Drafting off of Facebook’s $2 billion purchase of virtual reality company Oculus VR Inc. and validating a new generation of fresh virtual reality projects, Houston-based startup Virtuix Inc. closed $3 million from venture investors for its multi-directional treadmill.
The company makes a 360-degree disk-like treadmill called the Omni that is used in conjunction with virtual reality goggles to make gaming and other applications totally immersive. Players wear special shoes and a belt and strap into the machine, which translates movements into keystrokes that players would otherwise use to control their characters in games.
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