Talk VR

Whats with all the spam?

Lots of spam in the work in progress board.

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...

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...

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:

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...

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,...

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

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 ...

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.

Leaked Image - VR Attraction

Breaking News - first leaked images of VR attraction to be launched this year:

"we're under NDA on rift support, we have to wait"

Assetto Corsa devs claiming they are under NDA for rift support and hence the reason they are ignoring fixing rift support in the .9 version of the game.http://www.assettocorsa.net/forum/index.php?threads/oculus-rift-thread.1368/page-24http://www.ass...

PrioVR + Omni + Oculus = Real Futuristic VR

Hi,Oculus alone won't provide a full immersion that VR promises , it does get you immersed but not the immersion you would expect to have as you seen in some movies but VR is here you can experience some of the futuristic VR immersion seen in movies....

SVVR Conference & Expo, May 19-20

Hey folks, Cymatic Bruce here! Although I frequently lurk these forums I rarely post, but I wanted to make sure we formally posted something about the Conference on the dev forum. Silicon Valley Virtual Reality (SVVR) Has been going on for a year now...

Why Nintendo may be headed to VR

Here is the first line from today's Bloomberg article."Nintendo Co. (7974), the Japanese video-game company struggling to win over consumers with its latest generation of consoles, plans to expand in emerging markets with new devices starting next ye...

Calibrate your DK1 (from r/oculus)

Didn't know whether to post this here or in the tutorials section but thought it might get more views here."Calibrate your DK1 and enjoy better visual quality"http://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/249jiw/calibrate_your_dk1_and_enjoy_better_visual_q...

Is this the right Place to post a crappy demo?

UPDATED: link to my crappy demo, which i call Crappy Boathttp://rapidshare.com/share/D37294F2F0AB8F35402D734270C50C75Ok, so lets start with the obvious. I just started to build my first VR demo. It is not good, or even average... but I am kind of pro...

The biggest breakthrough for Virtual Reality yet?

When I saw this my eyes lit up as it looks as if this little bit of software will remore the limitations from us developers and bump the framerate up to 120 fps. I hope it will come integrated with the next version of Unity. What do you make of it?ht...

Ordered DK2, delivered August. PC build help needed.

Hi guys just ordered the DK2 which should arrive in August  . I have 12 weeks to build a PC . My budget is £650, I don't need a hardrive as I currently have a couple etc. I have been searching the internet and have a couple of builds/part builds tha...

5.5-inch Quad HD display gets certified 2560 x 1440

This would be a nice panel 5.5 inches, 2560 x 1440 538 ppihttp://www.androidauthority.com/lg-5-5-inch-quad-hd-378056/

Dont go Rifting on Public Transport

I took the rift with me to Brussels to show a friend, who after screaming through all of RiftCoaster immediately demanded to be put into Dreadhalls.He screamed like a little girl, but refused to take the rift off.As expected, he got the munchies and ...

Debating on getting a DK1 instead of DK2

I'm debating on buying a DK1 instead of a DK2 and I'd like to hear the community's opinion. I really want to add Rift support and create native Oculus Rift games over the summer as I will be returning to college during August. I was really looking fo...

Lens distance adjustment screws

Is it just me, or does anyone else think that the lens adjustment screws should be adjustable with your fingers only, not needing you to find a coin or screwdriver? It would be so much simpler. A little knob would suffice. This bothered me with the D...

Getting old DOS VR games working with Oculus Rift?

I apologize if this topic has been covered before, but I looked and couldn't find anything.Has anyone looked into the possibility of converting old DOS games that used old VR headsets such as the Cybermaxx, VFX1 and the iGlasses to work with Oculus R...

Put yo hands up! (stem & priovr)

Ello laddeh's. So who has ordered stem / priovr? I ordered the priovr, and it's shipping was cheaper than oculus dk2's.I just want a thread to talk about these motion tracking products.I personally think priovr is a goddam bargain for 17 tracking poi...

Why did Microsoft and Sony refuse to adopt the CV1 ?

PS4 and Xbox One have a few million users each, all of them gamers.PC gamers are probably closer to being a bunch of dozen millions.PC non gamers are a bunch of hundred millions, if not a few billions.And if that wasn't ten times enough already, with...

Any suggestions on a PC?

My PC is a nearly 6 years old Pentium Q6600 quad 4GB memory GT9800 it can still run the latest DX10 games at a playable framerate, last game I played was thief on low-to-medium settings. It won't play DX11. I've ordered the DK2 kit, and I'm guessing ...

LOL! someone finally did it.

Terrible Trolling but so funny...the end with zuckerberg is priceless

Fov against resolution.

Hello,I see many people talking about increasing FOV instead of resolution.But something is disturbing me with this idea.With a limited amount of pixel, i think its better to have them for "resolution"/less screendoor than FOV.Why ?Because of Headtra...