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The Virtuali-Tee

The Ultimate way to Learn about the Body.

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The Virtuali-Tee

The Virtuali-Tee

The Virtuali-Tee

The Virtuali-Tee

The Virtuali-Tee

The Ultimate way to Learn about the Body.

The Ultimate way to Learn about the Body.

The Ultimate way to Learn about the Body.

The Ultimate way to Learn about the Body.

Ed Barton
Ed Barton
Ed Barton
Ed Barton
1 Campaign |
London, United Kingdom
$117,436 USD by 1,764 backers
$107,035 USD by 1,581 backers on Mar 31, 2016 with another platform

 

 

 

 

 

 

At first glance, it might just look like a t-shirt, but it’s a whole lot more than that…

 

View it through our app (IOS, Android, Mobile, Tablets, Mobile VR) to unlock a portal into the body and transform the tee into an awesome learning experience. Explore the anatomy in fully animated 3D that lets you move in and look around the body.

 
You can use it with friends, in a group or on your own in selfie mode.
 

 
And that’s pretty cool but we wanted to go a step further. The best way to learn is to experience something, so we're going to let you teleport into Virtual Reality 360 experiences inside the body.
 

 

This works in 360 with your mobile or tablet but add a Virtual Reality headset and you can go one step further! 

 

 

And all of this at a price point no higher than a high quality tee!
 

The app will be packed full of engaging experiences and facts about the body designed to get you excited about learning. The app is designed to get kids connecting with the body so that they are curious to learn more.

By understanding how the anatomy is relevant to us, we become healthier and we encourage the desire to engage with Science at a higher level. It's all too easy to forget that we are powered by a fragile, intricate set of systems.

This project is part of a bigger vision, where we use technology to inspire and to engage the next generation. Join us on that journey.

We think learning should be as exciting as games are now.

US Backers: We will ship direct to you from a US print shop.

 

 

 

What are you getting?


Every pledge level gets the product. 
The beauty of this technology is that it is accessible to everyone, right now.

 

The t-shirt is an ordinary tee, with a specific design that interacts with our app. 
And it goes in the wash just like any other tee.

 

To ensure that the animations and facts delivered within the app are correct, we are in discussion with a number of major health and education institutions and professors. We will ensure any release is verified by a third-party expert or institution.  

Use it on your own. Works in the mirror or through selfie mode.

 

With a friend. Point the app at a parent, sibling or friend.

 

With all of your friends. In a group or in the classroom.

 

Compatible with a wide range of tablets and mobiles

Works on recent IOS/Android Mobiles/Tablets. 
See Compatibility Guide for required specification.

 

 

New to VR?

 

Check out our New to VR pledge levels and get yourself a Curiscope Google Cardboard with the t-shirt. You'd be surprised by how accessible VR is! 

To give you a taster of VR, we shot a 360/VR Promo.

Join us in the Science Museum before opening hours to look at the tee in X-Ray Goggles mode and experience an adventure into the bloodstream.
*you will need to be in Google Chrome or on mobile for this to work

Virtual Reality offers the ultimate immersion, is far less expensive than you might think and is available right now. Add a Google Cardboard to your pledge or go and grab yourself a Mattel View-Master or Samsung Gear VR.

 

 

Let’s turn our tech into something really valuable.

Join us in our mission to inspire the next generation. We are going to make learning as exciting as games are now. 

This starts with The Virtuali-Tee, our first product on that journey.

 

This kind of tech has been around a while but there’s nobody creating truly compelling experiences with it, experiences that really create value for you. This is what we will change with this product and with Curiscope - we want mobile devices to elevate how we learn one step further.
 

We are going to use the existing devices we are already using all the time, to inspire the next generation and get them connecting with subjects they feel disengaged with.

 

Engagement driven curiosity drives learning and we are going to encourage kids to pursue learning outside of the classroom as well as in it. This technology allows us to create learning you can really connect with. Learning that's just like play, that’s exciting and fun.
 

We want the experience of learning to exist everywhere, not just in the classroom but also in the home. We want curious kids to find out what they love through getting the chance to experience it, to teleport wherever they want on virtual adventures. Check out what Ed, our CEO, has to say about our vision for virtual learning here.
 

The best way to learn is through interaction and experience, through doing, not just observing.
 

The Virtuali-Tee allows you to see the human body in situ and to understand why the anatomy is relevant to you. Diving into the body is an experience like never before.

 

 

We’ve been crafting exciting content for the last decade

We’re not new to this, we’ve been crafting experiences for the last decade. But we’ve decided to direct our talents to something we’re passionate about, inspiring the next generation. This project is the culmination of 6 months of (flat-out) work at Curiscope and the result of what’s cumulatively over 30 years of experience.

 

 

We know how to make engineering exciting, how to encourage imagination and how to re-imagine learning in Virtual Reality. 

 

 

As a team we have numerous PROMAX awards and BAFTA nominations. Our VR work has been featured at Google Zeitgeist, at the Samsung EU Forum and has been watched millions of times on Youtube 360 and Samsung’s Milk VR.

Check out the Great White Shark experience we created in January. This has been viewed over 2m times and is used as part of a montage to introduce VR in every Samsung retail location across North America.
*you will need to be in Google Chrome or on mobile for this to work

We’ve been working with 3D all our lives, and we understand how to craft experiences in this space.

 

 

Where we are at right now

We have a working prototype and a funded campaign. All proceeds from Indiegogo will go towards making the app even more awesome.

 

 

This is our third iteration of the design - it may change slightly. Whilst we develop and build the app, we may find that a slight design shift may help with performance. We will ensure that we keep the design in the same style as it is now - it's awesome!

 

 

 

What are people saying about the product?

 

Will Mason, Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief, UploadVR. 
"Educational experiences like these, especially when made accessible have the power to impact a whole generation of students in the same way that The Magic School Bus and Bill Nye The Science Guy did for the children of the nineties. When faced with a world of infinite distraction, it will take some amazing things to get a kid’s attention – and a field trip inside your friend’s body might just do the trick."

 

Mária Rakušanová, Product Marketing Lead, Gear VR and Immersive Experiences, Samsung.
"Curiscope is like a magic lens combined with a teleportation experience that helps kids unlock their full learning potential. The way the team combined educational experiences in AR and VR and made them accessible on today's mobile devices is amazing, and certainly has a transformational power to change the way kids learn about the world and understand it.

Once you've tried it, you can hardly go back – Curiscope is a new adventure in wonderland."

 

Blake Knight, Global Marketing Manager, View-Master, Mattel.
"Teachers are hungry for innovative ways to engage their students, and immersive experiences like the Virtuali-Tee makes the curriculum come to life in a surprising and exciting way that will make it stick. Leveraging emerging technology such as VR and AR in the classroom is creating experiences that will open children’s eyes to possibilities, leading to a lifetime of curiosity and exploration."

 

Sam Pilkington, Group Product Development, Science Museum Store.
"VR and AR have opened up an exciting new world of experience, particularly for toys and learning products. Curiscope is a great example of such tech-enabled learning, seamlessly integrating the fun and the educational."

 

Claire Ransom, Digital Business Partnership Manager, Penguin Random House.  "Curiscope’s VR products helped me to realise the true potential of VR for good. All educational experiences should be as beautiful and as inspirational as this! I’m excited for all the kids who are going to grow up learning with their products."

 

Lisa Watts, Director of Digital, Usborne Publishing.
"I think Curiscope’s Virtuali-Tee is brilliant, really gutsy! It’s a great application of augmented reality, kids will love it and there’s stacks of potential for add-ons and future development.

 

Rose Luckin, Professor and Learning Scientist, Institute of Education.
"Well designed Augmented Reality can captivate and engage students in an interactive experience that breaks free from the physical boundaries of the world to offer a fresh and informative view of the everyday that can support learning."

 

 

This is where you come in

 

So why do we need to crowdfund if we've already got an awesome product that kids love? We don't want to be charging the earth for a t-shirt, we want that price to be as close as possible to the t-shirt you’d be buying anyway. To do that we need to sell in volume.

One of the problems with this kind of technology has been that the content is underdeveloped and the experience falls short. We don’t think experiences for kids should be in anyway held back, we want this app to be an experience with real value and longevity, full of interaction and exploration. 

We know the right people to do this, they’re ready to go but we don’t want to limit them; we want to include all our ideas, and we’d love your suggestions too!

Your money will go directly into this product, funding the production of the t-shirt and the production of the experience. Any excess money we raise will either go towards making this product even better, or into future Curiscope productions, all designed with the goal of inspiring kids.

This is just the start, we’ve got big ambitions across all subjects and by backing this project you’re going to be helping Curiscope produce more of these experiences that get kids, and all of us, excited about learning.

Join us on this journey, to re-imagine the way we learn.

 

 

Interested in writing about us?

Our press kit is available here. Please feel free to email us directly at ed@curiscope.com if you'd like to chat or would like to leave a message.

 

 

International Backer?

We've got you covered. We know it can be a pain to have something shipped from another country so we will be shipping to US customers direct from a US distributor

EU customers, we're a UK company so things will be less of a pain than they would be when purchasing from a US company. We are looking into EU suppliers and distribution - we will use those channels if it benefits you.

For everyone else we will seek to ship to you, although this may be at a higher cost. We will also consider an Asian distribution network should demand be high from the region. 
 

Compatibility Guide

It is our aim to develop the app to run on the widest range of devices possible. However, in order to deliver the best possible experience some older devices may not be compatible or may have a subpar experience. 

You must be running: iOS 8.3+ and Android 4.4.4+

We support: Current generation Samsung, Apple, Sony and Nexus tablets.

And the following mobile devices:

  • iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus
  • Samsung Galaxy S5, S6, S7
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 4/5
  • Motorola Moto X, Motorola Droid Turbo
  • LG G3, G4, G5
  • HTC One
  • Nexus 5, Nexus 6
  • Sony Xperia Z3, Z5.

If your device is not in the list, the app may still work, these are just the devices we are comfortable with listing now. And of course the t-shirt will always function as a t-shirt. New flagship phones released in the next 3 months are likely to also be supported.

Ensure your device has a forward facing camera and supports OpenGL ES 2.0. See your device manufacturer for more information.

Now selling the Virtuali-Tee Augmented Reality t-shirt on the Curiscope website , click here to buy.

All mobile devices listed are compatible with Google Cardboard & Mattel View-Master.

Samsung Gear VR is compatible with Samsung Galaxy devices: S7, S7 edge, S6, S6 edge, S6 edge+ and Note 5.

 

 

 

 

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TWO TEES

$60 USD
TWO TEES. Get two Virtuali-Tees, our finished product. For friends, siblings or parent & child. Receive the finished tee that will interact with a free app we release at the time of shipment. Choice of color (Red/Green/Blue) Choice of sizes (5yrs up to XL Adult) Mix & Match sizes and color.
Estimated Shipping
August 2016
43 claimed
Ships worldwide.
CURISCOPE GOOGLE CARDBOARD

CURISCOPE GOOGLE CARDBOARD

$25 USD
ONE CURISCOPE GOOGLE CARDBOARD VR VIEWER. Limited Edition. For those who have previously pledged for a Virtuali-Tee but now wish to add a Curiscope Google Cardboard VR viewer for extra immersion. Please note: this is just the VR headset. For the Virtuali-Tee to work, you must also have purchased the t-shirt.
Estimated Shipping
August 2016
5 claimed
Ships worldwide.

ONE TEE

$30 USD
ONE TEE. Get the Virtuali-Tee, our finished product. Receive the finished tee that will interact with a free app we release at the time of shipment. Choice of color (Red/Green/Blue) Choice of sizes (5yrs up to XL Adult)
Estimated Shipping
August 2016
99 claimed
Ships worldwide.

NEW TO VR PACKAGE

$55 USD
NEW TO VR PACKAGE. ONE TEE AND GOOGLE CARDBOARD. Get the Virtuali-Tee, our finished product and a Curiscope Google Cardboard for extra immersion. Receive the finished tee that will interact with a free app we release at the time of shipment. Choice of color (Red/Green/Blue) Choice of sizes (5yrs up to XL Adult)
Estimated Shipping
August 2016
18 claimed
Ships worldwide.

NEW TO VR FRIENDS PACK

$80 USD
TWO TEES AND ONE GOOGLE CARDBOARD. Get two Virtuali-Tees, our finished product and a Curiscope Google Cardboard for extra immersion. Receive the finished tee that will interact with a free app we release at the time of shipment. Choice of color (Red/Green/Blue) Choice of sizes (5yrs up to XL Adult)
Estimated Shipping
August 2016
10 claimed
Ships worldwide.

FAMILY PACK. FOUR TEES.

$110 USD
Four Virtuali-Tees. For the family or for groups of friends. Receive the finished tee that will interact with a free app we release at the time of shipment. Choice of color (Red/Green/Blue) Choice of sizes (5yrs up to XL Adult) Mix & Match sizes and color.
Estimated Shipping
August 2016
10 claimed
Ships worldwide.

NEW TO VR FAMILY PACK

$155 USD
FOUR TEES. TWO CARDBOARDS. Four Virtuali-Tees. Two Google Cardboards. For the family or for groups of friends. Receive four Virtuali-Tees, our finished product and two Curiscope Google Cardboards for extra immersion. The finished tee will interact with a free app we release at the time of shipment. Choice of color (Red/Green/Blue) Choice of sizes (5yrs up to XL Adult) Mix & Match sizes and color.
Estimated Shipping
August 2016
3 claimed
Ships worldwide.

NEW TO VR SCHOOL PACK

$585 USD
TWENTY TEES. FOUR CARDBOARDS. Twenty Virtuali-Tees. Four Google Cardboards. For the classroom or for incredibly large families. Receive twenty Virtuali-Tees, our finished product and four Curiscope Google Cardboards for extra immersion. The finished tee will interact with a free app we release at the time of shipment. Choice of color (Red/Green/Blue) Choice of sizes (5yrs up to XL Adult) Mix & Match sizes and color.
Estimated Shipping
August 2016
0 claimed
Ships worldwide.

THE INSPIRATION PACK

$1,000 USD
Donate tees and cardboard headsets to the school or organisation of YOUR CHOICE with a message of your choosing. Thirty Virtuali-Tees. Ten Google Cardboards. Not enough? Raise your pledge level to increase the donation. For example, donate approx $2000 USD / £1500 to donate sixty tees and twenty headsets. The finished tees will interact with a free app we release at the time of shipment. Choice of color (Red/Green/Blue) Choice of sizes (5yrs up to XL Adult) Mix & Match sizes and color.
Estimated Shipping
August 2016
0 claimed
Ships worldwide.

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