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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...
"Cheshyr" wrote:
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.
Right i have heard about the resolution problem but i know that will be fixed when the consumer version is released. I think the first step would be being able to display a 2d picture on a device meant for 3d. With the hope one day to display 2d apps in 3d.