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New Gaming PC Thoughts

My machine is aging, and with my shiny new DK2, I figure now's a good time for a rebuild... gotta be able to play E:D and Bioshock Infinite (via vorpx) at 75Hz I'm planning to keep my existing ssd,hdd,optical drive,chassis,and (new) psu.Here's my cu...

nkeeney by Explorer
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I think the Rift could become an addiction

When I read the review for "into the storm" rift experience and how the reviewer said "at the end it almost felt depressing to come out to the real world. My only thoughts were when will I go into this realm again. I thought of it while I sipped my c...

Rishi851 by Honored Guest
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How do our eyes look when inside the rift?

I'm curious to picture how our eyes would look if we could see them as they are rifting?They are obviously not crossed as this would cause damage after extended use. But even if straight on, I'm sure there would be something a bit "thousand yard star...

Live events streamed live for VR - BBC

Didn't know if its already been posted, but the BBC setup a live stream of the Commonwealth Games at the gymnastic!http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-28590113 (Sorry rest of world if you cannot see it, but might be able to find it on Youtube!)Its h...

dmc100 by Honored Guest
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DK2 reseller

And an other scam/reseller :http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Oculus-Rift-DK-2-with-OLED_171192947.htmlFeel free to report them on alibaba if you have an account.

alcyon13 by Explorer
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weird visual artifact (update: apparently refresh rate )

It's kind of hard to explain but it's only on the inside of the right eye (medial.) If I'm still , it's fine. If I move with any decent speed it creates sort of like a water type ripple only in the area. The strange this is I installed the sdk and tr...

ebone260 by Honored Guest
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Question about Juddering / Low Persistence / FPS / Hz

HI All, Sorry for gross ignorance if this has been answered or is otherwise a stupid question. I wanted to know why there are so many issues when the game is dropping down below 75fps (Juddering / Tearing in right eye). I haven't played a lot with th...

baggyg by Protege
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Put a phone in your DK2 and snap a picture!

I'd like to collect some high res photos of what you see through the lens. Part of it is troubleshooting for me, I need to compare what a working device sees so I know I'm not crazy.Plus, its cool.Ill go firstHere's what I see in my unit in the calib...

A VR Electric Chair?

A team of VR hackers create a shocking DIY electric chairhttp://www.digitaljournal.com/news/odd+news/a-team-of-vr-hackers-create-a-shocking-diy-electric-chair/article/389572As the hackathon continued, the intensity increased to a level of deranged ma...

Wouldnt it be better to set games to 720p?

Correct me if i am wrong, but its a full HD panel, and the output image is displayed twice on it, side by side.Would it not be better to set the demo or game resolution so 720p?Would there by any noticable difference between 2x 1080p and 2 x 720p on ...

Foxgod by Honored Guest
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Whatever happened to external graphics cards...

A long time ago I seem to remember some companies producing concepts for connecting a desktop graphics card to a laptop using an external housing. These never came to anything as far as I know (not sure why, perhaps there was no suitable data connect...

Anyone experience "Sticky 3D Objects" when viewed too close?

Hi all, first time user of the Oculus Rift, and so excited to get the DK2.My enquiry: Anyone of ya'll encounter 3D Objects "sticking to your head like a sticky tape then quickly let go" when you get too close to it?For example, i refer to the DK2 Dem...

ryanyth by Honored Guest
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Oculus Connect

Just announced via Twitter / Blog. Couldn't see a post about it, so thought I'd create a thread. So... who's going?http://www.oculus.com/connect/Personally I've love to go to but air travel would be too much for me, luckily it seems that many of the ...

CptPilot by Honored Guest
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Why do none of these demos work for me??

I just got the Oculus 2 today and installed the runtime and the other stuff it asked me to install. I can run the configuration utility demo scene fine. The Tuscany demo also works for me, but every other demo/game I have DLed is not working. By "not...

Can't get my DK2 going...

So, I can't get the configuration utility to acknowledge the existance of my DK2.I can see an Orange light only. Never a blue light and never anything from inside the rift.There is no change if I try switching to extended display.Things I've done so ...

perry by Honored Guest
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DK2 direct to HMD: So much Jitter

I got a few demos working (Totoro, OceanRift, CyberSpace, and more) The direct to HMD versions are working but the tracking is nauseatingly jittery. Not smooth like the config demo at all. Is that how it's supposed to be, are these demos bad, or is s...

Head tracking / panning while watching "regular" movies?

Hey all, I was wondering if there was anyway to have it so that moving my head while watching a regular movie clip on the OR would allow the field of view to move accordingly. That is, I would assume that I would have to artificially zoom the video s...

dual gpu - sli vs not sli - maximizing performance

Quick question. If you have an sli setup (e.g. Dual 770s), but want to minimize latency and maximize oculus performance;can you disable sli, slave your desktop monitors to one card and the rift to another?I am not clear how nvidia handles multiple mo...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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DK1 vs DK2 pixels (attachment)

Used the same exact camera for each shot (Canon 5D Mark III with 100mm macro lens). For some reason, it couldn't capture the colors on the DK2. But what really matters here is the pixel density, very clear.107A1743.jpg

grimdar by Expert Protege
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What PC can handle the DK2?

Maybe this sounds stupid and probably there are already threads about this (in this case i would appreciate a link):I´m awaiting my DK2 and plan to buy a new PC for it, but am unsure if i should wait until October when the next generation of graphic ...

Falke359 by Honored Guest
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Virtuix Omni Release date?

Does anyone know when this is coming out? I'd love to get my hands on my Gaming treadmill soon for my Oculus Rift.Super pumped to play some MineCraft, skyrim, and Battlefield 4

Motion Sickness : back to square one

Hey guys,So first of all let me start by saying that I absolutely love my DK2 and I can't wait for more demos to be released  !Now, I spent sometime in it and I have noticed something.During my first week with the DK1, I suffered very nasty motion s...

How many Rifts will be sent in the August batch?

Now that July's out of the way and 10,000 orders dispatched. Can someone now tell me how many orders are due to be dispatched in August? They did say they were ramping up production, so can we expect something like 20,000 dispatched in August? I orde...

RedRizla by Honored Visionary
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What is VR? (your opinion wanted!)

It would be fun to hear of the forum answer this question: what is VR? I will leave the interpretation of the question open (: I will offer my take. I realise it got quite long, but I suspect my passion for this topic has grown over the last couple o...

Knutsi by Protege
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Correctly Set Up Camera Can Track Incredibly Well

Not sure if it has been posted here yet or not, but this reddit post shows the capabilities of the camera with 5 meters of distance and no objects infront of the led lights. http://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/2cabgv/huge_tracking_volume_and_incr...

Oceanos by Honored Guest
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DK2 for game development and...

Hello,I would love to implement VR -Oculus support in my game project. I'm not in a particular rush and can probably wait for the commercial release (although to have one in my hands sooner than later would be wonderful).What I am basically wondering...

Spoj by Honored Guest
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Removing the cover on the front of the DK2?

Just got my DK2 -- what a freakin surprise! UPS guy just left it on my doorstep though.Anyway, I didn't see this mentioned in any threads yet but, I'm going through the DK2 "Quick Start Guide" and step 2 is to remove the front cover and check that th...

drash by Heroic Explorer
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Is it safe to use DK2 with a higher custom resolution

I want to try Elite dangerous with better image quality. So I want to use supersampling and use a higher resolution. If I try to input a custom resolution there is a warning that the process might damage the display. Does this warning apply to the re...

mdk by Honored Guest
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