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About Oculus Rift Book

Hi All,I am staring in Oculus Rift topics and I am interested in buying some good book about Oculus Rift book.I have read Oculus Rift in Action by Bradley Austin Davis but I would like to read some other Oculus Rift Book, for it, Could Anybody advice...

castana by Honored Guest
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Room Scale VR requires space, alot of it!

Was trying to prepare a 'Man Cave' to host some space for VR, Rift or Vive dosent matter!However, I just realized my Cave will limit me as floor to sealing distance will risk me to smash the Vive sticks to the sealing. The Oculus Touch controllers mi...

JohSm67 by Rising Star
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my free idea for head tracking. gear vr or totem

I read a few days ago about how Mr.John Carmack is trying to make head tracking for gearvr, so I gave it some thought and found a way and decided to share it.A while ago I made an idea for how to use mirrors and lasers to redirect a picture to the ey...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Occulust Rift vs Monitor: which one more damaging to eyes?

Hi everyone, as a tripple monitor user i was wondering is occulus rift more healty than tripple monitor? im already damaging my eyes 3x faster than single monitor users. Lowering contrast and brightness, using f.lux, using from more distance are make...

hmmn by Honored Guest
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Room scale VR with surround speakers or headset

Man Cave project discussion again!If you have a room with fixed speekers (Surround setup) will games support that or are there any drawbacks not using a headset? I guess it should work in a Room scale setup, but would it work in a seated setup?Maybe ...

JohSm67 by Rising Star
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Pre-orders for Oculus Ready PCs and Rift Bundles February 16

Today we’re excited to introduce the first Oculus Ready PCs from ASUS, Alienware, and Dell! These PCs have been battle tested and certified by Oculus to deliver an incredible Rift experience. We’re also thrilled to announce that starting February 16 ...

sirlinium by Honored Guest
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How was vive even allowed to trump Oculus?

They seem to be doing everything better according to all the reviews.I was looking up some stuff about that pharma CEO making his stuff cost way more to have investors having 40 50x return while Oculus allows the hardware to be open for anyone to mak...

AntDX3162 by Heroic Explorer
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Room scale VR the next Wii market?

The more I think about it, the more I think room scale is for casual experiences, mini golf where the ball will always be in the centre of your setup so you never have to worry about walking into walls. Tourist experiences where you can walk around a...

Want the motion controllers

Saw this video and I really want to play around with motion controllers in VR now. Anyone planning on buying 2 gamming PC’s and 2 VR sets so you can play co-op in your house with friends? It makes me want to build a dedicated padded wall VR room.

zork2001 by Heroic Explorer
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Xbox controller question

Rift ships with a wireless xbone controller. Does anyone know if this is battery powered, or is it rechargable?If it's battery powered, would it be possible to use my rechargable Xbox 360 controllers (of which I have several), or would I be stuck wit...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Will the CV1 come with different lenses?

Like the DK1 for example?Used the search function, but forfeited in Page 3. Asking this because i DONT want to use glasses with the Rift, or will there be something similiar, maybe even software wise?

H4TE by Expert Protege
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SteamVR Direct mode just went live

Just received notification that SteamVR Direct mode is now liveLet's hope it doesn't screw Elite Dangerous support like the Rift direct mode did.. SteamVR is my only hope of playing ED on the Rift right now

Has anyone tested using both the DK2 and the Gear VR?

Hi,Just wanted to know if anyone has had the opportunity to use both the Gear VR and DK2 and can they confirm if there is much of a difference between the 2 i.e. What percentage would you say one is better than the other as i am trying to justify the...

TheDynamo by Honored Guest
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Mouse Cursor in Demo Scene

I understand the Unity 5 Virtual Reality Supported check-box does not currently turn the mouse cursor into a World Space or even Stereoscopic cursor.So, because the regular mouse is not a 3D object in space, it cannot be used for VR interactions.Is t...

hmiri by Explorer
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WizDish ROVR, need impressions.

Anyone have experience with this. Can't find much online. Seem to be the cheapest option for me in Sweden. Anyone have other sugestion for a similar solution that's good for me in the EU. Omni is kinda expensive. I think I remember seeing just shoes ...

Karmeck by Explorer
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Children and VR

Does Oculus make any recommendations about use by young children? Can an average 8-year old physically don and use the headset? Too heavy? Is there an age limit, irrespective of appropriateness of content?

Bob821 by Honored Guest
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Help for assembly correctly new pc components

Dear all,i'm going to re-assembly my pc with new components just arrived for the CV1..My new config. is:Intel I7 6700kAsus Z170 Deluxe ( USB 3.1 are fine as well as 3.0 right??)16GB DDR4 Corsair Dominator (2x8GB) (slot A_2 and B_2 right?)Asus GeForce...

Riky87 by Explorer
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HDMI splitter

As I only have one HDMI port on my PC, can I use a splitter so I won't have to connect and disconnect the Rift cable all the time?I'm not going to have another device running while gaming VR, so the Rift will be the only device running data through t...

Deadace by Protege
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Working on my portable Rift PC

Looking to build a portable Oculus Rift PC that would be easier to take to family and friends to show off VR. Below are the current build specs that I may end up purchasing unless others have better ideas. I know some of the things like the Intel 750...

Will VR games work across different headsets?

Will VR be a platform in itself, or will each individual HMD be it's own separate platform? I pray that the former is true.Addendum question for devs - how hard is it to port a non-VR game to VR? Does it require a top to bottom overhaul? Imagine game...

DK2 Camera use with CV1

I have a DK2 and have pre-ordered the CV1. I was wondering if the DK2 tracking camera will be usable as a second camera with the the CV1? I was thinking about the roomscale possibilty of the CV1 with the extra camera for improved tracking.

Bloodlet by Rising Star
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360°Mono ridealong video with Blue Angels

Not sure how many would be interested, but just DL'ed and played a 360° video cockpit view of the Blue Angels on the Rift.It's mono, but — damn — it still felt like the wings of the other jets were way too close for comfort.I DL'ed the UHD/4K version...

kernow by Heroic Explorer
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Skeptical of VR

Interesting video by Extra Credits about VR adoption and possible problems.HEREAaaaaand discuss!

Zoomie by Expert Trustee
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physical copy of install disk + games?

Will oculus CV1 come with physical copy of install disk + games? Or will it be online, mostly will the games come as physical copy's? Guessing it will have physical copy of install disk but not games, I have limited data a month because of living out...

fullmelt by Expert Protege
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