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SteamVR, big picture and extended: Things to be aware of

Hi everyoneThought i just share my "insights" on SteamVR, Half life 2 and the troubles of getting it to work.So: I you have a monitor with native resolution of 1680x1050 you are out of luck.I tried to get HL2 to work yesterday evening, but as soon it...

Wilkin by Honored Guest
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Downloaded TriDef 6.3, but do I need something else?

I have just downloaded the latest TriDef 6.3, but do I need to install anything else to get DevKit 2 working with it? I remember last time I had it installed, I also had to download something else that gave me a green 3D cube desktop icon aswell as a...

Fazz by Honored Visionary
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Idea for modifying the oculus rift

I have an idea for modifying the oculus rift, what I notice for DK1 and DK2 is that when you put the headset on you cannot easily see where you keyboard or mouse is....See an ideas I'm having, Image URL:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwZqye7G21hZRz...

khos85 by Explorer
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People interested in making horror VR games

For those who are interested in making horror VR games, maybe this might be some inspiration. I can see a couple things that would work well in VR in this short video.Made me laugh, but horror videos/movies tend to do that with me, anyway (I watched ...

kernow by Heroic Explorer
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Nothing working

Just recieved DK2Install runtimeAll drivers installed 1) ovr service not working, after manual run config tool working but I cant manually stop service2) camera blink one time after plug and nothing, tried all ports and dual usb cabel for more power ...

Kapoon by Honored Guest
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Chromatic abberation adjustment?

Is there any way to tune the way the Rift splits colors? On my left eye the blue is slightly off and on my right red is off.

omk by Honored Guest
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Motion Sickness GONE with DK2

Seriously, it's gone totally! it was bearable with DK1 but had to take breaks. DK2 been using it for 30+ minutes with zero effects.

dynjo by Honored Guest
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Got my Oculus tonight felt like I was going to blow chunks.

I played various demos for about an hour and a half. By far the most fun one was Quake VR. Although, after playing for that long I felt like I was going to blow chunks. Everything felt natural enough being able to look around with the new head tracki...

kogashuko by Honored Guest
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3Dception:Playable demos on Android, OSX and Windows

Hey guys,We’ve released playable demos of 3Dception, the real-time binaural engine, which a lot of you had requested. It is available as builds for OSX, Windows and Android. iOS should be up soon as well!We’ve been constantly improving 3Dception sinc...

abeshius by Honored Guest
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CV1 G-sync?

I did lots of research and lots saying the G-sync does matter..I ran my gopro hero 3+ black with 48fps at 1440p vs 30fps at 2.7k and the smoothness was insaneplaying games at 48 fps feels like 60 instead of 144fps on 144hz monitor..probably g-sync 48...

AntDX316 by Honored Guest
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Low Persistence = very dark screen

I have been playing live for speed now for a while since I got my DK2 (it is really amazing, cant wait for other race sims to catch up)the thing is with low persistence ON, the screen is very dark compared to LP OFF (its like 5:30am in the winter com...

EsEs by Honored Guest
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Tn games (gaming vest)

Hi all I recently discovered that my old gaming vest is about to get a Update it has been collecting dust for over two years.http://tngames.com/https://www.facebook.com/#!/tngames?fref=ts "updateinfo"the sound from the air conpressser is LOUD so dont...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Don't Bogart that lens my friend!

BackgroundSo I have had the Rift for about a week now, and though I have made leaps and bounds on getting it to work a lot better and remove some CA here, adjusted my IPD there, sped up a game elsewhere, I knew there was something wrong.On a side not...

Simpanra by Honored Guest
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Some tips on cleaning the DK2s lenses

I've noticed alot of people are having a hard time with cleaning the DK2's lenses without leaving scratches.I'm still waiting for my dev kit, but I thought I would share how I plan on cleaning mine.I've been an amateur astronomer for 15+ years now an...

Alternative Carry Case

Hi All,I would like to buy a plastic ammo case to put my DK2 in, instead of the cardboard case it get delivered in.Can anyone tell me accurately the dimensions of the foam packaging in a DK2 box please? :?:

reaper686 by Honored Guest
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DK1 Unity trial key

Just a quick one... Does anyone out there have a spare DK1 Unity trial key I can use? My project is now at the stage where I need get the rift integration working and the free version wont support it  . If you can PM me the key I will add you as a b...

serverguy by Honored Guest
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Half life 2 cant access training simulator.

Hey guys, I got my hands on a Razer hydra today and wanted to try the training demo from this videohttp://kotaku.com/half-life-2-oculus-rift-hydra-vr-demo-teases-future-o-1626084859/allthe problem is I cant find it in HL2 or episode 2. Is this a mod ...

Semicidal by Honored Guest
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nt ever get the progam on the right screen

No matter what I try...when I run a program it goes to my screen. Im running windows 8. I can clearly see it on my monitor but it wont go to monitor 2. i drag the program to monitor 2 and open it...the program goes to monitor 1. I change the headset ...

nordgaar by Honored Guest
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Upgrading GPU for DK2

I was looking at Gpus to upgrade to from my crappy 1GB Radeon 7790, and I saw this 3GB GTX 660.http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=03G-P4-2666-KRHow come this GPU only needs a 450 watt supply while similar cards need 500-600+ watts?Just seem...

Lulzer99 by Honored Guest
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DK2 frame rate

Hey all!I just got my Rift today.  So I've got everything running pretty well on my MacBook Pro ("bad, bad, bad for VR" - I know..), but I was wondering if there was anything specific that would increase frame rate on the HMD.The display is mirrored...

DK2 shipping to Russia

I am creating this topic instead of https://developer.oculusvr.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=10594, because Oculus is actually shipping to Russia. In this topic russians are coordinating and share experience of waiting for dk2.

Oculus screen mode problems

Hello Guys, how are the things going?Well, my OVR dk2 arrived yesterday and im having some problems with it.I plugged it correctly and installed the latest sdk version (0.4.1) witih its runtime included.Well, there are two problems occurring:1- When ...

Oculus Rift

Some one should be so incredibly nice and ship me a Oculus Rift for free :D.

War Thunder with DK2

Does anyone have any information on when War Thunder will have a DK2 implementation up and running? I know they are very friendly with DK1, and I'm hoping that I can use it to show people ASAP that I'm not crazy for believing in VR.

zuccs by Honored Guest
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Question about shipping (Ordered May)

So I got an email this morning that I need to update my payment information, and then I went ahead and paid the rest. My order date was May 2nd. I am in Texas.My question is, how long from "Ready" status to shipped.. and have any of you other May peo...

Piper by Honored Guest
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SteamVR and other questions

Just got my oculus up and running and it is truly an amazing experience!! couple of beginner questions though1)A few of my games are on steam (DCS, Half life and war thunder) - I have installed steamVR as someone suggested - but not sure how its mean...

mac2 by Honored Guest
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Tridef question

So I figured I'd download the tridef 14 day trial to test it out. The problem is that when launched through tridef the games will launch on my monitor and not inside the rift. This is both in extended and direct mode. Can anyone tell me what I'm doin...

Squiggs by Honored Guest
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