According to the team behind Altair VR, this global VR platform was created for world discovery. Managed by the community through the use of Blockchain technology,
Altair VR; First Platform for World Discovery Built on Blockchain Technology
According to the team behind Altair VR, this global VR platform was created for world discovery. Managed by the community through the use of Blockchain technology, this platform enables community members to not only create, but also distribute VR experiences. Let’s take it back a little, start from the beginning.
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
It all began with a company that has introduces astronomy to over 500,000 children in remote parts of Russia. The planetarium has been a source of excitement to young astronomers in the north and southern region of Russia.
According to the whitepaper, Altair has worked with an over 50 students from different secondary schools. Also, they have worked in resorts where young lovers and elderly married couples can use the planetarium. They are currently the leader in mobile planetarium services in Russia.
There is now curious question we have to consider here;
WHY ARE MOBILE PLANETARIUMS SUCCESSFUL?
Planetariums offer children the opportunity to get a 360-degree view of bright and lively images. Unlike textbooks, the projected image gives the children a full immersion effect. It makes it possible for participants to interact with the story. At the end, it helps with the children’s learning process and helps them understand their materials better.
The large domes of planetarium that most people are familiar with have been replaced with compact virtual reality Gear VR headset and a virtual environment. This ensures that schools get a great visual education.
THE FRANCHISE
A virtual planetarium was launched at the end of the first quarter of 2017. This is now sold as an exclusive franchise to 15 regions of Russia. And the number is growing every day.
The product has now been extended to other masses and the Amazing Cinema, a product from the platform is now used by 265,000 English speaking users. This App climbed into first place in the Oculus Gear VR Store’s international ranking in August 2017.
HOW EXACTLY DOES VR EXPERIENCE HELP YOU?
The VR experience can help you;
• See how microbes live
• Take a trip through the blood vessel
• Walk on Mars
• See the edge of the universe
• Participate in historical battle
• See the structure of molecules
In a bid to create a global community of likeminded people, Altair decided to launch an ITO.
HOW DOES THE PLATFORM WORK?
Altair have already launched two products on the market. These include, Amazing Cinema for the English market and the Virtual Planetarium franchise. The former is supposed to enable users visit the planetarium without leaving their home and the latter opens access to visual education for children.
Other services provided on the platform include;
VR STIMULATOR OF THE WORLD
By increasing the number of BR experiences, this platform will make it possible to move in between experiences by way of tags. For example, you can simply work into the human body of you want to know about the structure of the blood.
CONTENT
One of the necessary things to create a simulation is a huge amount of content. This is why a community of like-minded people are needed create visual education for children in a new format. It’s supposed to give them the opportunity to explore the world from a different point of view.
As such, they’ll be able to reach their own conclusions.
PRODUCTION
This platform is supposed to enable teachers create a unique teaching method and lesson script. They’ll be able to turn their practices into a virtual reality through the use of this VR platform.
Distribution on the Blockchain
According to the whitepaper, this platform is expected to use https://ipfs.io/ for distribution on the Blockchain. They’ll also use other solutions like CDN for fast transfer of content around the planet. Users will be offered VR experiences on both free and paid basis.
Creators will be able to set the price of their content and payment are expected to be made in tokens. However, users will have to pay a 10 percent commissions from purchases of experience. The creators of the content will receive the remaining fund. This bring us to an important part of the platform;
THE ALT TOKEN
Most of the transaction that’ll be performed by individuals on the Altair VR platform will require the use of ALT token. This include transactions between users, developers and content writers, franchise holders and moderators.
The reason for creating this token is simple, to allow users avoid the high fee often charged by some traditional platforms. It can be as high as 40 percent of the transaction value. In contrast, the economic model of ALT token allows a balance supply and demand of tokens. This is expected to enable the platform get filled with content fast.
The contents are divided into three groups and users will need a specified amount of token to gain access to each of them. The groups include;
• Level 1- Education
• Level 2-Discovery
• Level3- Adventure
Aside from these, the ALT token was created to serve other functions outlined below;
AS AN ACCESS KEY TO APPS
As said earlier, the ALT token allows access to the Altair VR platform. Users will be able to buy the tokens;
• During the ITO
• When registering on the platform
• Through a digital currency exchange
Please note that no one will be able to use the platform without the tokens.
AS A MEANS OF PAYMENT
The platform is expected to offer both paid and free experiences. A certain amount of token, which would be set by the creator will be required to access the paid experiences. Other functions of the ALT tokens include;
- For Access to the voting system
- As an earning tool
DISTRIBUTION OF THE TOKEN
According to the whitepaper, the token will be distributed thus;
• 50 percent of the token will be used for the ITO
• 32 Percent will be used for the Platform Fund
• !3 Percent of the token goes to the investment team
• 3 percent of the token will be used for Bounty services
What will the proceeds from the ITO be used for, you ask?
DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS
The funds raised from the ITO will be distributed thus;
• 39 percent of the fund will be used for research and development.
• 40 percent of the fund will be used for marketing
• 10 percent of the fund goes to the team behind the platforms
• 5 percent of the fund will be used for administrative
• 5 percent of the fund will be used to handle legal matters
The ITO is expected to begin on the 15th of June 2018 and end on the 31st of July. Also, there are bonuses for early participants.
Source
Website: http://altairvr.io/
Whitepaper: https://altair.fm/ico/whitepaper_altairvr_en.pdf
Ann Thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2468761.0
Twitter: https://twitter.com/altair_vr
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Medium: https://medium.com/@AltairVR
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