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It wont be long before we are shaking each others hands in multiplayer games
Oculus Rift
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How will this combo work with the way FPS work today? The room won't be big enough for you to run across 30 miles of landscape!
I want to see more of this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH6Jl3cxBaw
Virtuix omni or something like it.
More like trying to hack off each others heads
Quite interesting though, as we move towards fully realised 3d, haptic gloves, integrate the kinect and doubtless even more yet to be invented goodness, we'll probably start socialising in a different way - ocuk forum room anyone? on a planet somewhere, with a separate moon for Dayz discussions. Very Ready Player One.
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This is just bizarre - oculus co-founder killed.
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/orange_county&id=9122999
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/orange_county&id=9122999
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How did he not hear the sirens coming and jump out the way , talk about punishment from the devil for being successfull, wierd stuff
Sounds like the car was going at some speed, hit two other cars, then hit the pedestrian. He probably didn't have much of a chance, from the report he was knocked 30-40ft.
to music with head phones perhaps, lots of people don't react to sirens even when they do hear them..
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Are they at E3 at all?
Yes, and they've announced a 1080p screen with no screen door effect! We are on the verge of a revolution in gaming peripherals, gents.
http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/11/4419802/oculus-rift-goes-hd-virtual-reality-cinema
Really good news.
http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/11/4419802/oculus-rift-goes-hd-virtual-reality-cinema
Really good news.
Brilliant! It really was only a matter of time. As they said, tablet and phone screen techmology is driving this forward, and theyre effectively outsourcing the r&d for future developments.
The virtual cinema is intriguing. Would you sit in a virtual cinema or would you have the equivalent of an imax strapped to your face? I can see the attraction of both.
Anyhow, the only way is up for this kit!
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More info on their blog and the forum:
http://www.oculusvr.com/blog/oculus-at-e3-2013/
https://developer.oculusvr.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=1601
I just wish there was a way I could throw money at them so it comes out faster...
http://www.oculusvr.com/blog/oculus-at-e3-2013/
https://developer.oculusvr.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=1601
I just wish there was a way I could throw money at them so it comes out faster...
It took me a while to get my head around this concept
I've played Garry's Mod modes where you have a virtual cinema, but it will be no way near the experience you'd get from the Rift.Could you imagine a virtual cinema where you walk in, put on virtual 3D goggles, then watch a 3D film? Ok, that might blow your mind bit too much!
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Could you imagine a virtual cinema where you walk in, put on virtual 3D goggles, then watch a 3D film? Ok, that might blow your mind bit too much!
3D in 3D, Inception
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I've used the Rift a few times at work and I have to say it really is a mind blowing experience!
My initial experience of the Rift was in the Tuscany demo. When you first put it on and you're adjusting the straps and stuff you think "Ahh, it's ok, bit blurry/blocky..." but once you get it adjusted correctly and in focus you instantly forget that you can see the pixels in front of your eyes and you're instantly immersed in the world.
Walking up to chairs I felt like I could touch them and looking up at tree's and chandeliers was a nice experience, the sense of depth is spot on! I felt I had to avoid the fairies blowing in the wind outside in case they hit my eyes and walking up to the edge of the patio area overlooking the sea I got a little bit of vertigo.
After this I tried the roller coaster demo and this is where I seriously felt vertigo. After the drop it really felt like I was on the ride and it made my stomach feel weird on a few turns and such. Great experience.
Yesterday we booted up Half-Life 2 and I loaded up Ravenholm. Now I replayed HL2 last week and the difference it made was astonishing. I was controlling my characters movement with WASD on the keyboard and aiming/turning with the mouse (the only difference was to turn I had to move the mouse near the edge of the screen, kind of like Wii shooters). I got to grips with the movement pretty quickly and was shooting headcrabs out of the air in no time. I will say the shotgun is very fun to use if you let your enemies get in your face and blow them away
I've tried a few more demos too. Basically any game where you are seated (Racing games and flight sims for example) are very awesome to play since you're seated in real life too.
Next up we're trying out War Thunder and rocket jumping in TF2.
If you guys have any questions about it just give me a shout and I'll try answer them as best as I can!
My initial experience of the Rift was in the Tuscany demo. When you first put it on and you're adjusting the straps and stuff you think "Ahh, it's ok, bit blurry/blocky..." but once you get it adjusted correctly and in focus you instantly forget that you can see the pixels in front of your eyes and you're instantly immersed in the world.
Walking up to chairs I felt like I could touch them and looking up at tree's and chandeliers was a nice experience, the sense of depth is spot on! I felt I had to avoid the fairies blowing in the wind outside in case they hit my eyes and walking up to the edge of the patio area overlooking the sea I got a little bit of vertigo.
After this I tried the roller coaster demo and this is where I seriously felt vertigo. After the drop it really felt like I was on the ride and it made my stomach feel weird on a few turns and such. Great experience.
Yesterday we booted up Half-Life 2 and I loaded up Ravenholm. Now I replayed HL2 last week and the difference it made was astonishing. I was controlling my characters movement with WASD on the keyboard and aiming/turning with the mouse (the only difference was to turn I had to move the mouse near the edge of the screen, kind of like Wii shooters). I got to grips with the movement pretty quickly and was shooting headcrabs out of the air in no time. I will say the shotgun is very fun to use if you let your enemies get in your face and blow them away
I've tried a few more demos too. Basically any game where you are seated (Racing games and flight sims for example) are very awesome to play since you're seated in real life too.
Next up we're trying out War Thunder and rocket jumping in TF2.
If you guys have any questions about it just give me a shout and I'll try answer them as best as I can!
They've been showing off the higher-res version of the Oculus Rift at E3. Unsurprisingly, the consoles have been getting most of the E3 coverage, but a few reports on the improved headset are starting to be published - http://www.polygon.com/2013/6/14/4429086/oculus-rift-hd-e3
this i suspect is going to be an issue for some, at least in the short term. The disconnect between what you're now seeing and the lack of equivalent spatial movement is going to cause some issues until you get used to it by 'training'. Whats the feeling with those who have the dev kit?
