Oculus has competition that is gasp; competitive...wow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU-sP7pRAVU3D Headhttp://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/2rbshe/oculus_killer_booth_at_ces/

New Frontier @ sundance all about VR

Interesting:"This year's show is the beginning stages," says Frilot. "We're going to see the very beginning engagement of storytellers from all different walks of life -- from media-science labs to straight-up filmmakers to journalists to performance...

Zeiss VR One review

I should be getting the Zeiss VR One in the mail soon. Mainly to watch movies and play around with some ios apps. Once the goggles arrive I will review them for you guys.

Reverse positional tracking

Hey,I just received my DK2. During setup at the initial calibration when you sit at a desk. If I move my head forward it takes me away from the desk and if I move backwards I get closer. Can anyone help me out with this? Just a bit annoying.

Counterweight

Thought through this a little more whilst sitting atop a small mountain in Skyrim in awe of the valley panorama (including slain giant) in front of me. I'm sure this likely has been mentioned before, but the Oculus is in desperate need of a counterwe...

How will FPS be with this RAM + Processor + Graphics card?

Hey fellow Rifters! I just got my Oculus.I'm currently getting only ~20 FPS on my PC. Seems likemy graphics card is the limiting factor. So I'm consideringupgrading it if I can get good FPS with it (75+).What kind of FPS do you think I'll get with th...

Minimum Requirements - Will my computer be powerful enough?

What are the minimum requirements for the Oculus DK2?Will I be able to run it on my computer?   I haveWindows 7 ProfessionalProcessor: Intel Core i5-3670K CPU @3.40GHz 3.40GHzRam: 16.0GBSystem Type: 64-bit Operating SystemGraphics Card: AMD Radeon ...

Help with VR Game Manager Alien Isolation

I'm trying to play alien isolation but every time I launch the game with the game manager the game launches on my monitor but not on the Oculus. The light just stays orange and nothing turns on. All of the demos work just fine.

Nvidia GTX 960 released

A $199 maxwell card that in Nvida's words is very overclockable can downscale 4k to 1080phttp://www.theverge.com/2015/1/22/7870663/nvidia-targets-dota-2-and-league-of-legends-players-with-new-199

Dear Oculus, Hurry & Unleash The CV1 Beast. Signed...

Dear Oculus, Many consumers companies who have been working on their headsets for a while(10+ years, up to before Palmer was born :? )would like for you to Unleash The Beast. You have YouTube videos about a new headset and they are very eager to clon...

Windows 10 Tech resolved direct HDM issues...

Just sharing as I know a lot of people have been having some major issues with the Direct HMD mode.I've never had it working. The blue light would never come on in 0.4.2 although the game/demo would show in split screen on my main display. Installing...

Mario kart vr

Does anyone when the demo is gonna be released

VR MMORPG and Log Horizon

This last few days i've find out this awesome anime called Log-Horizon.First of all,i really.. really suggest to everybody that haven't seen it yet to check it out.. it's really amazing.If you're a fan of sword art online you're probably going to lov...

Does this ever happen to you....

You are working on a Unity app. You build it. Time to run it. You put your DK2 on and wait... and wait...... nothing seems to be happening... Then you lift your goggles up and double-click the DirectToRift executable. This also applies to running dif...

GO or NO GO? [vat or no vat]

Hello I have been thinking about getting the DK2, but there are two thing that keeps me for buying it.One: I live in Denmark, if I order the DK2 will I have to pay VAT or in other words were will it be sent from?Two: Is the consumer version coming ou...

DK2 all new and... Blurry :(

Hi folks, I wondered if I could ask a couple newby questions about my RIFT experience of the past 6 hours. I've loved it, dont get me wrong and only felt sick once! lol.. But there are a couple things I need to ask. 1. Should it be this blury!? I fir...

Old time FPS games on the rift, anyone?

My story (optional read)I remember a friend of mine showing me Wolfenstein 3D for the first time, he loaded up the boss level against Hitler and let me play. I was so scared I almost peed my pants, I was 9 years old. Later when my parents bought our ...

Older games in VR?

I understand that most of the effort developers are putting into VR support is currently newer games, for obvious reasons, but what about older, still immersive ones? Thief, System Shock 2, Half-Life 1, Operation Flashpoint, etc. Unofficial support w...

getting dk2

im planning on purchasing the dk2 but just for fun use with the kids i no it is still in development but how much game use will this have in general ? :?:

Clear up a few Questions Please...

Running a second display and dragging the window over to The Rift- if the two displays are different refresh rates, and the ap is started on the 60hz screen and then moved over to the Rift manually, then is the image on the rift syncing at 75? By the...

Forum Reorganization & New Format (feedback wanted)

Hey guys (and gals)!In the very near future, we will be moving the forum onto a new platform. There are a variety of reasons for this decision, but I think everyone will be happy with the switch.Since we will be moving away from phpbb, I believe the ...

Surely This Is Good Enough For CV1?

I'd be very happy if the image in the consumer version was slightly better than the DK2 and things "just worked".Would that be good enough for most of us?

With eye tracking, do we need lenses?

Currently we use a lense to distort the image on the screen so the eye balls can see it so up close. Although I'm not sure how this all works But forgive my ignorance for a little while and allow me to ask a small question in my mind...Why do we nee...

Positional Tracker Driver (x64) Installation Failed

I install Driver for Position Tracker but it error :

Am i eligible to get DK3?

Hey Guys,I was thinking of buying the DK2 (dev kit 2) for $350.. And we all know $350 is alot of money, but if i buy the DK2, Will i get the DK3 for free? :? I might sound a bit cheap-skate like, but it is reasonable, not all of us can fork out 250-3...

Continuous 360 rotation - slipring or optical rotary joint?

Hi All,I'm looking at a motion simulator build for the rift - mainly aimed at games like iRacing and Elite.One of my main aims is continuous rotation - no need to slew on the yaw axis as particularly for driving sims that makes a false set of sensory...

This is needed for a Consumer Release to Work

At present it takes some technical understanding to get the Rift to work. What's more is that it is a often a different set up requirement to get demo 1 to work than it is for say ED.Now zoom forward to a consumer release... forget the specs of the C...

Nvidia Custom Resolution on main monitor.

Hey guys, I hate to be the guy asking this question....If I set a custom resolution at 75Hz on a monitor that will only handle 60, will this cause damage, or issue? Will the monitor just ignore the extra data? I don wanna hurt my screen.

Jeri and Palmer at ces

Windows 10, Xbox One, VR?

If Xbox one will have Win10, and a "one code to rule them all" thing that Microsoft is going for, is it possible that there could be a way to install the Oculus runtime to the platform? I know this is just speculation, but if anyone here is an Xbox d...