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Marty McFly's Hoverboard Using Wii Balance Board

Pretty cool so far: http://mashable.com/2014/04/20/now-you-can-ride-the-back-to-the-future-hoverboard-using-the-oculus-rift/

True Player Gear trying to eat Palmer's Lunch

http://vrfocus.com/archives/2669/true-player-gear-shows-new-image-totem-vr-headset/Article says It's a 3d printer mockup of the headset, for a mock up it looks good.No one has tried it out still though.Apparently they are going to demo it or show it ...

GDC 2014 Lectures VOR & FOV

http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1020713 - Too bad the low persistence screen is a rolling shutter right to left!?http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1020714 - Good explanation of VOR and why FOV is important.

Jurassic Park Project

This guy is making a game called Jurassic Park: Aftermath using Cryengine. The game looks amazing !http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80pwUGAvYb0&feature=youtu.beHow awesome would it be to see him add Oculus Rift support. I don't have a facebook account ...

What about audio?

Will CV1 feature built-in 3D audio? Maybe via detachable specialized headphones? I remember hearing something about FB not caring about making money off of the hardware, so that gave me the impression that we may potentially see many features in the ...

Half Life 2 (How to get the Activate VR button?)

I'm trying to play half life 2 in VR again (so I can practice for the 24 hour marathon HOWEVER! I'm not getting the button in game nor if I type in -vr (I get a black screen of death) if I opt into the regular "beta" and activate VR mode my whole gam...

Simple low-cost walk simulator idea for DK2

This may be stupid and already been thought of and discarded, but I wonder whether one could attach two (perhaps disposable) LEDs to the knees and by just standing on the spot and moving the knees (as in video below) to simulate walk which is detecte...

Should I buy a Oculus rift DK2?

Hey guys! I wonder if I should order a DK2?I want to learn to use Unity and javascript and I got some great ideas for games that I have visioned and I want to start simple but eventually take the step to a full game. Ohh and also developing and playi...

Crystal Cove is 50% of what they are running in LA

Good article providing some insight on the prototypes that Oculus is experimenting with, potentially what CV1 will be like:"Crystal Cove is 50% of what they are running in LA," he says. Oculus Rift Crystal Cove is impressive, but it's still obvious t...

Oculus Rift DK2 for developers

OculusVR already have a lot of Oculus Rift DK2, but game developers like Cloud Imperium Games(Star Citizen) don't have any... My opinion, OculusVR should send them 2-3 DK2 to help improving Oculus Rift compatibility with the game. And may be, some of...

Contest - Who can build the best entry level PC for VR

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...

Jumping Head First into Motion Control Design

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Zenimax suing Oculus VR

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 7th SuperComputer in the world + the rift

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)

Simulating Lag With OVR, and VR Movies and Events...

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-...

Feast your eyes on highest resolution phone display EVER

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...

The Dawn of Virtual Reality [10min Documentary]

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.

Some Ideas for VR Games Experiences Free For All

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...

OLED blue life expectancy: will we have blue-less rifts?

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...

Oculus VR please listen to this suggestion.

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 ...

From FB F8 developer conference...

Business Insider article...worth a read.http://www.businessinsider.com/oculus-riftdate-for-sale-to-consumers-2014-4

Discuss VR Hangouts Here!

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...

Facebook plans for VR

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...

Living with lag

In Swedish but you'll get it...

Well, this is very good news for VR

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.

My fun project - but will it run on PC?

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...

Rift set up help

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...

Looking to buy a DK1

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...

Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 60): Look at Past, Present, and Future!

http://www.roadtovr.com/rev-vr-podcast-ep-60-look-past-present-future-virtual-reality-kevin-williams/

VR a Level Playing Field for All

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 ...