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Control a drone....with the Rift.

Yeah, we've been down this road with drones before...but not with a drone that's controlled by HEAD MOVEMENT:http://www.gizmodo.in/science/Strap-On-Oculus-Rift-Goggles-And-Control-A-Drone-With-Your-Head/articleshow/33406030.cms

Will Oculus VR develop a custom gamepad to ship with CV1?

I've been trying to ask about this on more specific development boards, but I think it's going overlooked there, which is why I'm asking here in General Discussion. I apologize if this seems redundant.Now that Oculus seems to have a greater potential...

What does the dk1 weigh in it's case?

I live in Thailand but have had to return to the uk due to a family illness. I stupidly left my oculus rift at home in Thailand, but now in the uk, I'm really wanting it here, escapsism!! So my question is, what does the dk1 weigh in it's case? I'm t...

Official Development Kit 2 Announcement

We're happy to announce that the Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 is now available for pre-order.Please head to the order page and reserve your place in line: https://www.oculus.com/order/Check the Oculus blog for more details: http://www.oculus.com/blo...

Survey for people working on VR projects

As part of ensuring that my book is focusing on the right content and targeting the right audience, I've create a small survey (only about a dozen multiple choice questions). If you're working on a VR project, or planning on starting one, your partic...

jherico by Adventurer
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want to meet VR enthousiasts in KOREA

Hello,I'm a french VR Artist and I'll be in south Korea (most of the time in Seoul) during the month of April. I'm very interested in meeting the Oculus comunity or anyone working with VR in Korea, maybe exchange information about projects, showcase ...

My dev kit 1 is retiring this month :-) (dev kit 2 baby!)

My dev kit 1 is retiring this month after the Oculus Rift 24 hour marathon (since the dev kit 2 is being released in July) I'm about $50 away from pre-ordering and once I hit that $50 I'm going to be preordering asap (which I should have it this week...

Video Top 6 Jump Scares for the Oculus Rift

Hi AllWe had a blog post requesting suggestions for a jump scare video but didn't get much of a response so I just used my own personal list. Please note that this list is not rating the games as such but is rating the moment inside the game that giv...

WhelanWeb by Honored Guest
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VR Comfort Mode?

Apparently Cloudhead Games (The Gallery: Six Elements developer) is showing a demo at GDC this week, and they claim to have developed a VR Comfort Mode for first person locomotion: "Cloudhead Games and Sixense Entertainment would like to invite you t...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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What does this Facebook thing change?

Hi there, if you can see my post count you can imagine that, i'm not too up to date with these sort of things I use to want rift really badly but couldn't justify spending the money for one.I've recently gotten my first job and where as i'm terrible...

Razc by Honored Guest
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Display settings for DK1.

I want this thread to be about the different display settings people are using to get the best image quality from their DK1. I figure we have a couple months before DK2, so I might as well continue to tweak the DK1.The breakout box for DK1 has contra...

ido by Honored Guest
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Combining mocap with the Oculus Rift

Motion capture specialists Organic Motion have been testing the notion of using open stage mocap and the Oculus Rift to interact within a VR environment.OpenStage 2 is their latest solution that tracks a user’s body without the need for markers. As p...

kevinw729 by Honored Visionary
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Jaron Lanier reacts to Facebook Acquisition - Mashable

http://mashable.com/2014/03/27/virtual-reality-pioneer-jaron-lanier-reacts-to-facebooks-oculus-acquisition/"Of course I'm happy for the Oculus team, and wish them the best," says Lanier. "Whether the combination of Oculus + Facebook will yield more c...

Oculus should create an OR trailer

Being part pakistani, Morrocan and Ethiopian in a middle class black neighborhood, I got picked on for being mixed by the older black kids, and my sister come home crying every month when girls in her class cut her long hair every month. It was fukn ...

wazzoz99 by Honored Guest
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'Open Source' VR Experience Distribution

I'll stick my neck out and guess that I'm not the only regular visitor to these forums who doesn't fall into the obvious categories of hardcore gamer/developer/tech hobbyist.I wonder how many people here (like me) just love the idea of VR so much tha...

Noob question, but, shouldn't B lenses be the standard ones?

Hello fellow Rifters !Firstly let me apologize if it's a dumb question, but perhaps some of you could explain to me some of the experiences I had when first trying the Rift (alongside with my wife, which agreed with me about everything I will say now...

GuileSN by Honored Guest
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We need tech reviews of graphic cards - need to be VR based

HiI know that a lot of us are thinking of upgrading to a new pc for the VR revolution.Currently a lot of tech reviews of graphics card seem to be showing benchmarks (fps) for pc games on highest detail settings.I don't think that helps us much in det...

am1001 by Honored Guest
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The future of AR and VR : Alternative Reality

Hello, I am an interaction designer, I am specialized in the prospective and the usages. I work with many developers and I know that you are often looking for ideas for new concepts. I have given an interview a few months ago :The future of Augmented...

How awesome would a VR/OR Yu gi oh mmorg universe be

Just imagine legendary dragons as tall as buildings leaping of your deck to kill ur opponents, breathing fire . Or a lifesize dark magician standing right beside you. You could via microphone and the latest software us voice commands to summon your c...

wazzoz99 by Honored Guest
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Darknet Preview & Ciess Review

Hi AllJust as we had Ciess reviewed we got access to the follow up game from E McNeill Darknet. This is just a preview video but it should give you a good idea of the direction this game is going. The full review for Ciess can be found using the link...

WhelanWeb by Honored Guest
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I need help building an Xbox ONE like gaming pc?

The Xbox One is a amazingly built "PC" and it has great graphics and can run any new gen games at 60fps (including BF4 watch dogs batman arkham knight ect.)I'm looking for a gaming pc better than mine that can run these games at 60fps (so I can run a...

Oculus Rift now royal headwear in the Netherlands

http://control-online.nl/gamesindustrie/2014/04/03/video-%E2%80%A2-zie-koning-wimlex-met-de-oculus-rift-spelen-echt/The game king Willem Alexander is playing, is called 'Oculus Drift' and only uses head movement for navigation. It was developed by g...

FB shares down 8% since buyout - now is the time to buy?

I doubt anyone here is a stranger to the news of Facebook acquiring Oculus VR a few days ago. Some of you may also follow the stock market.During the first trading day after the Oculus buyout, shares of Facebook slid 7%. This was partly due to the ma...

Got My Dk1 impressions, maybe help?

Just got my DK1 last night that I ordered off ebay. Here are some impressions and maybe you guys can let me know if I can tweak things. Just a few things first:I wear glasses, so i am using the C cups without them. Its pretty good, only slightly off....

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Facebook is it true?

I heard that with Facebook the OR is going to be multi-platform. Is this true and if so, will it work on VR content found through xbox1's app center? The adult website is advertising for Xbox and the OR.

DK2 Manufacturing Progress?

Hi.I don't know if this subject has been covered somewhere else in the forums, but is there any way to be informed of how the manufacturing progress is coming along for the DK2? Mr Luckey kept us all included on the DK1, but I cant seem to find anyth...

DK2 Decoration/Personalization Options?

Ok, I am super excited about getting my greasy hands on MY DK2, but am a little bit sadDue to the IR LEDs, we wont be able to "Personalize" our Rifts like we could with DK1 anymore!Cymatic Bruce:Mine:OculusVR:jacksepticeyehttps://www.youtube.com/user...

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