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Who would you want elected as an additional moderator?

The recent spamstorm has generated a lot of complaints, and a few good suggestions. I think cybereality is doing a great job of managing the forum and maintaining active involvement in various discussions, but, assuming he has a life outside of this ...

racerx3 by Honored Guest
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Optics

have you thought about soft customizable liquid filled lenses on movable frame?

rupy by Honored Guest
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Raytracing its perfect for VR

Before you start saying that its imposible with current hardware, etc.. let me say that i know, i only want to tell why i think raytracing its much better for VR than triangulated texture rendering, even if its not possible at the moment.First of all...

Morpheox by Honored Guest
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Test Drive Unlimited 2

Hey all, just want to know if anyone has gotten TDU2 working with vorpx or any of the other drivers. I spent over 200 hours in this game because of the camera hack with triple monitors and trackIR, would love to revisit Hawaii using the rift and spen...

The Deep, Project Morpheus

Hey,Just wanted to share this with you... pretty amazing, Its a demo on the Morpheus where you take place in a cage and get attacked by a great WhiteThe blue bar on the controller is used to duck etc kinda coolhttp://ca.ign.com/videos/2014/05/08/proj...

raidx by Protege
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Oculus VR at ITEC, Cologne

Hey, i saw that you are exhibiting at ITEC next week in Cologne.I really, really want to see the DK2. Just can't wait for July  . Is it possible to visit this event as public? It's pretty hard to get info's about that. Another question is: Will Ocul...

Could Steam Machines be the key to mass market adoption?

As a casual and sometimes hardcore gamer, I am very interested in the idea of buying a Box(Steam machine), plugging it in and having it just work instantly. I know that Valve has been working on a VR interface within their OS and is planning to heavi...

Sir David Attenborough coming to a Rift near you!

This is actually one of the best pieces of news I've heard this is going to be absolutely massive and huge step in the educational experience for the Rift!Couldn't personally think of anyone better than Sir David Attenborough! Does this mean the BBC ...

This guy wore a Rift on a Real Roller Coaster

http://www.polygon.com/2014/5/10/5703496/oculus-rift-roller-coaster-video-stunt-trickImagine adding monsters and really cool stuff to this - Now here is a Virtual Arcade Ride!Mike

mscanfp by Honored Guest
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Do we get to know the color gamut of the display?

I've looked at the wiki and all the documentation and haven't found anything. It's clear that nothing is available for the DK2, but I haven't seen anything on the DK1 either.What I am looking for are CIE1931 xy coordinates or better CIE1976 uv coordi...

Cheaper DK2 with Facebook

I was simply wondering why the DK2 didn't see a price drop after the Facebook deal. Didn't they say that this deal would enable them to get cheaper devices to more people? Wouldn't it make a lot of sense to also get cheaper devices to more developers...

Fitness VR

I think a lot of guys would find it easier to sell the Oculus to their wife's if it could be attached to an exercise bike. Lets face it, lack of exercise is a big downside of video gaming. I imagine having an open world like FUEL, except prettier, an...

Which DK2 Features Require Game Updates?

I’m unclear on which new features of the DK2 are inherent out-of-the-box in the hardware, and which features will actually require updates to game titles in order to take advantage of them. In particular:Positional TrackingThe addition to optical tra...

VivaNOLA by Honored Guest
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Brokerage Fees on Shipments to Canada

Just read on the MTBS3D Forum that a backer having a Rift delivered to Canada had to pay a significant amount of additional delivery fees:"UPS ended up taking an extra 104.35 COD 39.66 for GST and $65.69 for "Brokerage Fees"!!! UPS does really screw ...

atb by Honored Guest
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How will Sir david attenborough Doc be made?

I love all the BBC Attenborough Documentarys. So when i heard about attenborough oculus rift project i was  My question is what sort of experiance do you think we will get? Im unsure how the technology works for capturing real life footage compared ...

ajames123 by Honored Guest
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RIP H.R. Giger

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/13/hr-giger-dead-alien-artist_n_5314408.html

danknugz by Superstar
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+1 Convert to VR

So a guy that I work with and I were talking about gaming and I asked him if he's heard of the Rift, as to which he replied, "Yea, but it's probably going to be like the Virtual Boy and suck."Since we really didn't have anything to do today, I did a ...

Using Leap Motion as a VR Controller

Hi AllWe created this short review for Leap Motion as a VR controller. Hope you like it. Notice to all developersWe are currently changing our website layout and adding a section for trailers. If you have a VR game trailer you would like added just s...

WhelanWeb by Honored Guest
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The Old City - post-apocalyptic exploration game

Don't think I saw a topic on this one.It looks promising, but they will need all the publicity they can get to reach their base goal. Less than 25% done with 19 days to go.Narrative experience in a post-apocalyptic world, I think I'll bite.What do yo...

raph81 by Honored Guest
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Photography/videography for rift

Hello, ladies and gentlemen. I do not know which subforum is most appropriate for this topic, so I placed it here.I would like to know people's opinions on the optimal way to record still photography and video for the rift, preferably, but not necess...

Jumped on board

Broke down and ordered a DK2, hope to start developing some fun things, I used to screw around with DoomCAD back in the day and also with Duke3D levels and quake2/3, but that was about it. :lol:

danknugz by Superstar
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CastAR: The Dark Horse?

Everything has been a little quiet on the CastAR front, but one thing is for sure, they have system that is shaping up to be one hell of a device.As you all probably know, on it's own, it is capable of Projected Augmented Reality. But attach the clip...

Zackarios by Honored Guest
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How to clean the Rift?

I'm looking to sell my DK1, but the foam looks a little dirty, not too bad but I'm tempted to clean it. Would using a vacuum be a bad idea? I've heard it could be bad with electrical equipment? I have no idea how I could clean it otherwise... :?Also,...

Zackarios by Honored Guest
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This would be a amazing mmorpg

imagine this with the oculus rift https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiPDkMC8APk&list=PLA3E0E59BB0FC1837%20imagine%20this%20with%20the%20oculus%20rift

jardinjo by Honored Guest
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Distance between the dk2 camera and the rift

Hi.I apologise if this question was already answered, I used the search function, but I couldn't seem to find an answer.How close can you sit to the positional tracking camera? My workspace is fairly limited in size/layout, will the camera work well ...

inzanian by Honored Guest
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New to oculus

Hello, my friends and I wish to develop basic games for the oculus rift VR. I was wondering about what kind of gaming, programming and general experience is required to develop games from scratch for the VR. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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