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Suggestion : Oculus Rift night vision goggles simulator?

Thought this would be a really interesting idea (night vision goggles are insanely expensive) and I thought about getting a pair once. But then I thought about making a Simulator for the Rift but I have too much on my hands right now to even to try t...

DK2 and the detachable cable

So all the owners of a DK1 will be familiar with the issue of the fixed cable between the HMD and the control box and the fear that comes from somehow damaging it and in doing so scrapping the entire unit.Now DK2 states that is has a 10' detachable c...

RiftXdev by Explorer
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1440p @90hz Hdmi 1.4 ?

HelloDo you know if it is possible to send 1440p image at 90hz with HDMI port ?will there be a problem of brandwith if they upgrade their spec ?

Tgaud by Honored Guest
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VR and game design.

I was thinking of something recentlyHow much the game as we know them would have to change, to fit better to VR, and more specificly VR constraint.What we know from VR :_it will be high resolution, high refresh rate, heavy on GPU_We wont be able to t...

Tgaud by Honored Guest
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Oculus Rift featured in Ancient Aliens

The recent episode of Ancient Aliens "The Shamans" has a quick 4 or 5 minute exceprt in which a dector at some university describes a project that has implemented the Rift for use in the study of drum patterns and brain rhythms.

danknugz by Superstar
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Sony VR on PC

Why wouldn't/couldn't bring this to the PC?

herds by Honored Guest
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DK1 versus DK2

I'm curious about several things with the DK21. Will the immersion factor kick in again? I use DK1 several hours a day and have gotten so used to it that I rarely get a "feet tingling moment" from large heights anymore.2. How many of my textures/mode...

kamau00 by Explorer
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360 degrees and Unity Pro with DK2?

So here are some questions I hope Oculus VR answers about their new dev kit.1. What about 360 head tracking. What happens when you turn the back of your head to the camera? Will you need 2 cameras to capture this?2. Will Unity integration require Pro...

Backlight. LED or CCFL?

Hello!I thought about VR device for a long time. And here it is. I tested development kit 1 at one expo. And that was impressive. But return to problem.Some time ago I decided to buy my first LCD monitor for PC. And I got the question - what produces...

Kossmo by Honored Guest
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DK2 Pre order question

Hey Guys I have a question regarding the DK2 pre order, for the more seasoned Oculus Rifters than me.I would like to pre order it with shipping here to Denmark, my questions are:1. Do I have to have the full amont of cost on the bank account or is th...

Jeesus by Honored Guest
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Notgames/Narrative Simulations (Proteus, Gone Home etc.)

In recent years you may have noticed the emergence of a strange new genre of "videogame". I put "videogame" in quotes because the difference between these titles and "normal" videogames is so striking that many gamers have refused to call them videog...

SONY GDC BINGO CARD V2.

Dear All,I have been asked to post this on its own separate topic after the discussion started on another topic so that more people can take part. I also include the updates to the original - and depending on popularity will create a separate Bingo c...

kevinw729 by Honored Visionary
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Failing to connect to alienware laptop

Just reveived my oculus DK1, trying to get it to work on the Alienware laptop but it seems to confuse the poor machine.The oculus seems to work fine, I plug it in, can watch oculus youtube videos trough it, etc.But when I try to use one of the oculus...

jo by Honored Guest
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Let's Play Oculus Rift : Pokemon 3D

Everyones been asking for this one! Finally have it delivered! Pokemon 3D is insanely fun and I can see me wasting hours on this game already. I believe when I do my pokemon marathon, I will be playing this (all the way through).Pokemon 3D is an amaz...

Palmer says higher resolution coming. PC build suggestions

Hi guys, Engadget did a interview with Palmer regarding the consumer rift. Palmer said it would be higher resolution and 90hertz as standard (which I would be correct in saying that means upto 90 fps ?)I am on the edge of building a pc (PS4 gamer at ...

PIM1 by Honored Guest
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DK2 to CV1 Speculation

With DK2 now being announced, i thought it might be interesting to gain peoples thoughts on what the differences might be between DK2 and CV1. I believe it was previously mentioned that DK2 represents about 70% of the intended functionality of CV1, s...

pixel67 by Explorer
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Oculus VR Marketing

Hi everyone!Like other times I want just share some of my opinions or just share what i was thinking since a while so don't kill me for everything I'll say  Probabily somebody was thinking the same thing or someone have already make a post about thi...

Welby by Adventurer
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mistake in buying DK2.Me ye 3 veces.Urgente charged.‏

Good morning,Today I tried to buy the DK2 in your web page but it has given me error 3 times, I thought that was a momentary error of the web because I have not received any purchase document to my email, I was not provided any reservation number. Th...

Worried: 180 Degree turnaround possible trackingwise?

Hi folks. I am very much into simming. Especially flightsims. What i was asking myself is if there will still be accurate tracking when i am turned around 180 degrees since i did not see LEDs on the back of the DK2.I hope that this isnt an issue sinc...

Endemo by Explorer
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HRTF-based spatial audio

I'm wondering what the current state of 3D audio is with Rift. I have some history with spatial audio research/programming, and I'd like to help make HRTF-based 3D audio a standard when it comes to VR. I am willing to donate my time to this effort, a...

klezmer41 by Honored Guest
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Usability Testing?

I did a search of these forums for the word "Usability" and didn't get one single match. I have been involved (mostly indirectly) with usability testing in different arenas and market scales. These experiences were very eye-opening. I learned a lot a...

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Transaction has been declined [Error: This transaction has been declined].Errr? Why :(?

Crystal Cove Ready Computer???

Hi, I recently just sent out for my new computer. I'm hoping it will run "Crystal Cove" at least decent? I wanted to ask you guys what you think because I'm not too sure. Here's what I'm getting- AMD 8-Core FX CPU - ASUS Sabertooth (top of the line g...

VrSponge by Expert Protege
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Firebox VR Web Browser Video Review

Hi AllWhat a busy couple of days with news. Just posted this up tonight but it will likely get lost in all the HMD news  http://www.virtualrealityreviewer.com/firebox-web-browser/

WhelanWeb by Honored Guest
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Sponsoring = Thousands of Free Oculus Rifts ?

Oculus previously mentioned wanting to make the Oculus Rift "as cheap as possible", but that it couldn't make all of them free (yet) : How about making a few thousand available for free right away for the CV1 launch anyway, through sponsoring ?There'...

HiThere_ by Superstar
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Where can I try an oculus Rift dev kit 2 in the STL area?

I live in saint louis, and I want to know what places will be having a display model to test on.I'm 100% going to be getting one before July, but I'd like to test one out to see how much different it is from the Dev kit 1 (besides it just going up in...

Oculus Rift Xbox One Gameplay (Forza Motorsport 5)

I just recently got an Xbox One (earlier this week) and I had Forza 5 which I've been dying to play on the RIFT (I used my console technique and I got it working) It was pretty entertaining (and I didn't honestly want to put the controller down) it j...

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