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How to remove the mesh look?

I won't receive the DK2 until Wednesdaywhat causes the mesh to show ?is it the touch response layer for Note 3?

Should I overclock the refresh rate of my TV?

I use my LG 55LM620T TV as my computer monitor also and it runs at 60hz. However I am able to overclock it to 75hz through the Nvidia Control Panel.I would just like to know if it is necessary? And if so, what are the pro's and con's of doing such a ...

Am I going to have a problem...

Am I going to have a problem if my main monitor only does 60Hz?I've been reading all the work arounds for DK2 things and it seems that setting your main monitor to 75Hz. Mine can't do that. Do I need to unplug it when using the rift and set the rift ...

Are You New To Oculus DK2? Start Here

After 4 days of sorting through the various games and demos, (mostly very bad demos), here's a list of what I find to be the best.All running smoothly on a 2012 MacBook Pro with Bootcamp Windows 7.Games: (While we wait for EVE: Valkyrie)1. Elite:Dang...

Am I the only one that gets FAR less than 75fps?

...because it seems that way. I continue to hear people talk about "just" getting 60fps or 55fps. Let me just say this: I'm getting NOWHERE NEAR THAT on most games I'm playing in the Rift. Euro Truck Simulator 2 being a big offender. I don't check my...

I am starting to get excited about DK2 countdown.

I am starting to get excited about DK2 countdown t minus 30, 29, 28, ... until it could be anytime to show up at the door.I ordered mine within hours of the announcement and hope they start shipping early early july. Will just have to wait and see. I...

Whens the next firmware update and will it stop judder?

Does anyone know when the next update is due and if it will stop this horrible judder? I've so far got around the judder using extended mode, but I have noticed now that some demos are only using Direct to Rift and it causes terrible judder. I don't ...

About Heartbleed and strange things...

Hello everyone!I heard about Heartbleed yesterday, a few hours before the Oculus-site went down. (Clever idea by the way, to call this SSL-thing Heartbleed to get all those lazy people to say: "Woah, Heartbleed, this sounds serious! :shock: I better ...

Shipping Schedule

Does anyone know around what month / dates of orders are scheduled are shipping (or should be shipping) this week? I should preface this by saying that as excited as I am to receive my Rift, I know that I will get it when I get it. I'm just trying to...

Get rid of the health warning

Because it's unnecessary and pressing any key in A LOT of demos does not remove it. AN example of something that never needed to be there and that does not work properly.Is there a way to turn this off?

No image in DK 2 Headset

Hi guys,Just got my DK2 kit today and have been having some problems getting an image. The demo scene in the config utility works just fine but DK2-compatible apps (from Share) simply won't run in the headset, although they display on my monitor. Any...

SteamVR

http://www.roadtovr.com/how-to-enable-oculus-rift-dk2-half-life-2-steamvr-steam-big-picture-virtual-reality-mode/

Hello all!

Hello VR people I have been interested in the Oculus Rift from the start but have never commited to buying a DEV kit (I will be using it for Unity testing). But now I am going to splash out my cash on the DK, But before I do I need some advice!If I p...

in use with TrackIR

Hey guys,Been tossing up whether it is worth investing in an Oculus Rift. I run a 3 monitor set up, and although i dont have TrackIR yet, I am planning on getting it. Will be using it for flight sims, more particularly IL2: Cliffs of Dover, Rise of F...

South African Rifters

Any South Africans here with a Ready/Processing status?I did see on the google data sheet that there's about 8 of us and some early ones, I hope they just bunch us all together so I can get mine sooner :roll: and anyone else that want to give me fals...

First Day Reviews - Matrix VR (Playthrough)

A quick run through of an amazing game that drops you into multiple scenes straight out of the matrix movies! Kudos to the developer because this was an amazingly fun experience and the most immersive I've seen in terms of movie to game transitions. ...

Trackir camera with DK2's IR lights?

Pretty much what the thread title is. I wanted to know if I could use trackir's sensor and software along with the DK2's built in IR lights.

Leapmotion adapter for dk2/dk1 released.

I'll just leave this here:http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/08/leap-motion-gets-a-head-mounted-upgrade-becomes-a-vr-controller/Edit: pair this with pair of nunchuck-style controllers, that have orientation tracking, and you have rudimental vr input...

Desktop Icons Getting Scrambled up? Try This!

I have a triple monitor setup plus a 4th Mimo touchscreen monitor, and now of course the DK2 as a 5th monitor. I tend to have a lot of desktop icons I use and I like to keep them grouped together across all 4 of my monitors so I can find what I want ...

Is Oculus doing enough to support indie developers?

Clearly the indie community have backed Oculus with money, time and resources.I feel that Oculus desperately needs those "Killer Games" and revolutionary applications to have any chance of breaking into the mainstream market. I personally believe tha...

Omni Virtuix getting shut down by Shark Tank $2M $5M $20M??

http://youtu.be/fEjtokAfw5M?t=12m55sThey were asking $2M but the sharks said $20M then they said if it was $5M it would be considerable???? wtf?I think it would work but not for games but for treadmill style gym runningat the gym like at least 50% of...

DK2 image slowly rotating, bad color separation

I have 3 separate problems (I have only been able to test in the office desk demo, Tuscany won't start for me)When Im holding my head perfectly still, the image is slowly rotating to the right. The whole thing is really badly 'pixelated'. Edges are j...

Excuse me Cyber.

Just a quick question. I ordered on the 4th of August (Australia) when the expected shipping date was September. Is this still possible? I have a holiday I need to start organising.And thank you kindly for your informative update earlier.

When will sdk 0.4 see linux support?

I'm set to receive dk2 on Tuesday (9/02) and I have Ubuntu loaded on the computer that is allocated for my Oculus Rift. Will we be seeing SDK0.4 Linux support anytime soon? It would be great to see something.... even if it's buggy.

Oculus and Audio Setup

Just got some Goldring NS1000 headphones (which I think support 7.1 surround sound) - and just wondering how to set them up best for use with my rift games/demos 1)Note firstly I have some Logitech speakers and woofer with a headphone socket can I ju...

DK2 Extended mode help.

Hi,Can anyone help me get to grips of how to use the extended mode on the DK2.At the moment I am switching the DK2 to the main display and then have to try and get the windows viewable to start any games and demos on there. Then I have to mess around...

Michael Abrash's Blog -

Meet Michael Abrash, Oculus Rift's Chief Scientist.First off, here's his wikipedia and Oculus bio for those who don't know of him. He has a blog and I feel it should be required reading for anyone with a Dev Kit.Whether you are developing software fo...

SteamVR Updated for DK2!!!!

http://steamcommunity.com/games/250820/announcements/detail/179336229464518511WHOOO!!EDIT:According to "Programmer Joe":It uses SDK 0.4.1The SteamVR Beta has been updated with the following changes. General: Added support for Rift Dev Kit 2 HMDs. Pos...

Really Nice Custom Holder For The DK2!

Check this out guys! The inventor even published the design on Thingverse so others can get their own printed!http://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/2dh5w7/3d_printed_dk2_holder/http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:427555