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RiffRider
New Participant
December 10, 2014

Camera out front?

Don't know if this has been asked: Are there any plans to put a camera (or two?) out on the front so one could see 'through' the Oculus? I could see holding the middle mouse button or right click to toggle reality, but perhaps a simple voice command would be better. Or bindable so you could use a third party voice program.

In case it isn't obvious why one would want this; text communication in games, reading twitch chat, checking your phone, just generally being able to keep the Oculus on your face and type with both hands.

Keep up the good work, Gents.

    2 replies

    lmaceleighton
    Up and Coming
    December 10, 2014
    I would love to see a stereo camera setup for the Rift, maybe a "Sold Separately" sort of thing to keep price down on the basic version. I know that with the Leap Motion controller attached to the Rift you can get a IR Image of the Leap sees, and it is really awesome, a little weird from lack for color, but awesome just the same, so having some cam setup that was meant to be seen through would be great!
    sjackson4430
    New Participant
    December 13, 2014
    I was thinking the same thing, also options to record.
    Connect a dev board to oculus add a plug in attachment to the front of the oculus as an extra add on device, something like barebones black
    Completely open source so people can add their own custom thermal cameras or special cameras for recording with a live view, something like seek thermal or better yet a tamarisk 320
    Ability to connect a 360 camera (with a 3d camera option) as an accessary that you can record events and with a live view and walk through them later on, something like a bubl cam
    http://www.bublcam.com/
    Or something like a lower costing 360 hero with option to upgrade to 3d camera
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2333867/The-amazing-360-degree-video-camera-revolutionise-photography.html)

    video input for for hdmi or av for devices like ps3, dji lightbridge

    3g and wifi for internet, and maybe even video chat and cell phone built in

    Able to boot into multiple operating systems and Make custom gui for bios

    360 Desktop Mode that lets you view and move windows around by thermal camera sensing your hands so you can move windows around.

    An app that lets connect to live facebook like social network and share ideas about development and ability to customize different Custom 360 View Rooms that are users Profiles in a virtual world, buy and sell buildings, and make a game out of it something like ps3 home

    Ability to connect wireless keyboard
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