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Learning VR programming and how SDK works without a headset

I understand it is possible to learn programming Oculus Rift in Unity by downloading Oculus Runtime for Windows and Oculus SDK for Windows and Unity Integration package.I did this and, after importing the OVR stuff, I dragged the OVRPlayerController ...

hmiri by Explorer
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Oculus browsing

Hi guys, I've had my DK2 for about 2 weeks now and its freaking legendary. Now, I'm looking to browse sites with my DK2, but I'm not sure how to go about it. Does anyone know how to accomplish this? I would appreciate any insight you guys can share.

How to Change Rift Display Mode on Mac?

Hello people of the internet!Many of my games say stuff like "No HMD connected" and some of them work just fine. Many tutorials online say to "Extend to HMD." I can't find one that says how to do that with Mac. Therefore, many of my games don't work....

TheRoc214 by Honored Guest
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Vr player for DK1

Hi, do you guys know whats the best way to play a stereoscopi vr movie on the dk1?I can program in unity for that, but i would be limited to theora files, or i would need a very expensive plugin to play other formats.Do we have something ready? i kno...

CHE by Explorer
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DK2 Depreciation

I'm wondering at what point I need to put my DK2 onto ebay...I mean i'm 100% sure that when CV1 hits the DK2 price currently hovering around the £200-£300 mark will drop. I'm wondering if I can do without my DK2 for a few months before CV1 to get the...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Lightfield for v2??

Is Oculus digging into this direction for a future product?Seems quite the way to go in terms of DOF..https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=p ... JdMPUF8cDMhttp://www.roadtovr.com/stanford-unveil ... nd-nausea/inputs?

mrnitro by Honored Guest
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mac os X - is there support ¡?

hii bought an oculus dev 2 today.just to know if there is a way to use with mac os x. or if i have to change to a windows pc.please helpon both options where can i find systems queriments please.thansk a lot

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Question about mapping Oculus movement to mouse

Hi.Only recently I discovered this great product, but I'm a little confused and I appreciate if someone could help me with this...From what I understand. Oculus Rift is supposed to work with games, as long as they are compatible...However, I'd like t...

Roberto99 by Honored Guest
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"I Tried VR and It Was Just OK"

Well known developer blogger Jeff Atwood of Coding Horror has some thoughts on VR for you.http://blog.codinghorror.com/i-tried-vr-and-it-was-just-ok/Is VR really this over hyped?? He's even tried the latest, modern VR ("Well, I have experienced moder...

mkeblx by Explorer
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Oculus Home for CV1?

What information is available regarding Oculus Home for CV1?How do I get my game on it?How can I help make it awesome?

"The Oculus Runtime failed to initialize."

Hi guys, I just got my DK2 today and I've done the Oculus installation just like it is specified and have read a lot of threads, but I can't find a solution to my problem. I've installed Runtime and SDK, but when I try to start OculusConfigUtil, I ge...

Character Relationship to Material Objects

HELLO THERE!!!I love these forums even for off-topic subjects because I trust you developers with my deep secretive questions.  So here is another for your contemplation:Can anyone give a good example of a video game that creates a strong relationsh...

Smartphone VR vs DK2 for movies

I sold my dk2 last year since I just kept seeing subpixels while watching movies. But what is it like using a 1080p RGB smartphone with a decent quality viewer (not google cardboard  ) Not having positional tracking shouldn't matter too much while w...

JaRoD by Honored Guest
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Deep thoughts about resolution...

I find it a bit hard to think about which resolution we need the Oculus Rift to be, in order for us to be satisfied.There is no doubt that the current 1280x800 screen doesn't cut it. But, what does cut it ? we are not accustomed to think about resolu...

noam23 by Honored Guest
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How to enable and disable VR when the Oculus is connected?

Hi, I'm using Unity 5.1.2 and I need to enable the VR if the Oculus HMD is connected and disable it if it's disconnected.I'm using the System.Action HMD... in OVRManager but it only works once when the scene is loaded. and VR.VRDevice.isPresent is no...

Problems playing Alien Isolation and talos principle

Good Afternoon everybody!!I am having some kind of bug when i try to play alien isolation with my oculus DK2. Game starts fine but everything seems just too close to the screen, i can see the radar, for instance, without looking around with my head. ...

Osoagonar by Honored Guest
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0.6.0.1 Beta, Oculus Rift extended mode not working

I've just updated to 0.6.0.1 and now I can't use extended mode. Anyone got a clue what could be wrong? List of specs below.Gigabyte Geforce 970 12 gig rami7 930 oveclocked to 4.0 GhzGigabye motherboard x58A Ud3R

RedRizla by Honored Visionary
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DK2 and Android device

DK2 – is it possible to connect to an Android phone via HDMI adapter? Not for serious gaming, obviously, but I don’t like the idea of being constantly tied to the laptop, Maybe I’d look at some vids in Cineveo, or something, as I do now with the rubb...

khkhgjf by Honored Guest
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Connect 2: Early Bird

Hi all! Just letting you know that Early Bird registration for Connect 2 ends JULY 27! Grab your tickets while they're hot!Link to apply to register: https://www.oculus.com/en-us/connect/#register

Gypsy816 by Expert Protege
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New nVidia driver disconnects Oculus?

I am developing a VR game; have Oculus DK1 and it has been working fine with Unity and via the last driver I installed for GTX 970. However, nVidia's app kept prompting me to update the driver to a newer version that provides "The best experience for...

mediaguru by Honored Guest
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Yosemite display setup

My DK2 arrived today and I'm having trouble setting it up on a Mac running Yosemite. I've downloaded the 0.5.0.1 beta runtime as advised. In the Getting Started document it says to rotate the display 90 degrees, but there's no option to do that in Sy...

My "Henry" experience

I just posted this on Reddit, but thought I should share here as well, as usually this forum is better for long-term discussion:Hey guys, so I was lucky enough to attend the Oculus Story Studio premiere of "Henry" yesterday afternoon. It was great to...

Oculus Runtume V5.0.1 makes Win10 unbootable

Hi,due to the OpenSceneGraph support for OSG being based on the older OSG V5.0.1 SDK I have to use that older version for now.I've also been trying out Win 10 RTM and hit the following problem:The Oculus V5.0.1 Runtime will only install in Windows 8 ...

cbuchner1 by Honored Guest
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Unity5 - Tracking works, but Game and Oculus view dont

Hello,I have a project in Unity 5.1.1p3. I've had everything working fine before but now it seems to be screwed up somehow and I'm not sure why. I can work fine in the Unity Editor with the Scene View. However when I press Play, the game view goes co...

Build battery PC, feasibility

I posted a question on Tom's hardware about a building a backpack PC for untethered VR. Sadly, no answers yet. I guess the VR hype hasn't hit that forum yet. Anyone here that care to breathe some life into the thread? Or just reply here, whichever yo...

Which domain name should I use to build my site

Looking for some input.I bought a few domains for various amounts of money all covering the VR and Vitual niche. I want to start a site discussing/reviewing VR topics. Which name(s) do you like and why?VRwild.comVRdesktop.comVRchick.comVRmultiplayer....

Greatdn by Honored Guest
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New SteamVR compatibility issues

Steam used to work in VR w/ Oculus for me, now that Valve's made their own VR headset, absolutely nothing works anymore with the Oculus for me right now... Valve has their own openvr SDK which is supposed to make SteamVR run, but I'm not that tech sa...

Sturgis bound -30 mins till 2 weeks off

I am thinking about taking my Google rig and kick @$$ collection of VR porn but I am not sold on this is a good idea around 700,000 drunk bikers.And also....My windows 10 driver should be ready by the time I get back..Just saying that is unless we al...

STUJAMR by Protege
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