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Hey guys, writing an ethics paper for college on the OR. Looking for any interesting cases anyone has come across. I may have been slightly ambitious in picking this topic because it's not out yet I can't find any cases to study. I'm stuck just hypothesizing about what could happen. I have found a few things like sex dolls/waifu/sims, military use (nothing specific though), physical therapy, emotional therapy, controlling space robots, seeing inside human body virtually.Just so everyone knows, my goal is not to put a bad spin on the OR, in fact I'm putting a great spin on it. Just need real world happenings to analyze and yet to find much because, yet again, it's not out yet. :D Any help would be appreciated, Josh

Hey everyone!I'll be streaming a few VR games Sunday(tomorrow) at around 8pm EST for a few hours. I usually stream every Wednesday at 9pm EST. Tomorrow I'll be playing Darknet(demo), Technolust(demo), War Thunder, and Bioshock. I also upload a highlight from each game onto my youtube. Feel free to join me tomorrow!http://www.twitch.tv/kdd9000http://www.youtube.com/user/kdd9000

So i read a post the other day about doubling a screens resolution just by offsetting two displays and putting them ontop of each other, but i was thinking it sounded like a poor idea... however, since the main issue right now is latency and getting frame rates up, what about having 0 offset, using low persistance and alternating the two screens frames... effectively doubling the refresh rate? could then have two 60hz displays, when one is off, the other is on, effectively 120hz... so then if you get up to 90hz displays, effectively 180hz? wouldn't that be better?mind you the video card would have to render frames pretty evenly between the two displays....

Hello there,I am currently thinking about which type of graphics card I am going to buy in a few months (maybe in october). If I had to choose right now, I would pick a nvidia GeForce GTX 780 because of the reliability. It seems that the Radeon R9 290 has some issues with temperature and is quite loud. But then there is Mantle, the new API from AMD. I didn't read much about it, but I heard some people say that it would be nice with Battlefield 4 and brings a lot more frames per second. I am not really sure, if I can believe this, because today I read an article in a german computermagazine called CT (like in Computer Technology), which is one of the few respected magazines with good reputation, in which they stated that most of the time Mantle doesn't bring you any benefit. Unless you have a poor CPU and 3D-scenes that rely on CPU-power. And then there is this table from another article of the same issue of CT:With the Radeon R9 290X there is just a minimal gain of one single frame...W

http://gizmodo.com/the-oculus-rifts-newest-trick-adding-lag-to-real-life-1568754258Quite funny, but I'd prefer seeing adds about reducing latency.

Here's a funny photo from LIFE magazine:The TV glasses that never caught on.

Hey Forum,quick question:has there ever been a game or demo or hack since the invention of dual analog sticks that leverages the analog sticks to directly control leg movement of the virtual character you are playing as in some fashion? by direct leg manipulation i mean;-tilt left stick forward to take a step forward with the left leg-tilt right joystick forward shortly after releasing left joystick to take a step forward with the right leg -continue to alternate the sticks one after another to continue to move forward-the frequency of how you alternate the sticks determines your locomotion speed.*well it wont be exactly 1:1; more like a little nudge here and a little nudge there but you get the idea.i have not been able to find any game that has ever tried it. so it might be a very bad idea...

Hope this isn't off topic, but I was wondering what all you smart computer types thought about this?http://www.pcworld.com/article/2147600/fcc-will-seek-input-on-latest-net-neutrality-proposal.htmlMike

My imagination is not limited by copyright issues :P *First Person Perspective/Combat Focused Gameplay*Instead of spelling out the whole idea (back story and all) I am just going to focus in on what interests me most about this ideabehold the droideka what interests me the most is the "ball" form. you could map locomotion in ball form entirely to positional tracking data alone.for instance-lean forward to roll forward-lean backwards to roll backwards/decelerate -lean side to side to steer ball when its in motion-when you are not in motion you can rotate ball by turning your head?? = would need to be tested...FYI: perspective inside the ball would be like that of a seated observer balanced and stabilized like a gyro!secondly when droideka is in walking form this would be more like "tank mode" forced freelook. locomotion is mapped entirely to input device only. so therefore where you look is where you aim. but locomotion in walking form is very slow and cumbersome. and of course you coul

From the Sacramento VR meet up. :D https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=308220116018644&id=171293963044594

Hey Forum,I am very interested in getting into VR game development :) Wondering if there are any VR enthusiasts, developers, graphic artists, sound engineers, amateur film makers et all who live near Florida Tech?I would very much like to start a team. Although my current skill set is quite limited (as is my budget). But hey you got to start somewhere right? I dont even know what to name this team yet :P Personally I would like to start with something small and practical. We could make Janus rooms and hubs until we could afford to get going on Unity Pro Once we get going on Unity Pro we can get our feet wet by creating demos and arcade games intended to be virtual games within Technolust. I am sure if we presented Anticleric with a compelling demo, he would definitely consider adding it into Technolust when he gets around to building the arcade venue. Honestly at this point I would rather contribute to Janus & Tecnolust rather then make some stand alone product from scratch....Not

viewtopic.php?f=26&t=6559&p=90792&hilit=sinek#p90792 Earl Grey on Feb 25 about Sinekviewtopic.php?f=26&t=7570&p=104660&hilit=sinek#p104660 Geekmaster Apr 3Cleverusername (not until april 16) (even though these 2 guys mentioned he was important, I never watched their links, but after last night the meme finally stuck.http://www.meetup.com/Sea-Tech-Forum/events/164692292/7:30 - 7:50pm Innovation: The Why, How and When Kennard Nielsen, Innovator at Largehttp://www.linkedin.com/in/kennardnielsenInnovator at LargeSeattle, WashingtonConsumer ElectronicsCurrentSabbatical PreviousNike, Lab126, Microsoft EducationCalifornia State University SummaryI’m a global technology innovator with multiple patents and leadership + business acumen for international consumer product development. I’m a multi-cultural relationship builder and facilitator and have lived and worked in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.So was attending the event with Rob Hommel of http://www.f15sim.com, there

you are challenged by an anonymous hacker to enter a "shadow box" as an initiation rite.backstory;during the early days of direct neural interfacing (DNI) there was a resounding excitement and enthusiasm that this technology was a huge step towards a bright future of limitless possibilities. reports detailing successful levels of DNI circled the globe. many felt that DNI was "the greatest achievement of humanity since the invention of the internet and computing itself." imagine being able to consciously control computers. direct brain to computer networking. a few years later a small team of crazy game developers discovered a way to hack the DNI network to allow a DNI user to project their consciousness into virtual worlds, which later came to be know as "jacking in"DNI become so ubiquitous that eventually a decision was made to make DNI enhancement mandatory. this decision caused a huge wave of controversy though. in the wake of this controversy a small group of anonymous hackers, con

Hey Forum,Are there any really good VR blogs out there yet? like a techcrunch for all thing VR related? how about one with a catchy domain name? perhaps backed by some media company so they can afford to hire a team of VR enthusiasts/tech journalists/bloggers/ytvideo reviewers to keep up with all the amazing things developers are creating?one that has post with;-VR game reviews; rich blog format with inline yt review video posts -HMD news and reviews (Oculus Rift, Glyph, Morpheus)-input device reviews and news-echo popular generic VR related news (properly sourced and referenced) -in depth coverage at developer conferences-preferably associated with a rich forum such as this one-with a whole plethora of social media entities associated with it (twitter, facebook, yt channel)all backed by a team of graphic designers (to make the site look gorgeous), and a team of web developers (to make the site look gorgeous on any screen)...if there isnt who wants to help me build one? im extremely in

http://thepiratebay.se/" The Virtual BaySo, first we ditched the trackers.We even got rid of the torrents.Then we left the servers to enter the clouds.Now, we're about to take the biggest step in our history.As piracy is about to change from sharing of files into the sharing of everything, we're planning our departure from this earthly form. Preparing our final ascension into the transcendence. The final conflux.No, this is no longer science fiction. With the next version of this humble venture, you'll be able to see, hear and feel everything that is a part of The Pirate Bay. How you use it is up to you.In cooperation with russian, israeli and japanese neuro scientists, we are developing a device that will embrace your entire mind. Using laser projections directly onto the retina it'll no longer be any resolution but 100%. The sound will be delivered in a range from 12Hz to 79kHz and will cancel all noise from the outside world.Using a simple plugin into the the brain, you will no long

Hey forum,I am still conceptualizing what "shadow box" looks like but by happen chance I just discovered: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/495381328/idna-spatial-storytellingIm thinking these interactive comics could be a treasure trove of "worlds within worlds" and will be shifting my focus to conceptualizing how this would work in the technolust world :)to jack into an interactive comic book;-load up technolust-find a comic stand or store-acquire the comic book you want to experience -find a hologram projector (usually near the stand or in a comic book store and one in your house)-set the book on the hologram projector -hologram projector will load and project an image of the cover-look at the comic book cover and confirm to jack in -watch a nifty looking jack in animation-be immersed in a full screen 360 interactive cyber punk themed comic book that works similar to IDNA

Hi People I'm currently doing some research on positional tracking. I didn't know if there were any people on the forum who really have extensive knowledge on the matter? What it is I'm actually looking for is a positional tracking package that can work in vast open spaces on a mobile devise to allow accuracy of a VR/AR image it's one area of my project I'm working on that isn't essentially needed but would be a great added bonus to be able to include, any info would be greatly appreciatedThank you

Someone Should make this Oculus Ready if interested, looks like a good ideahttp://www.gizmag.com/space-diving-iron-man-suit/27659/video is herehttp://vimeo.com/19451688

Cypher is a bit different....in that it is a one off world within a world. in fact cypher would be more akin to a 'quest world' then that of a world that you can just "jack in" to when ever you please. premise: you receive a blueprint much like in the demo. when you print this object it appears to contain a very old encrypted 3D image scan. it is rumored that this image contains information vital for anonymous. and when i say 3D image scan i dont mean a scan of a 3D object i mean something like:set upit is not a line of code or some information added into the image after the scan that you are looking for. instead what you are looking for is some object that was in the actual room captured during the initial image scan that must be retrieved for printing. however your home computer is not up to the task of processing such vast information. instead to do this properly you must masquerade as a system admin of some mega corp walk into their corporate office and find your way to one of thei

Moon Launched;description:Imagine if you will being an astronaut on a retro apollo space craft. you enter this world through technolust and when it finishes loading you are seconds away from being launched to the moon on a routine mission that goes horribly wrong. inspiration:this VR experience will be inspired a lot by the movie Gravity Key tie in to the technolust world:-acquire a blueprint or line of code haxxed into this virtual world by an anonymous hacker...

Odd spell check fail David Attenborough doco to be shot in 3 format for delivery in oculus format Probably old news nowhttp://www.cnet.com.au/sir-david-attenborough-documentary-being-filmed-for-oculus-rift-339347083.htm?feed=rss Looks interesting

http://www.graysonline.com/lot/0001-2139385/computers-and-it-equipment/dell-precision-t7610-dual-e5-2687w-192gb-dual-512gb-ssd-12gb-quadro-k6000This would have to be close to the ultimate config and future proof for a good 2-3 years.16 cores/25 mb cache 196 gb ram 12 gb graphics card cuda cores up the wazoo this is my sort of box

Wow! I was at a consciousness meeting (psychic stuff - she was saying let go TO FATE) and met Rob Hommel when talking about tesseracts, and yesterday he took me to hang out at the MAD SCIENTIST's lab with Gene Buckle and see their f15 flight sim (I may be a little biased on overly enthusiastic, as palmer and crew know, back in 09 I was working on my own motion sim flight sim with some USAF friends and Vadim of iz3d - but I got in a wreck and it got totaled :( (Palmer was one of the few peeps at mtbs3d that showed concern and wished me well after the accident and that I get out of the hospital and stuff)http://www.f15sim.com/ Man, I can't even begin to express the feelings of how excited I was. It brought back so many good memories, gene and rob are such cool mad scientists! I begged them could geekmaster please come too when he comes to visit for the seattle VR meetup and go watch JOHNNY dEPP'S Transcendence with us at the IMAX. I was told this is the worlds largest most costly NI

http://sulontechnologies.com/cortex/Amazing... since Facebook annoncement, they are all poping from everywhere. Seeking Facebook buyout or people who leave the Oculus boat?

http://2045.com/news/32712.htmlThe receptor under study, known as the mGlu5 receptor, becomes activated when it binds to the neurotransmitter glutamate, which is associated with learning and memory. This leads to chain reactions that convert the glutamate's signal into messages traveling inside the cell. (Weev says he has requested a gluten free diet in Jail, but they won't honor his request? )The findings, published March 25 in The Journal of Neuroscience, also add a significant new dimension to basic brain cell function. Scientists have long assumed that brain cell receptors are only active on the surface of cells. The new study shows that receptors can be active inside cells, and their effects can be considerably different from the same receptors located on the cell surface."The traditional wisdom was that receptors inside the cell were either waiting to go to work on the surface or had just finished working there," said O'Malley. "But when we compared how much of the mGlu5 recepto