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There is already a (very long) porn thread here:viewtopic.php?f=26&t=1103

http://hackaday.com/2014/04/11/google-releases-project-ara-mdk/http://www.projectara.com/mdk/I'd be very surprised if Jolla doesn't get on board with this since it's very similar to their 'Other Half' concept.So, what modules do YOU want? 

Warning check your bank account(dev2 preorders read)

Just a heads up to everyone, When I ordered my devkit 2 (3/19 8:32AM WOO!) the website was acting up and it took me several tries to get the order to go through.Apparently each time I tried it was working better than I thought because I'm seeing 4 $5...

Late night curious thoughts

Evening. I was just about to go to sleep when a curious thought popped in my head that I had to ask before it got away.Anyone out there have any plans to make some sort of clip-on IR LED assembly for the DK1 to make it compatible with the positional ...

Custom lenses

I'm interested in getting custom lenses for my Oculus that perfectly match my eyes (ideally including astigmatism).What can I tell my optician? I could print the lens holders on a 3d printer.

Retailers and big business busy embracing VR

Interesting to see big companies embracing VR via the Oculus Rift. First Oskar winning Framestore showing off their amazing talent with "Game of Thrones" simulation http://www.geeksugar.com/Game-Thrones-Oculus-Rift-Experience-Video-34323134 and Top S...

Rep nr 7 this is golds gym

This has nothing to do with VR. I'm closing the thread.

SDK 0.3.1 Demo Scene: Approaching 0ms Perceived Latency

With time warp being incorporated into the revamped SDK, the demo scene included in the configuration utility has become the most solidly locked experience I have seen on my DK1. It is noticeably more responsive than even the Oculus World demo also i...

Palmers Pax Speech?

Hey does anyone know if there is an upload of palmers speech at pax east? I screwed up my timezones and missed it

Riftmax Theater Karaoke Night! Hosted by Tyler Roach

Well hello there everyone! Now that April Fools Day has passed, I can finally read/post on this forum again.  Tomorrow (yes, tomorrow), Riftmax Theater is having its third ever karaoke event from 8-10 EST! There will be many fun things planned, such...

DK2 preorder full $350 at timeof order?

I have heard some people say that they ordered the dk2, and only a deposit of like $50 was taken from their account. Other people, and the sale page itself looks like it takes the full $350 at time of order.Does anyone know what happens when you orde...

The other Elephant = Resolution

Lot's of questions about the perfect HMD - but how about the real question......what is the resolution of the human eye?

Overclocking the Oculus Rift

Geekmaster has apparently gotten the Oculus Rift to run at 64 Hz instead of 60 Hz, using EnTech PowerStrip.Is that a good thing to do? Does it reduce latency like we would expect? Is there a reason Oculus don't run it at 64Hz normally?Allegedly the p...

Fasts Turns to avoid Motion Sickness

I dont know if some demo had implemented this before, but here is my version. This humble demo has been made only with this purpose in mind. Its seems to work, no motion sickness after a good 15-20 minutes of doing it intensely (and I'm pretty sensib...

SDK 0.3.1 - eye relief values based on knobs, confusion?

I played around with the new config tool and noticed that "eye relief" is adjustable, and that it has a graphic that suggests I match the setting with the notches on the hmd adjustment knobs.Assuming that eye relief is (generally speaking) the distan...

they made it

I dont understand 

Virtual Retinal Display and why FB bought OR

The solution to a VR headset is Virtual Retinal Display, this is the conclusion that the military arrived and for a good reason as its apparent with Avegant glyph. Avegant glyph is not a competitor to OR but it offers the best image quality of any cu...

[Announce] Binaural/3D audio engine for games and VR

Hi all,We’re proud to present 3Dception, a real-time binaural/3D audio engine that is extremely efficient and works anywhere. It is currently available as a native plugin for Unity (OSX / Windows / Linux), with more platforms to follow.* Efficient ro...

iridiumbased " the world mmo " oculus rift stretchgoal

iridium based is an mmo based on " the world " (vr anime, ps2 game)they succesfully reached their indiegogo goal a while ago and are now in early alpha progressthey have oculus rift support stretch goal at 12k and they are at 9k atmjoin their forums,...

Interesting Palmer Luckey interview(goals,specs,facebook)

Hello all!This is my first post here, just wanted to see what everyone thinks about this new recent interview..I think Palmer is very honest and enthousiast about the future, and he sure made me excited for it aswell Thoughts people? (If this link h...

SDK .3.1 out

https://developer.oculus.com/?action=dlconfig utility has changed.. a new setting for eye relief and eye to neck distanceIPD setup has also improved. No need to close an eye

Etheron Video Review

Hi AllNew review belowGame score can be found here http://www.virtualrealityreviewer.com/GAME-detail/ethereon-oculus-rift-puzzle-game/

Can You Use Your Monitor As A 2nd 'Normal Screen?'

Hi All,I'm just curious if you can have your monitor to display just a normal single 1080p Image whilst the Rift is on.I'm going to be playing Elite Dangerous and i want to take of the Rift when i've landed in a space station to buy/trade go on the m...

HipHopGamer interview with Palmer Luckey

As a wrestling fan all my life, as well as a fan of VR, there is no sweeter image than Palmer Luckey hoisting that belt over his shoulder. Great interview!Mike

[POLL] CV1 announced at E3 Jun-14, CES Jan-15 or E3 Jun-15 ?

.http://strawpoll.me/1498561Oculus is going to announce the Consumer Rift at one of these major events, and release it a couple months later.Vote the poll and give a comment, my bet is CES 2015 :mrgreen:

The first Quad HD AMOLED screen is here

Taiwan-based AU Optronics just announced the industry’s first Quad HD (WQHD) AMOLED panels for smartphones. The screen packs 2,560 x 1,440 pixels on a 5.7-inch diagonal, resulting in a 513 ppi density.http://www.androidauthority.com/quad-hd-amoled-au...

Walking direction =/= looking direction

I'm sorry if it has been discussed before, but:I'm going crazy that EVERY demo is using looking direction as walking direction! I want to be able to walk along the street, and at the same time look into the windows without ending up with my nose pres...

DK2 vs DK1

I have read several reviews now of hands on with Crystal Cove and I cant say I got the sense from anyone of it being an overwhelming leap over DK1. Can anyone recommend any good in depth video or written reviews to take a look at.Are there any on her...

Oculus sold 25k Dk2's so far

Pretty good!http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/14/oculus-rift-shares-developer-hardware-sales-data/

Brendan Iribe Interview on CNN Money

http://money.cnn.com/2014/04/13/technology/oculus-facebook-brendan-iribe/index.html?hpt=hp_t2Interesting discussion but he mentions a "consumer prototype" which may or may not be referring to Crystal Cove seeing how that context came when Zuckerberg ...