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VR - What are your thoughts?

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Not sure if this should go here or in the monitors section...

I think it was at E3 that AMD started talk of VR in connection with the Fury X.

So I'm thinking, what is everyone's thoughts on VR?
Are you looking forward to it?
Will it last or is it another fad like 3D seemed to be?

Also, do we think it will have any effect on the development of GPUs going forward?
Needing to display the image twice (once for each eye) at a decent framerate is going to be demanding. Counter to that though is the fact that resolutions will probably go down as the technology probably won't be doing 4K for each eye for a while. Plus, I believe with the Oculus Rift they say you need something like 72fps in each eye to be smooth, which is higher than current 4K panels.

How will this work for people with visual disabilities? Will this stop VR becoming anything more than an extra?
 
I'm sick of it. Specifically the hype, and constant talk of VR this and VR that.

To me, it's useless. It's like a glorified Wii-mote, only you flail your head around instead of your arms. You still can't go anywhere tho, just look around.

I've seen some ridiculous concepts coming out of it, like a VR headset to help officers "explore" a crime scene. You know, for officers who can't just get up and go the crime scene, and want to stand in one spot whilst looking 360 degrees. Only instead of using their mouse, they'd wear a bulky headset and move their head around. For the lulz.

Everything to do with VR seems to me to be a gimmick, and a pointless one at that. Why so many companies are throwing money at this I have no idea.

Give me a mouse+kb, or controller, plus a normal 2D screen any day.
 
Having tried a Oculus DK2 headset i can't wait for the final release products. I thought like 3d it was going to be another Gimmick but after my first shot i was hooked and knew straight away this is a serious technology that adds immersion to a game like nothing ever has. I seriously can't wait to get my g27 Racing wheel out and be the driver as this is what it feels like when you have a Oculus on. Having the freedom to look in your mirror like in real life by turning your head and getting a proper feel of speed is going to be epic.

If you have never tried it you need to just to see what it has to offer.
 
Having tried a Oculus DK2 headset i can't wait for the final release products. I thought like 3d it was going to be another Gimmick but after my first shot i was hooked and knew straight away this is a serious technology that adds immersion to a game like nothing ever has. I seriously can't wait to get my g27 Racing wheel out and be the driver as this is what it feels like when you have a Oculus on. Having the freedom to look in your mirror like in real life by turning your head and getting a proper feel of speed is going to be epic.

If you have never tried it you need to just to see what it has to offer.

stop talking like that I want it now:D
 
VR is big. It's way better than 3D. I've been with Oculus since the first development kit and it's amazing. It still has a long way to go but the possibilities are unbelievable. In my opinion it is the future of gaming.

It is getting more and popular with new headsets coming out soon. It is not just Oculus anymore. I expect VR to reach its mainstream potential in 2017.

Visual disabilities are not an issue. You can use your glasses in VR headset. Some headsets come with a few sets of lenses which correct the most common problems.
 
Visual disabilities are not an issue. You can use your glasses in VR headset. Some headsets come with a few sets of lenses which correct the most common problems.

I can't see in proper 3d but when i put the Oculus Rift DK2 on it felt like i was seeing what i see in real life which was a big plus for me.
 
In my opinion it is the future of gaming.

Short of full-on Matrix style VR, I can't imagine anything worse.

Current VR, and the VR of the near future, is full of compromise. Whether it's bulky headsets, or only being able to look but not move, it's neither one thing nor the other.
 
I'm sick of it. Specifically the hype, and constant talk of VR this and VR that.

To me, it's useless. It's like a glorified Wii-mote, only you flail your head around instead of your arms. You still can't go anywhere tho, just look around.

I've seen some ridiculous concepts coming out of it, like a VR headset to help officers "explore" a crime scene. You know, for officers who can't just get up and go the crime scene, and want to stand in one spot whilst looking 360 degrees. Only instead of using their mouse, they'd wear a bulky headset and move their head around. For the lulz.

Everything to do with VR seems to me to be a gimmick, and a pointless one at that. Why so many companies are throwing money at this I have no idea.

Give me a mouse+kb, or controller, plus a normal 2D screen any day.

Out of interest have you tried it?
 
VR is big. It's way better than 3D. I've been with Oculus since the first development kit and it's amazing. It still has a long way to go but the possibilities are unbelievable. In my opinion it is the future of gaming.

It is getting more and popular with new headsets coming out soon. It is not just Oculus anymore. I expect VR to reach its mainstream potential in 2017.

Visual disabilities are not an issue. You can use your glasses in VR headset. Some headsets come with a few sets of lenses which correct the most common problems.

When I mentioned visual disabilities I was thinking more things that prevent people using both eyes. So effectively they'd only see through one lense of the headset.

My friend has a Oculus Rift and he was kind enough to let me try it. From my experience I think it takes a bit of getting used to (I spent a lot of time just looking forwards). I think it will also take a while for games to integrate it properly.

But for me the biggest issue is that from a gaming point of view it's extremely limited as to the games it can be applied to.
Basically it has to be a first person view (on foot, in a car/plane/etc.), I don't imagine it's going to add much to the next Total War game, MOBA or Football Manager.

I don't like driving game (well that's not true, I'm just no good at them), have no interest in flying/space sims and there are very few FPS games I play these days.
I prefer 3rd person games, or games that give you a more overhead view (Civ, Total War, Dota 2 type of thing).

So for me I don't see it being something that will help my enjoyment. I really hope that it's an extra thing and games aren't designed around it, but that a few may have it as an option.
 
When I mentioned visual disabilities I was thinking more things that prevent people using both eyes. So effectively they'd only see through one lense of the headset.

My friend has a Oculus Rift and he was kind enough to let me try it. From my experience I think it takes a bit of getting used to (I spent a lot of time just looking forwards). I think it will also take a while for games to integrate it properly.

But for me the biggest issue is that from a gaming point of view it's extremely limited as to the games it can be applied to.
Basically it has to be a first person view (on foot, in a car/plane/etc.), I don't imagine it's going to add much to the next Total War game, MOBA or Football Manager.

I don't like driving game (well that's not true, I'm just no good at them), have no interest in flying/space sims and there are very few FPS games I play these days.
I prefer 3rd person games, or games that give you a more overhead view (Civ, Total War, Dota 2 type of thing).

So for me I don't see it being something that will help my enjoyment. I really hope that it's an extra thing and games aren't designed around it, but that a few may have it as an option.

Lot games I dont play either but having an option for those games that benefit from more immersion seems like a great thing to me.
 
Short of full-on Matrix style VR, I can't imagine anything worse.

Current VR, and the VR of the near future, is full of compromise. Whether it's bulky headsets, or only being able to look but not move, it's neither one thing nor the other.

VR is not meant to be used for all kinds of games. Not yet at least. It is great in simulations where you see the cockpit (racing and space-sims) and experiences where you are a viewer, where you don't need to move around.

Basically you need some kind of a point of reference (constant and stable one) like a cockpit in order to lower motion sickness.

Assetto Corsa, Oculus Rift and Logitech G27 is a lot of fun. So is Elite Dangerous and HOTAS like Saitek x55.
 
Out of interest have you tried it?

Nope. In its current incarnation it is far, far too primitive. You can dismiss my opinion if you like, but I don't think you actually need to try it to make a solid judgement about it. I've read articles about it, seen some of the software developed for it, and... I'm just not impressed.

It's far, far too primitive.

Holodeck/Matrix, or don't waste me time :p
 
VR is not meant to be used for all kinds of games. Not yet at least. It is great in simulations where you see the cockpit (racing and space-sims) and experiences where you are a viewer, where you don't need to move around.

Basically you need some kind of a point of reference (constant and stable one) like a cockpit in order to lower motion sickness.

Assetto Corsa, Oculus Rift and Logitech G27 is a lot of fun. So is Elite Dangerous and HOTAS like Saitek x55.

You're right about that.

But the hype train surrounding it and the startups developing for it are pushing it to replace just about everything.

That's what I find most annoying. There are blatantly places where VR is not going to be of any value whatsoever, but that doesn't stop people pushing VR as the solution to everything.

Like that stupid VR crime scene software they are developing. I for one don't want the police wasting time and money with that sort of thing.
 
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