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Thoughts on the Vive

I recently read a thread on here which suggested that the Vive had Trumped the Rift.I think the route HTC/Valve have taken in Room scale VR has too many problems to really take off in the home. Sure I agree it's a wow moment to walk around in VR... b...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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The Vulkan API

Nvidia's answer to Mantle:https://developer.nvidia.com/vulkan-graphics-api-here"LKostyra" wrote:It's not nVidia's answer for Mantle.Vulkan is derived from Mantle. AMD created Mantle at first, but then it was taken by Khornos Group and renamed as "Vul...

crim3 by Expert Protege
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Use the oculus rift as a Joystick

Hey guys! I am going to try to make the oculus control a servo with a camera on it, but first I need to read it from with my programming language. Is there any way I can make the Oculus act as a Joystick/Gamepad? Then I could read it like one. Thanks...

Zoxks by Honored Guest
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Watch Twitch VR streams with Oculus?

I was wondering if someone is broadcasting a Twitch Stream of a VR game can we watch it with our Oculus Rift as if we were playing it? Probably just a pipe dream but it would be cool.

Oculus Touch add on kit!

Even if the Xbox controller is included, setting a standard for simple game play! (Common controller layout)The RIFT is naked without the Touch controller kit!I guess we all want it to get an even nicer VR experience.(With those you get a similar exp...

JohSm67 by Rising Star
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july shipping ?

hi folks,never had a second thought about rift or htc vive it just had to be oculus for me,sold my dk2 and miss it so much !!! the only problem i see is july shipping ? cant get this till then is a long wait ? seen a few folks getting cancelled order...

kenf1071 by Adventurer
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When will Kickstarter orders ship?

Much appreciate getting the release version of the rift. I've filled out the survey, but one thing that wasn't clear to me - when do the Kickstarter backers get their orders? Will ours be shipped out with the first batch?

jaimi by Expert Protege
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Tracking CV1 kickstarter orders?

Hi.I was one of the lucky kickstarters that was offered a free CV1 and confirmed my shipping address a while ago. I know you can track pre-orders, but the free CV1 for early kickstarters were not done through the store so how do we track them?Ps, che...

VR Exercise Bike (VirZoom)

http://virzoom.com/So I tried the VirZoom at Pax South 2016 this weekend. While the games were no AAA titles they still made me forget I was exercising. So I decided to take the risk and purchase one and now I must wait until it ships sometime in Q1....

The answer to the Rift compatibility issues on Laptops?

I came across this video that details a product for sale ~$50 that allow you to hook up an external graphics card to a laptop.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP_8EYQ-2RAAnyone see any issues with this? If I could get this to work on my laptop, what o...

lakpld by Honored Guest
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Oculus is not compatible with sli

I felt it was very important to make a topic off of this. I still see people who still think they can sli their way out of this one.The headset only works with a 970, 980 or a amd r9 290x. I think they plan to develop games based off these primary gp...

Trytiped by Adventurer
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Best VR accessories

So there seems to be multiple threads about best over all PC for VR, best budget PC for VR, best laptop for VR, best VR headset, ect, ect... but what seems to be lacking is a good thread about all the other stuff you might want for your VR experience...

Question regarding payment

Ordered my rift within a few minutes, successfully went through and get it in March.I saw some people mention on here that $1 was taken out of their account and then put back. I checked my bank account and there was nothing taken out by Oculus around...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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VR games : Users' feedback about Immersion

Hello everybody,There are some particular questions I have and also some topics I would like to discuss about with everybody so I will try to split it to make the difference easily since it is quite similar.Part 1 : I was curious if there was a way t...

mey31 by Honored Guest
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Site slow?

Im having trouble with the forum today, is running slow for me am I the only one?

EliteSPA by Superstar
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I just preordered the CV1

I've held myself from buying the DK1 and DK2 over the years. I've been waiting to buy the CV1 when the Rift is at its best. So, I have a few questions 1. Will both DK1 and DK2 games and Apps work on the CV1?2. I've noticed that all the games have som...

Weight of the CV1 headset

Can anyone tell us what the weight is of the CV1 headset, and how that compares to the Vive? I heard that the Vive is similar to the DK2 whereas the CV1 is a lot lighter, but by exactly how much is what I'm asking.

FX8150 for vr

I know this cpu isnt on the amd supported cpu list but it beats some of the cpus amd listed in performance so im confused..Is it just because they want a 4ghz and the 8150 is stock 3.6?

LG 360 VR

I guess LG is playing "me too" now. They've announced a "VR" headset to pair with their new LG G5 phone.1st-party: http://www.lg.com/us/mobile-accessories ... -LG-360-VR3rd-party: http://www.cnet.com/products/lg-360-vr/3rd-party: http://arstechnica.c...

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Difference between DK2 and CV1

so what exactly is the difference between the dk2 and cv1 besides quality ?will support to dk1/2 seize eventually ? will new sdk`s still support these models or will they become obsolete ?

godwisper by Expert Protege
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