<s>
FOVE	B-Device
is	O
the	O
first	O
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
headset	I-Device
to	O
utilize	O
built-in	O
eye	B-General_Concept
tracking	I-General_Concept
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
FOVE	B-Device
's	O
technology	O
uses	O
infrared	O
sensors	O
within	O
the	O
headset	O
to	O
accurately	O
track	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
pupils	O
and	O
eye	O
movements	O
with	O
low	O
latency	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
target	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
objects	O
by	O
making	O
eye	O
contact	O
with	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kickstarter	O
Campaign	O
for	O
FOVE	B-Device
began	O
in	O
May	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
initial	O
funding	O
goal	O
of	O
$	O
250,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backers	O
who	O
contributed	O
$349+	O
were	O
originally	O
promised	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
FOVE	B-Device
HMD	O
in	O
May	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FOVE	B-Device
's	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
ultimately	O
raised	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
$	O
480,650	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Foveated	B-Algorithm
rendering	I-Algorithm
–	O
The	O
user	O
's	O
gaze	O
is	O
tracked	O
and	O
calculated	O
so	O
the	O
graphical	O
resources	O
are	O
allocated	O
to	O
where	O
he	O
or	O
she	O
is	O
looking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Move	O
the	O
head	O
naturally	O
–	O
With	O
eye	B-General_Concept
tracking	I-General_Concept
,	O
users	O
can	O
avoid	O
unnecessary	O
head	O
movements	O
and	O
minimize	O
simulator	O
sickness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FOVE	B-Device
will	O
utilize	O
SteamVR	O
's	O
Lighthouse	B-Application
technology	O
for	O
positional	B-Operating_System
tracking	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
FOVE	B-Device
SDK	O
-	O
integrates	O
content	O
from	O
Unity	B-Application
,	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
and	O
Cryengine	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
can	O
port	O
existing	O
VR	O
content	O
into	O
FOVE	B-Device
or	O
create	O
new	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
API	O
for	O
Foveated	B-Algorithm
rendering	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
September	O
9	O
,	O
2014	O
-	O
FOVE	B-Device
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
Tech	O
Crunch	O
Disrupt	O
SF	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
25	O
,	O
2015	O
-	O
FOVE	B-Device
announced	O
that	O
it	O
received	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
amount	O
of	O
funding	O
from	O
Samsung	O
Ventures	O
,	O
the	O
venture	O
capital	O
arm	O
of	O
the	O
Korean	O
conglomerate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
25	O
,	O
2015	O
-	O
FOVE	B-Device
announced	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
use	O
SteamVR	O
's	O
Lighthouse	B-Application
for	O
positional	B-Operating_System
tracking	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
March	O
23	O
,	O
2016	O
-	O
FOVE	B-Device
closed	O
an	O
$11	O
million	O
Series	O
A	O
funding	O
round	O
,	O
but	O
delayed	O
shipment	O
to	O
Fall	O
2016	O
because	O
of	O
difficulty	O
sourcing	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
