OK its been roughly 4 weeks since I bought a second hand CV1 so I thought I would post this. I am an old dude (50) but the Rift has definately changed the way I use my PC and although it sounds melodramatic, it has even changed the way I live LOL (i.e. I have turned my bedroom in to a full scale room scale setup ). Since buying it I have also added a new sensor (for the roomscale) and other little bits and pieces (foam cover etc) and I think the next big purchase for it will be some frames and prescription lenses (Lens Labs). I am an avid sim racer and I dont think I will ever be going back to using monitors for racing. This is a list of software/games I use/enjoy the most (again, bear in mind I am old and slow and still experimenting in the world of VR).
There are others I enjoy (Firma, Space Pirate Trainer, Eve Valkyrie, LyraVR, etc etc) and there are more that I am looking forward to (Fallout VR, Project Cars 2 in particular) but I just wanted to post how much I am enjoying the whole experience so far. Kind Regards.
When Einstein was asked how it felt to be the smartest man on Earth, he replied, “I wouldn’t know. Ask Nikola Tesla”.
Thank you for posting your experience ... like yourself I also found VR recently thanks to the sale (ordered day one of it) and I'm very much enjoying it.
I'm 45 years old and have been waiting for VR to be available in the home since the early 80s when I read William Gibson's Neuromancer. I've had my Rift since October last year and I'm still blown away by it lol
Make sure you get yourself a HOTAS if you haven't got one (the Thrustmaster T-Flight X HOTAS is as cheap as chips and is awesome value for money) and try DCS, War Thunder and especially Elite Dangerous.
Many thanks guys...yes I have a Thrustmaster HOTAS which I use with EVE and have also tried it with Elite Dangerous which I purchased a couple of years ago but have never really played too much...I struggled a little with it in VR to be honest..navigating the galaxy map in particular, but yes it is pretty impressive...I was going to wait for XPlane 11 to get native VR before investing in a flightsim but I must admit I am tempted by the Huey in DCS 🙂 I have also been waiting for VR since I was young lol (Lawnmower Man) 🙂 Again...Thanks for the warm welcome. Regards
When Einstein was asked how it felt to be the smartest man on Earth, he replied, “I wouldn’t know. Ask Nikola Tesla”.
The Galaxy map is a bit crap in VR (especially if you're trying to never take the headset off), but take a look at Voice Attack and the Voicepacks for same as it gives you speech to text AND a v cool AI.
I currently have Avon from Blake 7 as my AI and it's friken cool (he's called Minus). going to get the Tom Baker one for my birthday I think. then you can just ask them to find things for you on the map
Though you are more than slightly incoherent, I agree with you Madam, a plum is a terrible thing to do to a nostril.
The Galaxy map is a bit crap in VR (especially if you're trying to never take the headset off), but take a look at Voice Attack and the Voicepacks for same as it gives you speech to text AND a v cool AI.
I currently have Avon from Blake 7 as my AI and it's friken cool (he's called Minus). going to get the Tom Baker one for my birthday I think. then you can just ask them to find things for you on the map
Though you are more than slightly incoherent, I agree with you Madam, a plum is a terrible thing to do to a nostril.
I keep on meaning to buy some of those but haven't got around to it yet. Who on earth WOULDN'T want the voices of the best Dr Who of the lot, Blake, Avon and Brian Blessed in their game..? Very cool. Might have to treat myself around Christmas I reckon. 😄
I know right??!? they're really friken cool.. the William Shatner one looks pretty cool too.. having him read poetry to you on the Nebula tour would be hilarious. and then there are the two different Holly's, and.. :smile:
Though you are more than slightly incoherent, I agree with you Madam, a plum is a terrible thing to do to a nostril.
