First Drone Virtual Reality Games, bringing Gamers and FPV Pilots in one showdown
Synopsis: It might be a great time to get those Gamers outdoor
for a new challenge. We have been wondering what it would be like to bring Gamers and
First Person View (FPV) Pilots in one room or rather in one field for an intense
world of Virtual Reality competition. Walkera Drone VR Games are not
only Virtual games, but a Reality concept that is applied to GPS Racing Drones.
Pilots actually fly their GPS drones into virtual Funnel Gates or shoot on
virtual targets using the new
advance Devo F18 radio transmitter. If this has not caught your attention
yet, I am sure it will with the AMA or FAA. First in the world, Walkera initial
beta test included
three Real Flight modes: Battle mode, Race mode, Classic Collecting mode.
In Battle mode , FPV pilots will get on their F18 and begin an intense battle with
targets. In Race mode, pilots compete on an Agility Course featuring various
obstacles, funnel gates and hairpin turns. Lastly, the classic arcade game, pilots collect
as many gold coins with precise FPV skills. If you are not ready for the real
flight, switch to Training, pilots can practice with a virtual drone
using your personal tablet or phone.
To develop Drone VR Games, Walkera combined traditional 18 channel
radio transmitter with WIFI. The radio design first of it's kind, with 4G
LTE went through the FCC &
CE approvals and is ready to be battle tested. Along with it, Walkera selected two
GPS Racing Drone models, the Furious 320 APM Tilt Rotors and Runner 250 Advance APM
Hardware requirement: DEVO F18 and VCT-01
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Devention
DEVO F18: To control the drones as well as play VR games
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VCT-01: Wifi converter to transfer 5.8G signal into wifi signal
Operating system: Android(4.0+) & iOS(8+)
Supported models: Runner 250(APM) & Furious 320(APM) Release date: Q1 2016 (Showcase CES 2016, Jan 6-10, Vegas 25426 South
Hall 2 Vegas).
Press Contact:
instagram/TVDrone or
facebook.com/WalkeraNews for more updates
Drone VR games will take racing quadcopters to a new level
of FPV racing. Walkera founded in 1994 is the world largest RC
manufacturer (not specific
to only Drones).
*Note: The flight controller is based on the open source
project under the stewardship of the
Linux
Foundation DroneCode, the design files per the creative commons license are
available at Github.
DIYdrone Lab ... behind the scenes
Friday January 01, 2016