Bought a Hololens
So my Hololens is being delivered tomorrow. I cannot wait to try out AR and compare that technology and where it is to VR.Anyone here have a Hololens and a Rift?
Forum Posts
Experience watching a full 3D movie in the rift
I was wondering if any one has sat down and watched a full 3D movie (not made for VR) in the rift. I've fooled around with Riftmax theater and watched some of the 3d demo movies that were pretty great but I'm wonder about watching something like the ...
Facebook giving rifts to all employees
I have a friend of a friend who works at Facebook and apparently she is getting a free rift, she was laughing because she doesn't even have a PC and doesn't even care.Glad to see where all the preorders went
How do I cancel my pre-order?
My system isn't oculus ready and I would like to cancel my pre-order.
Opportunity to purchase kickstarter rift. Implications?
There's a kickstarter rift unopened being advertised on a local classified ad. Mine won't be here supposedly for several weeks yet. Assuming I can get the price close to retail, what are the implications of purchasing a 'used' albeit unopened rift re...
Multiplayer?
What's a good online multiplayer game for the rift? I've been on Adrift too long and am starting to feel lonely...
Oculus Home Side Loading?
I was wondering if there were a way to add externally installed games to the list of your Oculus home available apps. I understand distribution is out of the question but with normal PC games I can add them to my list on steam to be able to launch th...
Oculus CV1 Graphics Expectations to high?
Hey everybody,I got my CV1 yesterday and fired it up right away. I purchased Adrift, The Climb, and downloaded EVE Val. After the short demos were over that you introduce you to the Rift I started playing EVE Val. I was not impressed with the graphic...
Sensor mounting locations
Has any tried mounting the sensor from overhead, like the ceiling (pointed downward)?
Support Ticket answered within 15 mins!
So I put in a support ticket to cancel my order and it was handled within 15 mins! Seems like they are more eager to loose customers then to help the ones with defective units lol. Anyway figured I'd throw this out there for everyone to dwell on. Goo...
Estimated Target Ship date notification makes it! USA
Hi All.. like many of of you I've been waiting for my rift. I was an 8 min pre-order in Jan. ( damn it's May already?) My updated shipping date was May 2 to May 12. I got my "Order is processing for shipping" email last night May 10. Wheeww.. that wa...
Re-run initial demos?
Hi, I wonder if there is a way to restart the very first 3 short demos (with the alien and T-Rex) after the rift setup was finished? Thanks!
Last week, Twistgibbler on Reddit said EU would get more processing. Is that still on?
Just want to know if there is still going to be processing this week. It helps to know if I can let go of the F5
Plan for launching CV1 in other regions?
I know there is a huge delay on the shipment and now the order estimation backdated to August, but Oculus please don't forget there are still plenty of regions like Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore still cannot pre-order the rift and we are holding our br...
Elite Dangerous!! Steam Or oculus store? Price is different? WASSUPPP
Ehy guys, there are some question about i hope somebody of you can explain to me.- Elite dangerous! on oculus store it's like 59.99 dollars! In steam something like 25.... What's the difference in terms of software? maybe oculus version got the horiz...
Help Understanding Games bought Through Steam vs Oculus Home
Hey guys, so a few probably obvious questions here. I never owned a DK1 or 2 and the CV1 will be my first iteration of the Oculus. I initially intended to ONLY by the Rift but to due to the massive delays on my unit leading what should have been my M...
Eve pre-order code not arrived.
I'm not sure if i am digging up a already well known issue. But i recently received my Rift and love it! but just have Luckys Tail. I'm a first day pre-order and well its been paid and obviously shipped. No email No nothing with any redemption code.r...
Any chance CV1 will ship to Hong Kong?
I bought the DK1 and DK2 and it shipped to Hong Kong to me. Now the CV1 does not ship to Hong Kong. Well....
DK2 stuck in tracker/headset calibration mode on new Rift setup tool.
Hi all, i am new to the forum and apologise in advance should i be on the wrong category.I have the DK2 and only recently updated my pc with the latest runtime and Rift setup tool to run my headset.I was having intermittent issues with the DK2 before...
Suspicious Fedex coming?
Just received notification that a package is coming my way not sure which of my devices is it but it is coming from "BRIGHTPOINT NORTH AMERICA" can you guys tell me where your Rift's and Vives came from? Also it is coming from PLAINFIELD, IN
So I am sitting here on my own in a hotel room
Heh .. let me elaborate ... I am at an event and I am directing an awards show tomorrow ... Sitting here with all of the equipment ... bonded 4G connection (110 Mb/s) .. beats the hotel crappy wifi ... And Im wishing .. would it not be great to have ...
Circular Polarized Lenses - God Rays no longer.
So for sh*ts and giggles I decided to place a couple of my drones circular polarized lenses over the CV1 and night and day difference, the god rays disappeared.I tried a couple filters ND8/CPand graduated ND16-8The only thing with circular polarized ...
I7 @2600K and GTX970
Posted this in support a couple weeks ago but got no response so trying here. I have a OC'd 2600K and a GTX 970. Can anyone comment on their VR experience with this combo? Good? Bad? Passable? I will def be buying a 1070 or 1080 when available but al...
Welcome to the smooth dulcet tones of the VR Midnight hour ...
Been away all day, how has everyone been? So you lucky VR tech owning peeps .. any new great experiences, discoveries? If you are waiting like me .. what sort of preparations you have done .. perhaps something you have learnt from the forum. I myself...
unused part of the oled screen
I think there is a non negligible part of the screen that remain unused around the 2 barel windows.What if we use them to create a variable colored ambient lightning inside the hmd.Also maybe put reflective surface inside instead of black plastic to ...
Camera setup with selfie stick
I thought that some of you may find it useful. I don't have any shelf to put camera on so I have bought "selfie" stick with a tripod. This set-up gives me wide tracking area next to my mice and keyboard, many adjustment options and is not taking too ...
A list of 88 VR/AR HMDs and platform unification
VR-related fields are active and I see that many HMDs including Oculus Rift are on the market or announced to be.That is wonderful but sometimes makes me confused, especially when comparing their specs and performance.So I made a list which describes...
Chronos Developer Showcase - Developer Blog on Third Person Adventuring
John Pearl, Design Director at Gunfire Games, walks us through development of the Chronos camera system in today's Developer Blog: http://ocul.us/ChronosDevBlogHere's a quick sample of what to expect:The CameraWe based our camera system on the assump...
How close together do your USB ports need to be?
Like what if you have 2 USB 3.0 at the back and 2 USB 3.0 at the front of your PC case?
Watching Videos on CV1
Hello All,I was wondering what's the best way of watching any videos I have through the rift?I've tried using whirligig but I cant see what's on my monotor in my Rift, as soon as you put the rift on it opens Oculus Home.The content on the 360 Video a...
