<s>
The	O
Virtuix	B-General_Concept
Omni	I-General_Concept
is	O
an	O
omnidirectional	B-General_Concept
treadmill	I-General_Concept
simulator	O
for	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
games	O
and	O
other	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Virtuix	B-General_Concept
Omni	I-General_Concept
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
ten	O
biggest	O
technology	O
Kickstarter	O
campaigns	O
,	O
raising	O
$1.1	O
million	O
in	O
funding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
then	O
,	O
Virtuix	B-General_Concept
has	O
raised	O
another	O
$35	O
million	O
from	O
private	O
and	O
institutional	O
investors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtuix	B-General_Concept
has	O
shipped	O
more	O
than	O
3,500	O
Omni	O
Pro	O
systems	O
to	O
date	O
to	O
over	O
500	O
commercial	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtuix	B-General_Concept
was	O
founded	O
by	O
Jan	B-General_Concept
Goetgeluk	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtuix	B-General_Concept
presented	O
the	O
prototype	O
of	O
the	O
Omni	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2013	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
California	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
on	O
by	O
Engadget	B-Application
and	O
other	O
electronic	O
publications	O
,	O
including	O
The	O
Verge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtuix	B-General_Concept
launched	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
in	O
June	O
2013	O
to	O
raise	O
money	O
for	O
manufacturing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
was	O
endorsed	O
by	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
founder	O
Palmer	O
Luckey	O
and	O
overshot	O
its	O
funding	O
goal	O
of	O
$	O
150,000	O
within	O
three	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
hours	O
of	O
it	O
being	O
posted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Goetgeluk	O
presented	O
the	O
Virtuix	B-General_Concept
Omni	I-General_Concept
on	O
an	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
TV	O
show	O
Shark	O
Tank	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
after	O
selling	O
approximately	O
3,000	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Shark	O
Tank	O
investor	O
and	O
billionaire	O
Mark	O
Cuban	O
invested	O
in	O
Virtuix	B-General_Concept
after	O
the	O
airing	O
of	O
the	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Omni	O
presented	O
at	O
SXSW	O
in	O
2014	O
where	O
Virtuix	B-General_Concept
founder	O
Jan	B-General_Concept
Goetgeluk	I-General_Concept
also	O
spoke	O
on	O
the	O
topic	O
of	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Virtuix	B-General_Concept
Omni	I-General_Concept
was	O
presented	O
at	O
the	O
2015	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
,	O
Nevada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
Virtuix	B-General_Concept
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
fulfill	O
international	O
pre-orders	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
logistical	O
and	O
financial	O
difficulties	O
of	O
shipping	O
such	O
a	O
large	O
item	O
internationally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
apology	O
,	O
Virtuix	B-General_Concept
refunded	O
these	O
customers	O
with	O
an	O
additional	O
3%	O
interest	O
,	O
compounded	O
annually	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
Virtuix	B-General_Concept
announced	O
Omniverse™	O
,	O
their	O
proprietary	O
content	O
delivery	O
and	O
arcade	O
management	O
platform	O
for	O
commercial	O
entertainment	O
venues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Omniverse	O
currently	O
features	O
24	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
games	O
optimized	O
for	O
arcade	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
an	O
omnidirectional	B-General_Concept
treadmill	I-General_Concept
based	O
on	O
the	O
Omni	O
's	O
design	O
played	O
a	O
prominent	O
part	O
in	O
Steven	O
Spielberg	O
's	O
movie	O
adaption	O
of	O
Ernest	O
Cline	O
's	O
novel	O
,	O
Ready	O
Player	O
One	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Omni	O
had	O
been	O
provided	O
by	O
Virtuix	B-General_Concept
to	O
the	O
studio	O
during	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
Virtuix	B-General_Concept
unveiled	O
their	O
highly	O
anticipated	O
Omni	O
Arena	O
esports	O
attraction	O
at	O
the	O
IAAPA	O
Attractions	O
Expo	O
in	O
Orlando	O
,	O
together	O
with	O
their	O
partner	O
Funovation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
Virtuix	B-General_Concept
publicly	O
revealed	O
the	O
latest	O
design	O
of	O
their	O
omnidirectional	B-General_Concept
treadmill	I-General_Concept
,	O
called	O
"	O
Omni	O
One	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
tandem	O
with	O
the	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
for	O
a	O
full	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
game	O
setup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtuix	B-General_Concept
Omni	I-General_Concept
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
military	O
and	O
sports	O
training	O
.	O
</s>
