletop device that lets you control it with your hands alone. Indeed, the Emerge Wave-1 creates a mid-air zone of engagement up to three feet above the device and 120 degrees around it using Emerge’s unique technology.
“Emerge Home is for those who perceive social virtual games as significant methods to connect emotionally with others,” explained Isaac Castro, Emerge’s Co-CEO and Co-Founder. Moreover, “we’re looking forward to the first users sharing their stories in just a few weeks.”
Emerge Home will deliver new and unique ways for people to feel connected across distance
“Emerge Home was created with our vision in mind, informed by thorough research,”. ”And inspired by the hopes and ideas of those who shared their thoughts with us during the development process.
”Our Beta community of early adopters will play a critical part in shaping the future of Emerge Home”. Hence, ”we hope will bring new and innovative ways for people to feel connected beyond distance”, Co-founder and Head of Insights Mauricio Teran.
In summary, “Emerge Home is the first step in a larger project to establish a new language of touch in virtual worlds,” said Sly Spencer Lee, Emerge’s Co-CEO and Co-Founder. Thus, “we’re enthusiastic to investigate how we might better interact, play, and exchange emotions in the metaverse through Emerge Home.”
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