Its a new VR-Gear that HTC and Valve is making and the development kit should be out this spring.
They promise that the consumer product will be out before the end of this year.
1200 x 1080 per eye
90 hz refresh rate
110 degrees FOV
3 ms pixel persistence
360 inside-out audio tracking
Wireless hand-tracking hardware
Headphone jacks on either ear side
Laser positioning for head position accuracy down to 1/10 degree accuracy
VR base stations for 15 x 15 feet tracking for VR world movement
Controller for each hand, allowing for interactivity within the virtual world.
Source FR3D/http://gamesided.com/2015/03/01/vive-virtual-reality-htc-valve-coming-year/
"A 1,200 by 1,080 pixel screen in front of each eye, with refresh rates of a blistering 90 frames per second."
"A gyrosensor, accelerometer, and laser position sensor combine to precisely track the rotation of your head on both axes to an accuracy of 1/10th of a degree, allowing you to look around the virtual environment naturally. Couple the headset with a pair of Steam VR base stations to track your physical location (in spaces up to 15 feet by 15 feet) – get up and walk around inisde the virtual world! "
"The Vive headset was developed in conjunction with Valve, creators of such ground-breaking games as Portal and Half-Life. HTC manufactures some of the finest consumer electronics on the planet and Valve is an unrivaled architect of virtual worlds, so you know the collaboration is something special. Vive is powered by Valve’s SteamVR so plenty of games that take advantage of its capabilities will soon be available on the Steam service. "
http://www.htcvr.com/
They promise that the consumer product will be out before the end of this year.
1200 x 1080 per eye
90 hz refresh rate
110 degrees FOV
3 ms pixel persistence
360 inside-out audio tracking
Wireless hand-tracking hardware
Headphone jacks on either ear side
Laser positioning for head position accuracy down to 1/10 degree accuracy
VR base stations for 15 x 15 feet tracking for VR world movement
Controller for each hand, allowing for interactivity within the virtual world.
Source FR3D/http://gamesided.com/2015/03/01/vive-virtual-reality-htc-valve-coming-year/
"A 1,200 by 1,080 pixel screen in front of each eye, with refresh rates of a blistering 90 frames per second."
"A gyrosensor, accelerometer, and laser position sensor combine to precisely track the rotation of your head on both axes to an accuracy of 1/10th of a degree, allowing you to look around the virtual environment naturally. Couple the headset with a pair of Steam VR base stations to track your physical location (in spaces up to 15 feet by 15 feet) – get up and walk around inisde the virtual world! "
"The Vive headset was developed in conjunction with Valve, creators of such ground-breaking games as Portal and Half-Life. HTC manufactures some of the finest consumer electronics on the planet and Valve is an unrivaled architect of virtual worlds, so you know the collaboration is something special. Vive is powered by Valve’s SteamVR so plenty of games that take advantage of its capabilities will soon be available on the Steam service. "
http://www.htcvr.com/
Now atleast we know why Oculus is laying low, they have steep competition from their own mentors.
Basically Valve is saying this time VR is for real and we're going to make sure HL3 gets the hardware it deserves.
I'm so glad I stayed Oculus independent in my tools so I can support all HMD's without hazzle!
Finally we will be able to throw facebook induced OVR service out of the window!
I worked with J2ME games so I know a bit about fragmentation, and 5-10 HMD's is no problem if you stay as far away from the Proprietary software.
Basically Valve is saying this time VR is for real and we're going to make sure HL3 gets the hardware it deserves.
I'm so glad I stayed Oculus independent in my tools so I can support all HMD's without hazzle!
Finally we will be able to throw facebook induced OVR service out of the window!
I worked with J2ME games so I know a bit about fragmentation, and 5-10 HMD's is no problem if you stay as far away from the Proprietary software.
"jngdwe" wrote:
Someone should really do some investigating into whether or not Valve is going to offer multi-HMD support in their games.
They will, obviously!