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What’s your favorite Wii game right now?

My favorite Wii game is Wii fit and Wii sports I play Wii fit on my Wii U because Wii U is backwards compatible with Wii games I want to know what is the oculus/meta community opinions

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...

Posting 60fps videos to YouTube

Since 60fps is so important for a good VR experience, I figured this would be of interest for those of you creating Rift videos:Apparently there is a way to get YouTube to work with 60fps videos using the HTML5 video viewer and the 2x playback speed ...

Where to go to demo an Oculus Rift?

Hello everyone, I'm considering using the Rift for a robotics project next year but I've never experienced one. It’s hard to understand what it’s like using one just watching videos online and I’d like to “kick the tires” before purchasing (pre-order...

If I was OVR's Software Product Manager :)

Hey Forum,Just a little bit of brainstorming, conceptualization and thought experimentation....Short Term/Initial Focus: Immediate Goals; DK2 SDKDriver SupportFirmwareConfig UtilityMid-Long Term Focus: Stretch Goals; CV1VR Content Market PlaceOVR Cli...

Foam Swords that keep score.

I told you wonderful people about this before but they didn't meet their goal. So here I am again and I hope you guys are as excited as I am about this.Go to the link here and watch the video: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/levelup/sabertron-fo...

Portable PC/something for demoing out ?

Ok .. "simple question / problem" ..NOT a laptop fan .. have to go "around" to demonstrate some OR stuff, was thinking at some "compact PCs" that look a bit like a Mac Mini or such ..What are the best options, what would you do/recommend ?Something p...

Microsoft now owns Oculus Rift...

...well, 1.6 % of it.http://whoownsfacebook.com/--> there you can also find all others who are owning OculusVR after the FB deal.meet the family...AD

ok ok time to pitch an actual game idea: Maiden Voyage

Hey Forum,Now that I have done some research and seen what VR is capable of and where the medium is going.... I really *really* want to make a VR game now. And the initial idea that I am brainstorming is titled "Maiden Voyage" or just "Titanic"Imagin...

Stock Sound Effects (VideoCoPilot)

Just saw this go up recently. It is designed for use in motion graphics / cinema, but from listening to the samples, there are a few hundred areas in which I could definitely use in game design as well.https://www.videocopilot.net/products/motionpuls...

ISEE-3 reboot project - recovering a space probe

While this may not have anything to do with VR (hence my posting it in the off topic area), it does have something to do with technology.http://www.rockethub.com/42228Basically, the probe got launched, then did a bunch of science for NASA. Then... so...

Oculus Rift: another escape instead of Drugs?

Hi People and fellow RiftersI got into a discussion on another forum a little while back, I'm curious to know what peoples views are on VR in general being an alternative escapism instead of drugs? On the other forum I won't mention which one, but wh...

I want to design virtual raves for VR :)

Hey forum,I am extremely interested in capturing and recreating the essence of large scale light shows in VR using computer graphics on a much smaller scale. Initial focus would be to gradually increase the complexity of the light show itself more so...

Atari's E.T. Landfill

They have dug up an evil place. We're all doomed. Doomed!http://www.cnet.com/news/found-ataris-e-t-games-dug-up-from-new-mexico-landfill/Now, who is going to be the guy to adapt it to VR. We currently have a nice hole in the ground in NM for you.  l...

Seeking interesting uses of OR, malfunctions, ethics etc...

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 hypot...

My VR live-stream

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 highli...

slapping two displays ontop of eachother

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 ...

What about AMD Mantle? Is it useful?

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 29...

Oculus add: Adding Lag to Real Life

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

Oculus Grandpa

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

dual analog sticks controlling direct leg manipulation?

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...