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Which day on AusPAX will Oculus be demoing its rift

wazzoz99
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I was going to buy the dk2 because i just cant wait for the consumer version, but ive realised it would be inappropriate for me to have a dev kit as a mere consumer. So ive opted to pay the exorbitant fee of 55 dollars to attend PAX AUSTRALIA to try out the kit.
The problem is, i dont know which day the Oculus team will be featuring its headset, and i cant afford the 3 day pass. Does anyone know which day i should attend to try out the devkit for myself. The PAX website and the Oculus event page doesnt have any information on which day the Oculus rift will be demoed.
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WirlWind
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"wazzoz99" wrote:
The PAX website and the Oculus event page doesnt have any information on which day the Oculus rift will be demoed.


While I've never been to one, I would expect there to be multiple stalls using them, beyond the Oculus team.

I doubt that you'd have any trouble getting to try one on day 1 or 2. That'd be when the most people are out there trying to pimp their products.

Of course, you should probably wait for someone who has actually been there before. I'm just trying to apply some logic to the question.

Wireline
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"wazzoz99" wrote:
I was going to buy the dk2 because i just cant wait for the consumer version, but ive realised it would be inappropriate for me to have a dev kit as a mere consumer. So ive opted to pay the exorbitant fee of 55 dollars to attend PAX AUSTRALIA to try out the kit.
The problem is, i dont know which day the Oculus team will be featuring its headset, and i cant afford the 3 day pass. Does anyone know which day i should attend to try out the devkit for myself. The PAX website and the Oculus event page doesnt have any information on which day the Oculus rift will be demoed.


Don't forget that even as a "mere consumer" you can still contribute to development. Not all devs necessarily have the funds for a dedicated crew of beta testers, and having access to enthusiasts who are extremely motivated to try things out has been a huge help to a number of projects so far. Its an exciting experience to see the great ideas devs come up with and watching the process evolve, and really satisfying when your feedback is implemented.

DK2's are rolling out steadily so I don't think you will be depriving anyone. I think in the first month or so it was a bigger issue, as devs needed them first, but now not so much.

Apart from - OK maybe you are in Oz, where shipping is a bit... interesting 🙂

sh0v0r
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"wazzoz99" wrote:
I was going to buy the dk2 because i just cant wait for the consumer version, but ive realised it would be inappropriate for me to have a dev kit as a mere consumer. So ive opted to pay the exorbitant fee of 55 dollars to attend PAX AUSTRALIA to try out the kit.
The problem is, i dont know which day the Oculus team will be featuring its headset, and i cant afford the 3 day pass. Does anyone know which day i should attend to try out the devkit for myself. The PAX website and the Oculus event page doesnt have any information on which day the Oculus rift will be demoed.


Lucid VR will be there will ZVR Apocalypse for the 3 days, come by and try it out. 😉

diablosv21
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I would imagine Oculus will be running something every day, but so will just about every other developer there who has got a rift game. You shouldn't have much to worry about there.

If you are interested in Oculus presentations then Oculus will be on stage for a panel discussion on Friday the 31st at 6pm (this is only tentative at this point, could possibly change). I don't know what else they might be doing.

Zero Latency will also be on the panel with Oculus and Sixense, and we'll be on another panel on the Saturday talking about 'live action gaming', if anyone is interested.
Scott Vandonkelaar Zero Latency - Inversion VR

sh0v0r
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"diablosv21" wrote:

Zero Latency will also be on the panel with Oculus and Sixense


... as will I 🙂