Tilt Five wants to bring augmented reality to tabletop games
Ellsworth and crew
are ready to launch the new and improved version of her AR glasses, along with a renewed focus in tabletop AR gaming.
The Kickstarter for Tilt Five
launches today, where you can get a basic kit starting at $299.
One of the key differentiators between this project and the last one? Ellsworth is now CEO and has greater control over its direction.
According to Tilt Five, the new game board has completely passive tracking.
“The retroreflective dots in the border are what the head tracking camera looks for,” said a company representative.
There are infrared LEDs around the camera in the glasses, which then fire down to the board and light it up
“so that the infrared tracking camera can see the dot pattern in any lighting condition.”
This uses an AR tech called far-eye projection, whereas other AR headsets like HoloLens and Magic Leap uses near-eye projection that utilizes waveguide displays.
https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/24/tilt-five-kickstarter-hands-on/