Fibrum is a Russian company engaged in the development of software and hardware solutions in the mobile virtual reality market. At the moment, the company has released the following products: Fibrum PRO virtual reality helmet, 27 mobile VR applications, the first virtual reality shooter in Russia “The Raid” [1] , and also developed postcards and augmented reality coloring pages.
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History
In 2013, company founder Ilya Flaks assembled a team and began work [2] on the creation of the Fibrum virtual reality slam [3] . Over the year, lens design, production technology and a proprietary SDK of virtual reality applications were developed, allowing you to smoothly change the picture even with a sharp turn of the head.
On September 26, 2014 [4] , Fibrum presented the first Russian virtual reality helmet at the V SEO conference in Kazan [5] . The first owner of the helmet was the mayor of Kazan [6] Ilsur Metshin , who attended the event at It-park and tested the development of Fibrum [7] .
On November 27-29, an exhibition RoboticsExpo 2014 [8] was held at the Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Center, which also presented the Fibrum helmet [9] . The event was attended by over 6,000 people [10] .
On December 9, 2014, Fibrum held a [11] press conference [12] and told the media about its design and future plans [13] .
Until the end of 2014, Fibrum sold 500 helmets for preorders [14] .
On July 28, 2015, Fibrum PRO mobile virtual reality helmets went on sale [15] throughout Russia in stores [16] re: Store .
Fibrum “Pro” mobile virtual reality helmet and “Fibrum Nippers” pince-nez
Helmet Description
Fibrum Pro is a mobile virtual reality helmet. Smartphones [17] with a screen diagonal from 4 to 6 inches [18] working on iOS [19] , Android [20] , Windows Phone [21] operating systems are suitable for it.
Especially for the development of the helmet, Fibrum has created lenses that do not require additional focal length settings and allow people with vision from −5 to +5 to see the picture clearly [22] .
Orientation in the virtual space is carried out using the hardware of the smartphone ( accelerometer and gyroscope ). The Fibrum helmet does not have an electronic filling and is completely portable [23] .
Specifications
- Weight: 120g
- Size: 100x145x80
- Viewing angle: 110 °
- Lenses: 30 mm
Description of pince-nez
Fibrum Nippers is a pince-nez used to dive into virtual reality. It is offered to those who have not tried VR technology and are not ready to immediately purchase a helmet. Nippers are also compatible with most recent smartphones up to 6 inches. With the subsequent order of the helmet on the official website of the company, the cost of pince-ne is deducted from the purchase amount.
Software
Fibrum has been developing mobile applications [24] and has 10 years of experience creating games and software . To date, the store has 27 applications on iOS , Android and the Windows Phone Store , several dozen are in development.
The Raid Shooter Quest
“The Raid” is a complete gaming solution that allows a participant to dive into the virtual world wirelessly while in a completely empty room. At the entrance, they wear a special helmet with the Fibrum PRO integrated into it. The player also receives weapons with a 9-axis sensor and Bluetooth. The duration of the mission is 5-7 minutes, depending on the success of the player. At the moment, the project is unique and has no analogues in Russia. The presentation took place in Moscow in June 2016 at the Adrenaline Rush Gaming Show event.
Additional facts
- Fibrum began developing the helmet long before Oculus Rift’s Facebook purchase [25] .
- On June 22, 2016, Fibrum applications downloaded over 8,000,000 times [26] .
- The company Fibrum also produces postcards and coloring augmented reality .
Awards
- Fibrum received the award “Time of Innovation” in the nomination “Technical Innovation of the Year” in 2014 [27]
- Best Hardware Startup 2015 [28]
- The best startup of 2015 in the nomination “National love” [29]
- Fibrum entered the Top 50 of the most promising technical companies in 2016 according to RBTH version [30]
- Fibrum won the Apps Awards in the nomination for the best AR & VR app [31] at Mate Expo 2015, held in Sokolniki [32]
- Fibrum won a special prize “Best Global Startup” from Google in the competition of projects Startup Village 2015 [33] [34]
- The winner of the joint contest of AliExpress and Skolkovo in the nomination: “The finished product for promotion on the Russian market” [35] in 2015
- The winner of the annual award "Entrepreneurial Breakthrough of the Year" from the Skolkovo Business School [36] in 2015
Notes
- ↑ Virtual Raid Shooter The Raid . flacon.ru. The appeal date is June 23, 2016.
- ↑ Full immersion: a businessman from Kazan is changing the world with the help of glasses
- ↑ Made in Russia: Fibrum virtual reality glasses. Zuckerberg Will Call 2014-09
- ↑ Russian developers have created a virtual reality helmet for three thousand rubles. The runet
- ↑ In Kazan, they showed “Russian Oculus” for 3000 rubles. Roem.ru
- ↑ Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin received a virtual reality glasses as a gift at the SEO conference
- ↑ Ilsur Metshin "ride" on a virtual swing over the night city
- ↑ Business program RoboticsExpo 2014
- ↑ FIBRUM. Russia 1
- ↑ Ren-TV Fibrum
- ↑ Presentation of the Russian Fibrum virtual reality helmet
- ↑ Russian VR-helmet Fibrum is available for pre-order. Droder
- ↑ Sales of Russian virtual reality glasses began. Russian newspaper
- ↑ A helmet of virtual reality in Russia can be ordered. Lenta.ru 2014-12-19
- ↑ Virtual Fibrum helmets retail. Kommersant
- ↑ Russian virtual reality helmet went on sale. Hi-tech mail
- ↑ Technology holiday. Russia Today
- ↑ Fibrum collects orders for Russia's first virtual reality helmet. Cossa
- ↑ iTunes
- ↑ google play
- ↑ Windows Phone
- ↑ Pre-order for Russian Fibrum virtual reality helmet is open.
- ↑ Universal helmet of virtual reality Fibrum: made in Russia. Cnews
- ↑ Fibrum Mobile Virtual Reality Helmet has no electronic content. Sotovik
- “It’s a pity that Zuckerberg didn’t buy us”: Who prepares the Russian answer for Oculus Rift. Look at me
- ↑ Fibrum applications downloaded over 1,000,000 times
- ↑ Innovation Time (unavailable link) . The appeal date is February 17, 2015. Archived April 2, 2015.
- ↑ Identified the best startups in 2015 . www.hse.ru. The appeal date is June 23, 2016.
- ↑ Fibrum and Hudway Glass are the best startups of 2015 . sk.ru. The appeal date is June 23, 2016.
- ↑ Startups 2016 . Startups 2016. Date of appeal June 27, 2016.
- ↑ Apps Awards
- ↑ Russia 1
- Google Special prize from Google "Best Global Startup". Startup Village (unavailable link)
- ↑ Google has presented a virtual reality helmet developer Fibrum with a ticket to Google Campus in Tel Aviv. Zuckerberg Call
- ↑ AliExpress and Skolkovo chose innovative projects of Russian startups for promotion . Tass The appeal date is June 23, 2016.
- News - Nassim Taleb told about the “swan lake” of the Russian economy at the business festival in honor of the SKOLKOVO school's ninetieth birthday . www.skolkovo.ru. The appeal date is June 23, 2016.