So, there has been a lot of talk here recently about how CV1 will be received if consumers need a gaming rig to play it. There are plenty of creative minds here. Who thinks they can "build" the cheapest (shouldn't be more than 500-600 bucks, cause we...
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According to this Wall Street Article Zenimax is suing Oculus VR over IP. They say John Carmack brought IP over to Oculus who is now using it. Let's see Zenimax.http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303948104579534013624548846?mg=reno64...
The whole video is very interesting, but you can skip to min 14:54 for the Oculus specific part :mrgreen: The SuperComputer is the TACC (Texas Advanced Computing Center / Univ. of Texas)
It's an interesting look at lag in real life using the Rift:http://www.cnet.com/news/oculus-rift-hack-shows-dangers-of-lag-in-the-real-world/Movie studios looking into VR filming:http://mashable.com/2014/04/29/jaunt-360-degree-virtual-reality-oculus-...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/16/au_optronics_high_res_2014/"The AMOLED 5.7-inch display has 2560 x 1440 resolution – which gives you 513ppi (pixels per inch). This compares with the iPhone’s retina display resolution 326 ppi, and the Galaxy S...
Kevin and others who post on this board are in this documentary posed by ftarnogol on reddit. I have long thought Kevin could make clear and well thought out posts but in this video he is even clearer and well spoken. So a tip of the hat to Kevin.
Hi guys, Ideas are a dime a dozen, and are pretty cheap. So for all you guys who have the experience and hands-on knowledge to create amazing VR experiences here are a few ideas you can take and claim as your own. Again ideas are cheap, anybody can c...
i read on the wikipedia article the blue OLEDs are between 4%-6% efficiant... 62,000hrs on the blue LEDs and they get dimmer as they wear out, where the green LEDs are 20% efficiant and can last 190,000hrs... so we'll end up with no blue after a whil...
The Oculus Rift (has to have a third party stereoscopic player in order to be used on the PC)But listen to this oculus VR, just take out the one screen (and instead of having one screen) replace it with two. One screen per eye. If you put one screen ...
Business Insider article...worth a read.http://www.businessinsider.com/oculus-riftdate-for-sale-to-consumers-2014-4
Hey Forum,I have been putting a lot of thought into a centralized avatar management platform intended to support VR Hangouts. But I haven't really put a lot of thought into exactly what VR hangouts are, or how I would design one. so with that in mind...
Il start by saying this is second hand information so I can't verify if it's correct or not, but I spoke to my cousin yesterday on Skype, who is a software developer based in London and a fellow gamer. On a recent night out with friends, he was intro...
In Swedish but you'll get it...
http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/30/5667552/movies-of-the-future-will-be-paid-for-by-the-inchOr will they charge extra per magnification My guess is; it will also be based on the amount of pixels.
I don't have my Development Kit as yet, understandably, but I already started work on an interactive "musical journey". It's heavy on the grass and the graphics naturally, because of the type of fantasy world experience I would like to deliver, so no...
I bought a rift off ebay and I have downloaded the sdk.I have unzipped the sdk and have referred to the oculus SDK overview.pdf Do I need to install anything or is unzipping the SDK enough to get the rift working?I have tried the configuration utilit...
Hey guys,I am a VR enthusiast based out of India and am looking to buy a DK1. I know this might seem odd/off but I cannot wait for the DK2 to be out. If any forum member is looking to sell their DK1, I'd like to talk to you. I'd prefer to buy from so...
http://www.roadtovr.com/rev-vr-podcast-ep-60-look-past-present-future-virtual-reality-kevin-williams/
Hi ForumWhile reading through some Reddit posts I came across the story of a guy called Jason Rowe which stopped me dead in my tracks.This got me thinking about how VR can help people with disabilities. Note: Please click on this image link below to ...
I was just thinking of some of the things I would like to see in the future for the oculus and input devices and got to thinking....since the DK2 is using a cam with IR how will this effect the use of the kinect and or devices like the leap motion? b...
I hope it's not a repost. I found some interesting information about CV1 release date. Some thoughts? Fake?I have been debating whether or not to post this. I've decided to do it. Since I am under a NDA, I want to be careful about keeping my identity...
This is just a personal list so it might not match what your own list would be. Hope you enjoy.
If you think about Rift CV1 distribution model, the first thing that comes out of your mind may be the online-only distribution model, and that's probably the way to go for the first couple years. After that, they will probably put the rifts on the s...
I have a question about parenting the OVRCameraController.I'm working on a flight simulator. I parented the OVRCameraController to the space craft. The space craft carries the it along with it. But, it does not inherit the rotations. So, the spacecra...
When it comes to game engines I think there has to be some fundamental change going on for VR..There are couple of things it was usual to put up with when it comes to games on a monitor.One thing are loading times. They are absolutely unacceptable if...
new things with 3dwebcamfirst - it's now called "eyemmerse"then - it's much better quality, much less latency and all the good technical improvementsthen - just couple of days ago we've merged it with a remote controlled mobile drone platform... now ...
Hey Forum,Here lately I have been thinking a lot about this so called magical sense of "presence". more specifically I have been pondering why given a specific demo (doesn't matter what it is) tends to generate a strong sense of presence for some ind...
From the man himself:http://twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack/statuses/459738973137432577
They have dug up an evil place. We're all doomed. Doomed!http://www.cnet.com/news/found-ataris-e-t-games-dug-up-from-new-mexico-landfill/Now, who is going to be the guy to adapt it to VR. We currently have a nice hole in the ground in NM for you. l...
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