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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...

Kotaku Project Morpheus hands on demo

saw this was posted on Kotaku earlier this morning (only had 100 views which shocked me)it looks pretty amazing!and according to kotaku the (Project Morpheus will not be needing any special 3D drivers the stereoscopic drivers are built into the devic...

Oculus Rift dev kit 2 questions?

1̶.̶ ̶I̶s̶ ̶i̶t̶ ̶g̶o̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶w̶i̶r̶e̶l̶e̶s̶s̶ ̶ (After rewatching the trailer again, I noticed it was wired. It looked wireless the first time)1. When is it being released?2. Does it have built in stereoscopic drivers? Or do we still nee...

OCULUS SCAM ON FACEBOOK!

UPDATE: I do have no definite prove and therefor removed all information about the seller as well as the conversation. Please still be careful if an offer for your old Rift seems to be too good to be true. I trust you all are wise enough to judge her...

Gerald by Expert Protege
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What's new?

I haven't had the time to keep up with all the events or news coming out from GDC.Could someone please summarize? What's announced? Who are making VR devices? What are their specs? When is the CV1 due? DK2? etc. Microsoft? Valkyrie? What's happening?...

EarlGrey by Expert Protege
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Geonaute + Rift

I've had a look around to see if it's already being discussed here, but can't find anything - so apologies if it already has!I'm really excited to see Geonaute 360 footage through the Rift. Obviously it won't be 3D, so it won't be quite so immersive....

Holofoil by Honored Guest
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Microsoft, Sony, Oculus, Sensics all making VR headsets?

It seems now that everyone is competing with VR headsets now that we have the technology.Sony has unveiled its own virtual-reality PlayStation 4 headset, and it's tentatively called Project Morpheus.In a gaming landscape where the Oculus Rift has ins...

What if Valve gave away their new engine for free?

This struck me the other day while replaying HL2: Man, we didn't get much out of all that engine R&D, did we? Neither Valve nor the players. How many games even used that facial animation tech? It's still the best after 10 years!Imagine if anyone cou...

Oculus No-Show?!

Ok here comes a bit of a rant:So.. Not loo long ago I paid $1000USD up-front, to secure a spot for myself at the IEEEVR conference this year. My primary reason for attending was to see the tutorials/workshops with Peter Giokaris (Senior Software Engi...

DK1 vs HD Prototype [1280x800 vs 1920x1080]

A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to try out the HD prototype at an Eve event, so lucky in fact that I got to try it 3 times in a row. I've had the DK1 now for almost a year and used it extensively and thus I believe I can give a very accurate...

Chaoss by Expert Protege
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Riftdevs - Use Morpheus market data to your advantage.

To my comrade indie devs. Thought best to make sure you caught this. This was apparently in the Q&A Session for Morpheus (posted one of the liveblogs):Q: "How many units do you plan people to have?" SONY:" Right now it's one per PS4"Put in perspectiv...

Raven by Protege
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OCULUS VR GDC BINGO CARD V3.

Dear All,Sorry for the delay, I was asked to post this after the discussion started on another topic so that more people can take part. This is the separate card for Oculus VR card.- ObjectiveJoin me in playing the 'Oculus GDC VR Bingo' before the GD...

kevinw729 by Honored Visionary
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Myo is a hands-free alternative for the Oculus Rift

Myo is available in both black and white for $149, but note that's just for a single unit. Dev kits are on offer at the same price too. https://www.thalmic.com/en/myo/preorder/PS - just on a side note - I am not saying this product is an examples - b...

kevinw729 by Honored Visionary
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Standard input scheme now gets defined by Sony?

Now that we know what Sony had been working on I'm thinking about what impact this might have for the input question.Sony obviously plans to release a complete bundle for VR entertainment - not only delivering the HMD but also using the PS Move techn...

Cyrion47 by Honored Guest
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2 Hours to Sony Event, What Next?

Hi AllLike most of you here I'm awaiting the live blog feed from the Sony GDC conference. Will this be a proper announcement this time around or will they hold back until E3?Any final predictions before any announcements ? It will be fun to come back...

WhelanWeb by Honored Guest
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Sony Project Morpheus dev kit to be in 1080p (90 fov)

according to Gieson Cacho's latest tweet (retweeted by PlayStation/sony) the Dev kit for Project Morpheus will be running in 1080p with low latency. https://twitter.com/gcachohttp://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/03/18/virtual-reality-is-th...

Oculus Rift aiming VR mod 'HL2'style

Hi,I wonder why there is not much more games with VR aiming like in HL2, or HL2 deathmatch, becouse it's much better to aiming by a mouse and using head to see what's going around, than by your head with oculus rift (VorpX and others). For example so...

Let's get Spectre on Steam! Vote for Spectre on Greenlight!

Hey everyone, a couple weeks ago, we launched Spectre on Kickstarter. We're now half-way into our campaign, and 65% funded. Thanks for all your support thus far! Please continue spreading the word. And if you're interested in backing the kickstarter ...

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Excellent article on Palmer and the Rift!

Kotaku's head honcho, Stephen Totilo has written an extensive article on Palmer Luckey, the Rift, and how it all came to be.http://kotaku.com/the-prophet-of-virtual-reality-1545804458Article highlights for people adverse to opening new webpages:"I wa...

Sessler Scoville IGN w Google's Sergey Brin Sony VR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=b0a1V-iI3vQ#t=52 Here is a youtube link of Sessler talking about the Oculus Rift and GDC. It's pretty damn positive if you ask me.I met Sessler tonight at GDC, and Google cofounder Sergey Brin...

HUVRTech hoverboard confirmed to be fake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUmlJ6Fuz2YPhilly defranco has posted up a video after doing a little research on confirming that its fake. (I found the Funny or die post myself and posted it earlier on the OculusVR forums about a week ago) and saw P...

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