Virtuix rides virtual reality popularity to $2.7M in additional funding

Virtual reality is hotly anticipated in the wake of Facebook’s $2 billion purchase of Oculus VR. And that has enabled Virtuix to raise another round of $2.7 million for its Omni virtual reality treadmill.

While Oculus provides the goggles to view 3D worlds, the Omni provides the motion input that allows you to physically walk, run, or jump inside a 360-degree virtual environment. It can make you feel more immersed in a VR application. The omni-directional treadmill is part of a growing ecosystem of peripheral technologies that are necessary to give consumers a complete virtual reality experience.