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Favourite games/demos/experiences on DK1?

Hey everyone,As we are getting ever closer now to receiving our DK2's I thought it would be great to have a list of the best experiences that people had with their DK1's. I know that any of the content produced for DK1 wont be compatible with DK2 unl...

Make sure CC info on order is updated.

Hi All,Long time lurker. Well I ordered the Dk2 kit on Mar 19th and just realized now that my CC# for the order was an old one...YIKES! Sent Oculus a note with an updated CC# and hoping it doesn't affect my ship date any. I had forgotten that I was i...

SwanSong by Honored Guest
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I miss playing games - life after DK1

After selling my DK1 a month ago I really miss gaming in VR. I knew right away as I was walking away from my first rift experience last year that gaming would never be the same again for me.I'm pining waiting for the DK2 to jump back into these new w...

Falan by Honored Guest
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A personal experience and how the rift could save lives

Hello to one and all. My first post here and hopefully the first of many.I would like to open up some discussion about something that happened to me today and how virtual reality could help in the future.I am a pilot under training. I am working towa...

DrAviator by Honored Guest
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I need help testing a project (people with dk1 and windows8)

Alright, about a week ago I made a post about having a oculus rift dbz game. I wanted to convert the project called "Zeq2-lite" to the oculus Rift.I contacted one of the main developers and he was actually psyched too! and we made it happen! But her...

Domitjen by Adventurer
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R9 290 vs. R9 280X

Hey guys,Wanted to bux the Sapphire R9 290 for my DK2 but the problem is that i think it wont fit in my pc because of the 30,5cm length. I dont want to buy the asus version (28,7cm) because its even more expensive than the Sapphire one. Should i just...

Oculus Connect: Application Info Question

Quick question for Oculus staff: will anyone outside of Oculus have access to these applications? Most of what I will put isn't sensitive, but I can potentially reference a few projects I don't want to disclose publicly.

jonwade by Honored Guest
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Anyone else just get an email? Serious!

Hi Daniel, We are preparing to start shipping the new Oculus Rift Development Kit 2. Please take a moment to update your billing and shipping information on the Order Management page: https://www.oculus.com/sales/.

Confusion abou the new email

So I ordered my Oculus Rift at the beginning of this month when it said shipping in September.I specifically did this because I won't be at that address until September.However I got an email to check my billing info and shipping address. Billing inf...

vonFelty by Honored Guest
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Questions about the new SDK

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...

opamp by Protege
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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...

you by Protege
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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...

mta by Honored Guest
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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...

sakura13 by Honored Guest
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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 

RazTOO by Honored Guest
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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...

ZaineUK by Explorer
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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

Falan by Honored Guest
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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

Pokey by Honored Guest
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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...

Alovnek by Honored Guest
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