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Help please? Cant get runtime to run?!

HiJust received my DK2 and I cant even power the thing up!? I have downloaded the SDK and the runtime but my pc does not seem to know what software should open the runtime file?I would really appreciate a little help please?I'm using windows 8 btw - ...

[newbie] DK2 arrived, how do I get started on my Mac?

Oculus newbie here (but experienced software engineer).So my DK2 just arrived, and I'm trying to get started with my MacBook Pro. I've connected all of the cables, but I'm not sure how to get things running on the software side.I note that there does...

ianclarke by Honored Guest
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Here's a Fun Project Cars / DK2 Review

Even if it isn't in English, it's pretty easy to see he likes the DK2...  Fun stuff from the Reddit thread where I found this:[–]tmek 6 points an hour ago*Turn on Youtube's automatic CC with while watching. It's not perfect but still pretty dang imp...

Are the new Rift batches already updated?

Got my rift today.... Instalation was surprisingly easy..Pluged all in... Booting the PC up... Install the Dk2 Runtime... and.... it worked.... out of the box without an update?  So are the new batches already "up to date" ?Even all "direct to rift"...

nicorose by Honored Guest
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Please help me with a personal Shipping Situation

My DK2 should be arriving some time in the next month to my home address in the UK, however, I am in Germany and will be organising for it to be shipped from my home address to my new Germany address. Don't worry about how it will be sent from home, ...

Simpanra by Honored Guest
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No man's sky on Project Morpheus/Oculus Rift

For those of you who may not have heard about this game, it's an indie game from a small developer studio called HelloGames. This game is funny enough if you think about it for coming from such a small gaming company one of the most anticipated and o...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Oculus account info page keeps requesting email...

Does anyone else have to keep entering their email every time they hit the 'account info' page? My order was set to ship in July, but I haven't heard anything yet. Just trying to get an update.Thanks!

you by Protege
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Supermoon

Anyone catch the supermoon last night? This pic was not by me but wow! The moon was so bright all I got was a lens flare when I took a picture. Walking around at 2 AM I could make out the lines in the palm of my hand so many lumens out.

Can you display an Android phone HDMI out signal on oculus?

I have an Augmented Reality app that I made running on both android and iOS. I would love to display the HDMI signal directly on the Oculus headset but I am getting an "Out Of Range" error.Has anyone used thier smartphone to feed the Oculus its video...

Live Stream of Elite: Dangerous Beta on DK2

Ran into this Twitch channel and started watching this guy play. Holy shit, this looks amazing! Can't wait to get my DK2 tomorrowhttp://www.twitch.tv/zimtok5EDIT: There are currently over 4,200 views. This is great for VR! Good publicity

DK2 arriving any day and my pc has gone black & white

Hi guys need help as I am new to pc gaming. My pc has gone black & white image. Everything works fine but no colour any advice as I may need to return parts if it's a failed part such as GPU. I have had it 1 month with no problems at all. My rig is Z...

PIM1 by Honored Guest
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What if?

Hello,What if Oculus tries to take money out of my account and there's not enough money. Unexpected bills came up and I don't get paid till this Friday. The funny thing this is the first time since I ordered the rift that my account was under 500 dol...

Outputting Image to Oculus without 3D

Just curious what it would take to output an image to Oculus that wouldn't be 3D. I got this idea in my head of mounting a camera to an RC aircraft and having the image pumped back to the ground into a Rift headset and the tracking of the camera bein...

University Project

Hi Guys,Just wondering if anyone had used their Rift for their final year university project and what did you do?I'm going in to my final year in two months (hopefully the DK2 has arrived by then) and I'm thinking about doing something with it, but n...

cilliand by Honored Guest
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Need some Help with my DK2 and my MAc

Hi guys, when i plug in the DK2 on my mac, my mac recognize as a second screen but this one is in Vertical mode like a phone, can you fix that??? i try to fix this myself with the SDK but he don't work too...Thanks

mikaana by Honored Guest
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Locked to 60fps in UE4 (but Couch Knights isn't!)

This is copied from my reddit post that unfortunately was mostly ignored, with no answers forthcoming:I'm trying to fiddle with UE4 to make it usable to develop for the Rift DK2. I'm using the default first-person template, and tracking etc works but...

24 hours after seting up my dk2

So here are my thoughts after getting a good run in my dk2.First, i bought this to see how interested i could get into vr. I'm a vfx guy for a living but have always played games, however never worked in the gaming field. I saw this as a way to see h...

joecoke69 by Honored Guest
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CC authorisation hold?

Hi,I'm confused;I read the "Clarification on Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 Pre-Order Payments" which stated "If you are paying by credit card, you will see a temporary "authorization hold" on the full balance of your purchase, including taxes and shi...

Idea in the new SDK

Can we have in the service something like :"Enable Destkop view in the rift" ?Being able to have this, and still launch games from inside the rift ?I know that currently we can't have two application using rift at the same time...thats why it would b...

Tgaud by Honored Guest
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Any news on updated SDK/drivers?

HiJust wondered if there was news about driverupdates and SDK - having read that the "judder issue is fixed" and such. Will there be a big update and is there an ETA (or just a wild guess?) about when it could be released? Or will there be some "hotf...

Wilkin by Honored Guest
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Option for not using DK1 as part of extended desktop.

Currently attempting to just get things setup and working right for a friend. I see in the tooltray utility the option to have the RiftVR to not be part of the desktop, but when that is set it still shows on the main desktop. If I close the displays ...

Screech by Honored Guest
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Movie Theater in a Box

Hey Forum,I just got back from watching 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' in 3D at the local theater. So naturally I have been thinking of ways in which to design VR theaters. why VR theaters?Well for starters the one factor that is phenomenal about VR ...

cubytes by Protege
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Will I get my VR legs?

New rifter here.Did anyone else get immediate simulation sickness in any game your player has freedom of motion? The Chair demo has been a breath of fresh air, but even Oculus World makes me queasy. I dont think it has anything to do with the hardwar...

Why is there no Eye WIDTH adjustment?

I find that the distance between the lenses is too short, and needs to be adjustable. I can only properly focus one eye at a time. By pushing the headset to one side or the other I can get proper focus in one eye, but the other eye is then out of foc...

CyborgX by Explorer
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basic steps for using oculus as a (non-game) monitor

I know people are working on this : what are the basic steps for using the Oculus headset as a (non-game) monitor? to experience video in both traditional 2D and (especially) 3D? Is it possible to do so with a Mac desktop?Thanksw

Best way to record gameplay ?

HelloSo I would like to record oculus gameplay with my webcam showing up in the video.I got great software for this, xsplit broadcaster.But should I keep the 2 screens from the oculus or should I cut it so only 1 shows and stretch it?Even tough I don...

Have UK Customs have changed the Duty rate/commodity code?

I remember checking the import duty rate when my DK2 was shipping and the Rift was classified as a monitor which carries a 0% duty rate. Now I just checked again (after someone on a forum asked about import charges) and now it's listed as 3D glasses ...

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