IBM to start R&D on post-silicon chips

http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2014/07/10/why-ibm-just-bet-10-of-its-research-budget-on-3-billion-next-gen-chips/Looks like they are spening ~3 billion USD on research into research and cost-effective development on chips.This means that "soo...

oculus thirft question

Let me start off by saying if you are going to talk trash please don't even respond. I'm seeking a unbiased answer to my following questions.1. Could the fov on a homemade HMD, with a smart phone and these lenses http://www.ebay.com/itm/5x-pocket-lou...

Paraflight - Hand Control System

A really cool guy named Ed (who lives about 10 minutes away from Oculus and holds many patents in Ocular implants) developed this control system some years back. He gave me permission to post this info on the condition that I state that Paraflight is...

Sword Art Online Season II

Gun Gale Online episode 1 will be on Crunchyroll in 10 hours, with a new one to follow every Saturday.http://www.crunchyroll.com/sword-art-online

Package hold > Door delivery

Had a UPS False Alarm Tonight, That I Thought Was It!

After a long, hot day, my wife and I had taken our dinners into our back bedroom to enjoy in the only air-conditioned room in our house, while watching a movie on our flat-screen HDTV, when one of our cell phones started ringing in our kitchen (where...

The Cafe Scene From Nolan Film Inception

Here I am thinking about possible ideas for VR experiences and time and time again I keep coming up with the Cafe scene from the Christopher Nolan Film: Inception.For those who do not know of the scene, here it is:I can imagine sitting in the chair a...

TDVision VRelia ImmersION E3 thoughts

Manuel was showing off some kewl tech at LA VR. What did people think? http://www.mtbs3d.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13910:tdvision-acquires-vrelia-technology&catid=35:news&Itemid=488#commentscybereality, Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:51 p...

Is This What CV2 or CV3 Will Look Like?

While we are all waiting for our DK2's to get released, let's think about the future beyond even CV1... Get past the ad and watch this music video to see if this is what we are all waiting and hoping for:http://tinyurl.com/mjunlstWill HartFullerton, ...

VR in the News

CBS This Morning: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/turning-virtual-reality-into-an-everyday-reality/FireFox implementing VR: http://www.cnet.com/news/firefox-virtual-reality-for-the-web/

I am an aspiring Game Designer :)

Hey Forum,A bit of soul searching.....Personally I consider myself to be a very creative mofo  I am an idea guy and right now (for the time being) that is all I am really good at. Sure ideas may be cheap... I get that. This is the whole reason I am ...

DK2 playing DK1 games and demos

I'm new here and I don't have the DK1. I've ordered the DK2 and I was looking forward to trying all the demos but I heard that the DK1 games won't work on the DK2. Is that true?

How do you play a demo without getting ill ?

I say it with some humor .. but I am seriously getting ill .. "ill" as in "oh my I am going to empty all my stomach".So thinking that "time & practice makes perfect" I tried quite a few more demos .. more than once .. they are all nice/lovely in thei...

htg episode on UHDTV

Now and again a topic comes up, regarding one basic property, or standard, or such, of displays and video distributon...The other week, the show "Home Theater Geeks" on twit.tv, had a pair of guest, who are SMPTE members, and discussed the rough lay ...

Help wanted demoing Oculus content on a European Road Show

Hi, we're urgently looking for someone to help us demo content for a car brand on a European road show, we'll pay of course and cover all costs! Could anyone interested and available please contact henry 'at' visualise.com

RIP H.R. Giger

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/13/hr-giger-dead-alien-artist_n_5314408.html

The Three Paths: 'Control VR' Game Idea

Hey Forum,This idea has been nagging me like crazy. I have to pitch it to vent a bit of creative energy. Honestly the scope of this idea is way over my head and way over my current skill set and to be frank it wouldn't be wise to pursue this idea unl...

My tornadogenesis hypothesis :)

Hey Forum,I kind of want to chase tornadoes  but most importantly I really want to solve the mystery of it. well actually its more like I am fascinated by vortex dynamics in general.anyways by happen chance...I have revisited the subject of tornado ...

Updates on DK2?

Hey guys, I'm posting this in the OT forum because I feel bad asking it at all. Have there been no updates whatsoever on how things are coming along with DK2 since the initial announcement? I've been looking all over the forums and the rest of the we...

Help > I need a future proof, "office" and gaming... chair

So, I had to toss out my chair today, which I've had for many years. It was just getting too worn down; which leaves me sitting on wood and aluminum piece of crap. So 'tis the time I start looking for a chair.I would love to get the Emperor chair:But...

Greasemonkey script to enable the full window youtube button

I finally got fed up with not being able to click the fullscreen button on embedded Youtube vids on this forum so I wrote a tiny little Greasemonkey script to re-enable it. Since userscripts.org is dead I'll just copy paste the whopping two lines of ...

Clamber: Pass the time 'till you leave RL

Soon, the Rift will make all other forms of entertainment obsolete. In time, we will forget that there even was an upper half to people's faces.Until then, we are forced to grub what morsels of entertainment we may from the gutter of the internet. In...

Gait de-profiling/haptics, face anti-recog/avatar makeup

I'm angry with the NSA so I spent about 60 seconds thinking about how to screw their s**t up. Came up with a concept for full-body VR haptics suits and quick-apply latex-like face masks. These would let you look and act like your avatar IRL. The hapt...

3d printable case latches

My DK1 case needed replacement latches, so I designed a 3d printable one that you can download from here:https://www.youmagine.com/designs/latch-for-oculus-rift-dk1-caseIf you don't have access to a 3d printer and can't find a local hackerspace or ma...

For Sale: Virtuix Omni

Hey all,I'm a kickstarter supporter for the Virtuix Omni. Unfortunately they've just sent out a post pushing back the shipping date to Q3/Q4 this year. Unfortunately for me (in this instance), I'm selling my flat and going travelling from September o...

Willing to let me borrow your Oculus?

I've had contact with Cybereality, and he said that it would be ok for me to post this request.I've been following the progress of VR since the mid-80's, and have always been excited about its' potential.Yet, I have never had the opportunity to try o...

360 degree camera - kickstarter live

Saw this on mashable. Thoughts? Would be perfect for us indie movie makers imo.http://mashable.com/2014/05/04/centr-camera/

Just came up with a really interesting idea....

Wasn't sure where to post this but i was just thinkingwhat if... you made a game that was like... the wizard of oz, how it starts off in black and white, but in this case, it starts off on your 2d display, and you play a while like that, till an even...

Mark Wahlberg warns u about Accelerometers

(post music, marky mark singing good vibrations) Accelerometers used to track keyboard vibrations, http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~traynor/papers/traynor-ccs11.pdfhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6456360 It's definitely far from being an easy attack. B...

Preparation for DK2 - New Build Help.

So in preparation for the arrival of our much-anticipated RDK2 (and my 36th birthday) I have decided I can afford to spend about another 180 or so dollars upgrading my PC. The only problem is, I can't figure out what to buy! Being that this group car...