Oculus reveal a 140 degree varifocal headset prototype

Sc00p007 · 2 May 2018 at 20:49

Could this be a glimpse at the tech for cv2?
I'm intrigued with the varifocal screens, didn't think we would see this so soon in a prototype roughly the same size as the cv1.

D3K · 2 May 2018 at 21:04

Why should we believe you?

Rroff · 2 May 2018 at 21:09

Believe him about what? its been unveiled.

Slam · 2 May 2018 at 21:29

Wow, that would be a step up. I'm assuming that this won't introduce things like a screen door effect or geometry aberrations.

Sc00p007 · 2 May 2018 at 21:30

D3K said:
Why should we believe you?

Sorry, I should've added the source. It has been shown at the f8 conference.

bigmike20vt · 2 May 2018 at 23:18

On top of that

Gloveless hand tracking
Full body tracking
Eye tracking (and facial recognition tho not so fussed on that myself)

FlukeRogi · 3 May 2018 at 03:36

D3K said:
Why should we believe you?

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM7aviAhxG4

Wrinkly · 3 May 2018 at 08:58

For those wanting more info, or just to discuss - https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/8gjj2u/oculus_just_showed_off_a_new_rift_prototype_with/

andybird123 · 3 May 2018 at 08:59

Slam said:
Wow, that would be a step up. I'm assuming that this won't introduce things like a screen door effect or geometry aberrations.

Current headsets already have screen door effect, how bad it is on a next gen headset will be a function of the resolution of the panels used and the optics.

Slam · 3 May 2018 at 09:25

Yes, you're right of course. I didn't write that accurately.
I meant to say that I hope that the increased fov doesn't exaggerate the screen door effect (which I don't think is too bad on the Rift as you mostly focus at distance). Also I hope it doesn't create issues with the peripheral geometry the way I hear the Pimax does.

bigmike20vt · 3 May 2018 at 10:51

my gut feeling is SDE will almost be a thing of the past come the next generation of HMDs.

Ravenger · 3 May 2018 at 18:47

One of the things I like about current VR is the fixed focus. People like me with age related presbyopia find it a convenience not to have to switch between reading and distant glasses while playing VR. :rolleyes:

andybird123 · 4 May 2018 at 14:23

Slam said:
Yes, you're right of course. I didn't write that accurately.
I meant to say that I hope that the increased fov doesn't exaggerate the screen door effect (which I don't think is too bad on the Rift as you mostly focus at distance). Also I hope it doesn't create issues with the peripheral geometry the way I hear the Pimax does.

The pimax doesnt have that problem either according to the last 3 versions of the prototype. It was unoptimised optics in one of the really early versions that people were reporting that particular issue with. If even they've managed to fix it you would like to think Oculus wouldn't release a headset with that issue.

You would also hope a rift v2 would be at least 4k per eye - there are already hints at 4k or even 8k headsets being worked on at google and apple so it would be a pretty epic fail if Oculus fail to increase their resolution by at least 50% to cover the increase in FOV.

MadMossy · 4 May 2018 at 15:13

I expect the 2nd generation headsets to have a significant resolution increase, but only if they can also nail eye tracking with foveated rendering, without it the gpu requirements would just be mental and far beyond what would be considered "mainstream" when those headsets launch.

The impact foveated rendering (fixed or tracked) can have is huge, it would be like getting the same performance on current gen headsets from a GTX 1060, than you do from a 1080 Ti.

true_gamer · 4 May 2018 at 16:33

andybird123 said:
The pimax doesnt have that problem either according to the last 3 versions of the prototype. It was unoptimised optics in one of the really early versions that people were reporting that particular issue with. If even they've managed to fix it you would like to think Oculus wouldn't release a headset with that issue.

You would also hope a rift v2 would be at least 4k per eye - there are already hints at 4k or even 8k headsets being worked on at google and apple so it would be a pretty epic fail if Oculus fail to increase their resolution by at least 50% to cover the increase in FOV.

There's a slide on the F8 conference video that states 4k x 4k per eye.

Let's hope CV2 will be all that they're saying, as I will buy it on day one!