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Software support for rift...
I posted this topic on the oculus reddit page but it didnt get the response i wanted. I wanted to know what people that have used the rift think of using the rift in 2d. i have heard a few videos ment...
It seems doable to me. My first concern would be text legibility. From what I've heard so far, the resolution isn't sufficient for easily readable text on documents. I can't speak to that since I haven't tried it myself... but that would be the first step, I would think. Once we can mimic the effect of a single monitor setup for productivity purposes, then we can move on to multiple surfaces and the like. It would take multiple virtual monitors for this to become cost effective, I believe.
I think the hardest part will be finding a way to display standard 2d apps on a surface within a 3d environment. I know we can do that with textures and movies in games, but... taking something from a desktop environment, capturing it, and rendering it to the 3d environment... then capturing inputs, feeding them to the 2d app... all, with a reasonable latency.
It seems doable, and may actually pave the way for 3d productivity environments. It seems niche though, and it'll likely require a powerful market opportunity to motive much development... or a couple stubborn developers with a vision.
I think the hardest part will be finding a way to display standard 2d apps on a surface within a 3d environment. I know we can do that with textures and movies in games, but... taking something from a desktop environment, capturing it, and rendering it to the 3d environment... then capturing inputs, feeding them to the 2d app... all, with a reasonable latency.
It seems doable, and may actually pave the way for 3d productivity environments. It seems niche though, and it'll likely require a powerful market opportunity to motive much development... or a couple stubborn developers with a vision.