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Leap Motion - Order Issue

Curious, checked fedex today, said my leap mount would be here today, now it says na on delivery. I paid the 12$ shipping from fedex...anyone else have this issue?

OculusVR CEO donates 31 million dollars to university!

Wowzers! OculusVR CEO, Brendan Iribe donates lots of one dollar bills to University of Maryland:http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/12/6140109/oculus-vr-ceo-and-mom-donate-over-30-m-to-university-of-marylandArticle highlights for people still processing h...

Error when running a program in DK2

This problem is very strange (And frustrating).Basically the rift works fine in the demo in config, and works fine in tuscany demo, aswell as the bulletevader demo.But often when trying other programs, the game starts up fire, the tracking works, but...

Oculus and Autodesk VRED

Autodesk VRED supports Oculus display mode which is great. . . But has anyone found a solution for getting the head-tracking to work in VRED? I'm using DK2 and VRED Pro 2015Thanks

A Way to Double the Resolution?

What might be the possible disadvantages to having both eyes see not just half, but the full screen of a future Rift - where the left and right images are flashed alternatingly onto the screen and viewed through a synchronized shuttering system that ...

CV1 Ultra High Definition Resolution

Will Oculus use the newly released Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen from the Galaxy Note 4 for the public release? It has a resolution of 1440x2560 and a 515 ppi density. Compared to the current 1080x1920 386 ppi density of the Note 3.Can we mod t...

Oculus to release beta Rift summer 2015

Just seen thishttp://vrfocus.com/archives/7027/oculus-launch-beta-consumer-hmd-summer-2015/

Are there any 'low spec' flying sims available.

I have no doubt that my current computer is going to struggle with probably even the most basic DK2 stuff. I plan on building a new PC once the GTX900 series drops, but until then I only have my trusty G74sx.Because I LOVE drving and Flying sims, and...

In the end, can the current DK2 be used as a gaming device ?

Hello all.I am not a devellopers. But I am an enthousiaste gamer. And I am considering buying a DK2 for gaming purpose.Now, before latching out that the DK2 is still for devs and I shouldn’t buy one, read a bit further.I have spent enough time readin...

Headset Advice

So, my DK2 is arriving soon, and I lack an audio Headset to go with it.My budjet is 90$ - 70€ maximum.Here are my nominees and features I like (+) and dislike (-):Logitech G230 or G430 + Looks+ Sound quality- Wired (although long cable)Logitech H600+...

Refresh rate dropdown box is blank!

In Screen Resolution control panel, clicking on the DK2 and choosing Advanced Settings > Monitor, shows both the screen refresh rate and colour depth as completely blank dropdown boxes with no options to choose from and nothing selected.On the other ...

Field of view

i just spent a few minutes looking at the demo that comes with the SDK and it is pretty cool....(what are the full set of keys by the way?)I dont know if its because my eyes were too close to the lens but my eyes are bugging me a little right now.the...

Healthier to turn it off or let it run?

I wondered which one may be healthier for the DK2... for me its easier to turn it off, as then my main monitor switches and i can work normaly. But turning it on and off several times a day may be probably harmful... on the other hand, letting it run...

Which day on AusPAX will Oculus be demoing its rift

I was going to buy the dk2 because i just cant wait for the consumer version, but ive realised it would be inappropriate for me to have a dev kit as a mere consumer. So ive opted to pay the exorbitant fee of 55 dollars to attend PAX AUSTRALIA to try ...

Few questions about screen tearing and camera position

So I have had my DK2 for two days now and at first I didn't have any problems but now that my hunger for quality and games have gotten bigger there have occured some issues.First of all I've noticed that some demos run better on direct mode and other...

CD1 for Christmas 2015?

http://vrfocus.com/archives/7027/oculus-launch-beta-consumer-hmd-summer-2015/Seems another indication at our best guess from last year.

Limit a specific mouse's input to 1 axis

* Update - It appears that using the Razer Naga 2014 with Razer Synapse 2.0 will allow me to create multiple sensitivity profiles for this specific mouse, doing this I hope to be able to set Y sensitivity to 0 in a profile (that I can swap from with ...

DK2 Support Coming To X-Plane!

http://developer.x-plane.com/2014/08/re-recuts-and-last-minute-bugs/Apparently this weekend or in a week depending. They don't see it as a major importance but are working to get it in.Might tell them if you think it's important... 

The most important aspect of video card for VR?

I was wondering, is any particular aspect of a video card the most important for VR? In other words, given two cards that are equal in all other respects, which feature upgrade would benefit VR the most?Processor speedMemory speedMemory sizeBus width...

CV1 - Invites to developers/DK owners before general sales?

To Cyber/OVR (this is a general note to say the idea was out there and maybe nearer the time you can let us know?)Will developers be able to get early access to buy CV1 when it eventually is ready, BEFORE general consumers as obviously we'll need to ...

DK2 Not compatible with Steam?

I start up my Oculus and everything's running Smoothly. But once I follow a guide on how to set up Steam for it, the app SteamVR never loads up and sends me to the developer downloads section of the website. You can access a VR mode on Steam through ...

I see a mixture of game and the monitor screen

When I use the rift in "extended mode", the lenses work. But I see a mixture of game and the monitor screen. Why does this happen ?ThanksThe lens image

Being surprised

How many of you have been surprised by others while wearing the Oculus Rift?I think I would jump out of my chair if I'm immersed in a game world with headphones on so I couldn't see or hear reality and then my wife grabs me on the shoulder to get my ...

Why so few "direct to Rift"-games?

Since Direct to Rift-mode is the preferred mode to run, as stated by Oculus, and because it solves a lot of display synchronization problems (http://doc-ok.org/?p=1057) , how come there are so many games and applications that only run in extended mod...

SDK 4.2 beta - Congrats Oculus!!

I've had my share of rants but I fired up the SDK 4.2 now and was able to run the calibration tool and get my IPD correctly set which I thought was around 67 and I was able to run the demo finally.I have a decent CPU i7 920 capable of 4ghz and 16gb o...

Oculus rift on iOS

I decided to write a tutorial for rift on the iOSFirst you must buy a iPhone (or iPad) to HDMI something like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/ipad-to-tv-hdmi Second you download games (right now there is only two games available https://itunes.apple.c...

Wikipedia lists iOS as working with the rift, and someone in another thread mentioned rifting on a jail broken iPad. This made me giddy and I promptly googled "oculus rift iPad", and nothing relevant popped up. I have a jail broken iPad© and the hdmi...

Rift, Facebook and Oasis

To those who had read a book called "Ready Player One", now with Facebook being multibillion corporation and purchased Oculus do you think Oasis is possible?  I think that if Facebook would come up with their own virtual reality console and perfect ...

Oculus drivers affecting Photoshop?

I know this topic might not be of use to everyone, but hopefully it will help a few.I decided to put the DK2 down and hop in Photoshop (The last time I used it was before updating to 4.2, and everything in PS ran smoothly), however tonight everything...

If the shape of the lens was half moon ?

And if the inside of the lenses was like a half moon ? We could achieve 100% field of view ?Of course I exaggerate in the design  I meant to say, an area in greater depth within, to cover almost completely the field of vision... What do you think ?