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Payment Email from Oculus Rift

i just got an email says i have to update my payment Info , do i need a new method or just add a credit to my card ?

DEY BE SHIPPING THE KITS NOW!

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Some dingus is selling an "Oculus Collection," plus DK2, $1m

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-OCULUS-RIFT-SIGNED-KICKSTARTER-DK1-DK2-VR-VIRTUAL-REALITY-DEV-KIT-POSTER-TEE-/171366670165?I hope his order gets cancelled the hardest. 

Scientists create holodeck using Oculus Rift

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/this-large-scale-holo-deck-is-pushing-the-boundaries-of-1607073816

I have a couple of questions about the next version of the SDK in order to help me prepare to upgrade:1. How similar is the API to SDK 0.3.2? Are most of the API functions the same, or is it completely reworked?2. Will there be a DLL/SO I can load dy...

you can now preorder your DK2 on ebay.

just typed 'oculus rift' into google to get to the forums and noticed an interesting advert to the right taking me to this ebay seller. http://www.google.co.uk/aclk?sa=L&ai=CizH20T-zU5imIYKmjAac04C4CKrMsasEsuXKkogBuq6ts_MBCAYQAigCUPuWzrUEYLuGgIDQCsgB...

Converting 2d movies to 3d...

So I'm sure that 'true' 3d movies will be best for a optimal rift virtual cinema experience, but it would be kinda cool to still get some mileage out of your old 2d movie collection too. My Samsung tv has a nifty feature where it can 'ghetto 3dify' a...

Let's discuss adding another sense to VR

Touch, Taste, SmellOr any of the other 10 or so that someone made up recently.Here's my idea that I just stole off this guy - touch.http://vimeo.com/79179138I think this could be modified to work in some primitive way with the rift. Obviously I'm not...

Move Along...Nothing to See Here.

EDIT: Original Title was "Oculus Killer" True Player Gear's Website Goes *Poof* but others are not seeing what I am seeing so...false alarm i guess. I wonder whats going on:http://www.trueplayergear.com/Long-awaited Update Imminent or Vanishing Act?a...

Giveaway Draw for (Euro Truck Simulator 2)

------CONTEST OVER------Winner is - Hellary Thanks everyone for participating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hello! I started writing journal reviews for video...

Downsampling for better resoloution?

Hi,I have found some staff about downsampling, to improove pc graphics, because some aa methods are very bad and i thought maybe it will improove the quality at oculus too.Howtohttp://joumxyzptlk.de/howto_nvidia_downsample.htmlExampleshttp://joumxyzp...

3 Rifts on Allegro

http://allegro.pl/oculus-rift-dk2-fullhd-1080p-nowosc-i4403313713.htmlThis guy is clearly RESELLING 3pcs. Still not good Sad to see this hapening ... but think those who bought 1pcs and not reselling are safe 

Thinktwice before purchasgin the Stem, Omni, Etc (article)

Just read this article at cnet. States how oculus is developing its own controllers for VR and possibly alienating some of its greater champions ion the process.http://www.cnet.com/news/oculus-to-ge-hands-on-with-new-virtual-reality-gear/

Oculus Motion Controllers Apparently On The Way

Oculus to get hands on with new virtual reality gear (July 17, 2014)Facebook's virtual reality company is readying motion control prototypes for its headsets to offer a more immersive experience for consumers.http://www.cnet.com/news/oculus-to-ge-han...

Try A DK1 Now Or Wait A Few Weeks For DK2?

Hi All,If you live in the UK many Tesco's have DK1's to try now. In my local Tesco, Red Bull are demo'ing a DK1 all this week. My question is, i've never tried VR before and am worried if i try the inferior DK1, it will it ruin my first experience of...

Locating distribution centers by shipping cost

Since no one has tried this till now, taking a shot in the dark. Since we know that DHL is the shipping carrier, we could find out where the distribution centers are based on your location and shipping cost. The only other unknown is the package size...

Any time now - lean into it people

DK2 is about to drop I can feel it in my bones...its electric lol Will the world ever be the same again? :lol:Heres some heart warming music if your emotions are low..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqdCaPRkhD8

Article about the implications of VR

I saw this on r/Futorology, but not here or r/oculusIt's just an opinion piece, but I thought it was interestinghttp://worldofwono.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-impending-vr-disruption.html

Computerphile Oculus Rift video

For those that aren't subsribed to the Computerphile channel on youtube. They posted this very interesting video of a "holodeck" with oculus rift (DK1).I especially like how they are playing with your rotation speed to keep you within they area. This...

true 5.1 or 7.1 Surround Sound Headset for VR

hello,I'm looking for a headset 5.1 or 7.1 true surround sound (no stereo virtual surround sound & no USB soundcard). Any tips or advice for a headset? I found just this two Razer Tiamat 7.1 & ROCCAT Kave – Solid 5.1 so far...

Can I sell my DK1?

I want to sell my DK1 (when I get my shipping notice for my DK2) but I don't want to get caught in the cross fire of the ebay DK2 cancellations. Will I be fine putting up my DK1? Can I sell my DK1? Help me Jebus!!

Official Rift Song :)

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Oculus Connect Registration

Is anyone having problems with Oculus Connect registration?Just seems to re -load the CAPTCHA on submission, no confirmation message.Have tried form submission in both Safari | Chrome but no luck.[ Time 6:06PM PDT ]Thanks,-- Chuan

Just wanted to express my gratitude towards cyber

Cyber I really do appreciate everything you have done for this community and I know everyone else does as well. I know it must be hard to handle so many people eagerly waiting for there kits, but you do a wonderful job of keeping everything under con...

GPU for DK2

Hey guys,I wanted to buy the Sapphire R9 290 Tri-X 4GB but it doesnt fit in my PC. I discovered the Zotac GeForce 770 4GB. Here's a link to it http://www.zotac.com/products/graphics-cards/geforce-700-series/gtx-770/product/gtx-770/detail/geforce-gtx-...

Will VR mean the end of pilots?

With no need to allow for the biological component, aircraft can be made smaller, faster and more agile, and carry more payload.Pilots can sit in comfort in the control room back in base, with instant access to supplementary personnel (co-pilots, bom...

Delaying hardware release because of the SDK is depressing

I woke up this morning and saw the Reddit thread Community request: Official DK2 Shipment Statement and was pretty disappointed in the community. We'd already had an update which covered at least the next week. I wanted to post a comment saying how I...

New DK1 Owner! :) Resolution question (Update! 7-16)

Hey guys I'm getting a DK1 in a few hours(hopefully) and was wondering...1. Do I EXTEND the display, DUPLICATE the display, or disconnect the monitor and only have the Rift hooked up to my gpu?2. What resolution should I be setting it to? 1920x1080p ...

Polling who does and doesn't wear glasses?

With all of the talk about the new lenses and and everyone wondering how the Rift experience will be for them as glasses wearers, it seems like I'm the only guy on the board who doesn't wear them and thought it would be interesting to see how many of...

Eyeball tracking for Depth of field

This illustration from Oculus made it easy to see how depth of field can be difficult in VR:The problem is that we don't know what the user is looking at. Are they focusing on something in the foreground, or are they looking at the mountains in the b...