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Revisited DK1... there's something about it!

So I haven't strapped the DK1 on me for probably 5 months, but tonight I decided to try it out and play some of my old favorite demos.... I sorta got surprised because I expected it to be much worse.Sure, it's not 6-DOF, it's not low-persistence, nor...

EarlGrey by Expert Protege
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Oculus Rift DK2 Pixels

Hey!I got this kinda "issue". The display is very bad in my DK2. It's pixels everywhere so I can't even read some clear text. My vision is good tho. I watched a movie on uTube and the gey said that you can see objects etc from very far away. In my ca...

Just got my DK2 yesterday, recomended experiences?

So got it yesterday, have not tried DK1.FIrst experience, quite underwhleming, after a bit of tweaking (was all blurry for me), got it to work ok.The first 2 experiences werent that great, then I tried Helix coaster, that was quite good.Other experie...

Funkman by Explorer
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Gigabyte brix

I have a gigabyte brix i3 4010...is that going to be powerful enough to watch 3d movies and netflix

Jkfde by Honored Guest
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A and B lenses affecting screen door and depth perception

Maybe a bit of a strange/technical question, but here goes.This may be relevant: I wear glasses for long-sightedness and astigmatism when using my DK2. I have very different experiences when using the A and B lenses, summarised below:A Lenses- Much g...

R300 by Honored Guest
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Oculus Rift DK2 help!

Hey!I got my DK2 this morning and first of all, it's very very cool!But when I'm with friends etc I really want others to see what I'm seeing. In direct mode, that possible when I tried. But when I'm using extended mode it's only showing in the Rift....

Questions About Judder Even with 75fps

This is just kinda of a babble hypothetical pair of questions :roll: I noticed that the rift reports at 1000mhz, and that my gaming mouse and Razer Orb weaver do as well. I'm not familiar with the bandwidth capabilities of usb, but is it acceptable t...

Simple way to create stereoscopic videos on mac

Hello,I am working on a medical project using a microscope which is equipped with a beam splitter in order to record stereoscopic videos.So I got 2 cameras recording. I need to find the simplest way to create a stereoscopic video with these two video...

Floflo by Honored Guest
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360 degree vr

Hi,I have some 360 VR shot on dslr.Is there a way i can convert it to 3d stereoscopic projection for Oculus showcase?One of prospect client interested in Oculus setup to put at their base and need a presentation of my 360 vr to dispaly through it.Ple...

atomicmak by Honored Guest
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unity pro only with oculus

Very stupid question I suppose, but I need to have the pro version of unity to developed something with the oculus ? This is not possible with the free only version ?

edgewise by Honored Guest
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Paid Research Opportunity for Gamers in Boston

Hi,My name is Marisa and I work for a research firm in CA. We are currently looking for gamers in Boston to participate in a paid research opportunity. It should be a fun way to give feedback on the games you are playing and accessories you are using...

DGR by Honored Guest
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Firmware 2.12 : Error reading firmware block 0

Having an error trying to install latest firmware.I uninstalled the old runtime, rebooted, installed the new runtime, rebooted, then tried to update firmware to 2.12. Every time progress bar stated it's "writing firmware" up to about half way then tu...

amenconi by Honored Guest
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Why is unity more popular then unreal engine 4?

Looking at threads an demos unity seems to be the engine mostly used. Not being an experienced game developer myself I would like to understand why.Yes, the free licence shipped with at least DK1 helps. Low performance requirements maybe helps even m...

My youtube video of girls using the gear VR

http://youtu.be/XAe3fQRv0w0I went to the bar last night and brought my Gear VR with me and this is some funny clips from that night. It's all girls first time experiences. Enjoy! NSFW

jace985 by Honored Guest
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2D /normal screenshots ?

Hi,I'm fairly new in using ORDK2, and I'd like to know whether it is possible to get the normal 2D screenshots from games when using the DK2 (instead of the double distorted images), just like when playing at the standard monitorthanks (and sorry for...

mgabb by Honored Guest
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Upgraded to 0.4.4 DirectToRift no longer working?

I decided to upgrade to 0.4.4 and now all "DirectToRift" unity demos no longer turn on the blue light.Has anyone else experienced this?If i downgrade again is it just a matter of uninstalling Oculus and then installing a lower version? I would ideall...

Building a basic rig.

I'm sure this comes up a lot but I'm looking to build a fairly basic VR rig. Is it possible to build something decent for around £700 ($1,000)?I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations.Cheers

VR Software Optimization vs. Hardware Upgrading

I just was curious people's thoughts on the future of VR tech from the computer side of software vs. hardware. I know a lot of games that perform well on medium to high end systems can still lag in VR. Rather than chasing the latest and greatest spec...

TonyReale by Honored Guest
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Nolan Bushnell, Atari, on Carmack and VR

http://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/2v6ge8/nolan_bushnell_atari_challenges_fermi_paradox/"If they are able to solve the sickness problem then VR is going to be a monster, a major hit. In fact, artificial reality could become so compelling that it...

Oculus Ritf and 360 cam, real time

Hi guys!I can not find similar posts.But I really intresno implement a system of using Oculus Rift and camera 360 degrees in real time.Example put the camera in Paris and London people could see what was going on in Paris through the Oculus.Can someb...

Dz111 by Honored Guest
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Please help show my dying mum the stars

Hi Guys,Since hearing about the Oculus Rift, I’ve been really excited about one day getting one, however finance has not permitted me to get a Development kit yet so I’ve been patiently waiting for news on the consumer version release, by which time ...

Treetops by Explorer
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Noob question from a Mac user: Win 7 or 8?

Hello all,I'm a Mac user and new to Oculus. I don't want to have to switch back and forth between Mac OS an Windows under Bootcamp so I've budgeted for a new gaming machine from Xidax computers. The only question is the OS. I know 10 is suppose to co...

MAGames by Honored Guest
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UE4 and VR development concerns

First, forgive my spelling. Not exactly a fan of typing on the phone.Being an indie (non)dev, I have a few projwcts that I would love to work on.. building new worlds. However, I am not the type of person to release a 2 minute demo of just an environ...

saviornt by Protege
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Dk 1 broken replace the Lcd screen

I just bought dk1 none used after two days use, i lost it on the ground, the lcd is now full of stripes. Im tryning to find a new lcd for it Innolux HJ070IA-02D 7 is the one they used on it. I cant fint it anywhere on the net. I found the Innolux HJ0...

bricklin by Honored Guest
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Will DK2 get update when CV comes out?

Apologies if this has already been covered...I'm itching to get my hands on the dk2 but I'm not sure if my impatience is worth it since the cv is less than a year away. If I grab the dk2 now, what are the chances of a firmware update or something whe...

Vinda-lou by Honored Guest
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AMD Driver Conflict with Windows?? BSOD in D2R

After spending the night testing various demos, and experiencing tons of BSOD's, I started googling around and found info both here and on Reddit where people are saying that several demo's won't work unless the rift is on the left of your main displ...

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