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New2
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September 28, 2014
Question

A few informational questions

Hi Peeps,

I'm new here. I will be ordering my rift soon. What I really want to know is about the programming. I see many different kits mentioned. Are there pros and cons to which one to use? My programming skills are mainly in C#, what would be the easiest transition to make?

What kind of media can be used for this? Is it all 3D animation, or can you use photos, video?

Todd

    5 replies

    saviornt
    Up and Coming
    September 28, 2014
    Let's take a trip down memory lane, shall we?

















    Now for some links:

    http://vimeo.com/101628668
    http://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/20yu59/getting_started_with_oculus_rift_in_unreal_engine/
    Current WIPs using Unreal Engine 4: Agrona - Tales of an Era : Medieval Fantasy MORPG
    New2Author
    New Participant
    September 28, 2014
    Thank you for your very verbose response. I still did not see though if media other than 3d animation can be used. My main focus is on using a couple/few GoPro cameras mounted to a helmet for stereoscopic video to create virtual walk through's. Is that possible?
    saviornt
    Up and Coming
    September 28, 2014
    http://www.polygon.com/2014/8/14/6001841/oculus-rift-surgery-video-first-person

    Warning: Graphic video (It is a video of a surgeon performing hip surgery)





    Current WIPs using Unreal Engine 4: Agrona - Tales of an Era : Medieval Fantasy MORPG
    New2Author
    New Participant
    September 28, 2014
    Awesome! Now can this be done with say, Sony Vegas and converted for the rift?
    saviornt
    Up and Coming
    September 28, 2014
    While I am not familiar with Vegas other than knowing the name, it should be possible. All you need to do is to convert the dual video's into a Rift friendly format, and then use a VR media player to play it back.

    In theory, a fish-eye filter with chromatic aberration should do the trick, however, you run into people with different IPD profiles. Check out any number of the Rift game-play videos, take one frame of those, and try to duplicate it.
    Current WIPs using Unreal Engine 4: Agrona - Tales of an Era : Medieval Fantasy MORPG
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