Will rollercoasters get more immersive or is this about as good as it will get?

[ennogs]

I am still amazed at how good the rift is. Everybody who has tried my rift has loved it.

One thing that did disappoint me is rollercoasters. I have seen
reaction videos on you tube of people using a DK2 and no limits 2 and
other developer rollercoasters. The big kid in me couldn't wait to try a
VR rollercoaster.

Sadly I don't get the same feelings/reactions other people do when
using no limits 2. Sometimes I get the feeling of height during the
initial long slow climb part of the ride. Strangely the best 2
coasters I have found for really feeling something during the long slow
climb are castle coaster and snow coaster which are dk2 rollecoasters. I
got them working by using a wrapper. Once the ride starts fully I
don't feel like I am on a rollercoaster at all. I would love to try a
rift rollercoaster with a 6DOF motion platform to see if that made it
more immersive fo r me.

Strangely as well the only game the gives me nausea is no limits 2. I
don't get it from the rides. I get it from walking around. I also get
nausea when flying around but walking is far worse for me.

I know a few people on this forum are programmers. My question to
you is will VR rollcoasters become more immersive or is this as good as
it gets?

[SadGamerDad]

VR clearly affects everybody differently, I'm just the opposite, walking around doesn't bother me but riding the coasters does.. lol  

[benplace]

Have you tried this? https://forums.oculus.com/community/discussion/37369/desert-ride-rollercoaster-for-cv1

[ennogs]

benplace said:

Have you tried this? https://forums.oculus.com/community/discussion/37369/desert-ride-rollercoaster-for-cv1

Yes I have thanks.

[TwoHedWlf]

I haven't actually tried any coasters...I'll have to add that to my todo list.

[HiThere_]

You could try enhancing your own experience by putting a fan in front of you, and leaning in the turns instead of sitting still.

But avoid standing up 🙂

[SpiceLife72]

Interactive roller coaster would be good.  Example where you have a gun in your hand and have to shoot aliens as you go around to open different routes.

[ennogs]

SpiceLife72 said:

Interactive roller coaster would be good.  Example where you have a gun in your hand and have to shoot aliens as you go around to open different routes.

I like that idea

[ennogs]

TwoHedWlf said:

I haven't actually tried any coasters...I'll have to add that to my todo list.

Make sure you try castle coaster and snow coaster.

[Map63Vette]

I think without some kind of physical feedback you'll probably always be missing something.  I had the same issue with driving sims.  I played on a pretty nice arcade style cabinet that used good quality components with iRacing, but it just didn't have the feedback for me to feel like I was driving a car fast.  No sense of speed.  I've since built my own and am working on dialing up the immersion little by little without going crazy on budget.  Right now I just have some shakers on the seat to give me some sense of speed/motion/road surface/etc.  I've thought about making a 2DOF setup, but just can't justify the price at this point.  Hoping the Rift will help give me that sense of speed so I don't have to go crazy building an F1 simulator, lol.