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Who Is Spreading The Word?

Not everybody has heard of the Oculus Rift, in fact, not many people outside of those who read about gadgets and technology will have a clue that the possibility of Virtual Reality for the masses is just around the corner.As well as showing your imme...

Interview with Astrogun Powergrid creator, Xander Davis

Xander Davis, creator of Astrogun Powergrid, joins me and Drax to talk about his work. A Virtual Reality nexus for art, design, music, games, and community, Powergrid has the potential to fill a big void in the VR Community. Check out his website and...

Where can I get a hydra?

So my OR is on order right now, and as is customary it seems I have been combing the internet for everything Oculus related I can find! In my wild meanderings through hyperspace I have obviously caught onto the use of the Razer Hydra. I just went ont...

Enerzeal by Honored Guest
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UPS Power of Attorney documentation missing

Hi,It seems that the rift I ordered is not blocked at customs by ups. "Power of attorney documentation is missing".Did someone had this issue before? What does it mean? On the internet the only info I found was: Ups will contact you or the shipper.Th...

HDone by Honored Guest
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My Rift Departed Cerritos CA.. at 2am - Amber Alert!

So ok.. I got my tracking number from Oculus and I have been busy hitting the refresh button on the UPS site. Things were moving slowly until 2am Friday night.. at that point it said:Cerritos, CA, United States 10/05/2013 2:02 A.M. Departure ScanWher...

MarkM by Honored Guest
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Oculus release back order

The oculus rift is an amazing machine, and will definitely sell out the first day. I was wondering, do those of us who have purchased this early version get a priority in purchasing the final unit? I would be so disappointed if wasn't able to get it ...

malospam by Honored Guest
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1080p screens - Home test

Took the A cup out of my Rift and stuck it over my HTC One screen and got txt crystal clear. Major difference!!!!I'd be very happy with something like that for now whilst tech carries on ahead for us. Desktop would be clear and readable to use and I'...

13thFloor by Honored Guest
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Rift + Xbox 360 (or any console)

This works really well. I only tested Sniper Elite V2 on it for a few minutes but it's going to work great for all the games.Sorry if this is old news, someone else must of done this by now.Other hardware and software will work too but this is what I...

Sony HMZ-TW3 ...... why?

I see Sony has released another HMZ device in their wearable HMD range. http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/08/sony-hmz-t3w-head-mounted-display-preorder/I only have to ask why? Has business been that good that people are buying this? As a movie device I...

13thFloor by Honored Guest
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Should i upgrade my PC before "She" arrives?

I am starting to get a little paranoid that my current setup won't be up to the task of letting me Rift (when she finally arrives)..Any 'PC-Heads' reading, could you let me know if i'll be able to enjoy a smooth experience with this:Intel Xeon CPU 51...

Nooch79 by Honored Guest
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Projector Art Installation utilizing a Rift and 'SoundSelf'

I'll be taking this to the Aussie Burning Man Australia - Burning Seed. What i'll be doing is putting people into the Rift, where they will be enveloped in visuals they influence with their sustained vocals they make in the alpha version of 'SoundSel...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Recieved Rift, first impressions

Hi everyone,So I received my Rift here in the UK yesterday. raced home like a kid to try it out.I unpacked and got it all setup, couldn't understand why it wasn't working.... didn't press power on box! lol So got it setup and tried it on, seemed ok, ...

13thFloor by Honored Guest
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Windows 8?

Anyone here running the rift on Windows 8?All the unity demos I've tried (except the SDK configuration utility) run on my primary monitor, not the rift. Anyone know how to force an application to run on a secondary display?Cheers!

ollywatt by Honored Guest
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North America "Processing" Status Thread

since we all know (well, at least some of us) that the rift team is prioritizing non-NA pre-orders before the north american ones (oversea takes longer to ship),some us/canada rifters may be confused as too having a general anticipation time frame fo...

yuanxiaoyu by Honored Guest
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Citadel roller coaster mac?

I cannot seem to find the mac version for the citadel rollercoaster that has much popularity, and I know there is a mac version because I've seen it on youtube AND I've seen the topic somewhere on the forums, though I cannot find it, so if anyone can...

2oonLink by Explorer
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Impressions simulated 3D driver's for Rift

Hello Rifter's,I've tested around with 3D Drivers for Rift...for example Vireio and buyed vorpX.The biggest problems of them are the field of view ingame...first person shooter like bioshock, half life etc. . If i look to a monitor, field of view is ...

Just got my rift.. Happy but no VR-Legs yet :)

Update:After the help of other members my experience has improved greatly!Now I just need to get my VR-legs and figure out why my rift motion sensor is being very choppy in Tuscany and VRCinema (head motion sensor works fine in other progams).So abou...

Invoke by Honored Guest
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Kickstarters for native Oculus support in games?

Would this work?How much does it cost for a company to implement it, roughly?All I want to do with gaming now is play bf4 with native Oculus rift support from DICE. Nothing else really interests me in gaming, nor will it in the future (except maybe r...

LED backlight matrix for HDR

I was outside this morning and I tried to determine what the Rift display was missing to give that feeling of looking at a real space, and I noticed that one of the cues we are missing with the current display is HDR. So it got me to thinking, why no...

Possible Game

I am no developer, but I have an idea for a possibly short game, but I don't have the talent or know how to develop anything.I was thinking, if someone out there wanted to develop a decent freak-out game, make a 5-finger fillet game!If you don't know...

Camera-counterpart for the rift

It would be really nice to have a camera counterpart for the Rift, i.e. a stereoscopic wide-angle camera with 6dof that is controlled using the headtracker.It would make the rift an awesome choice for projects like FOV RC aircraft etc.The camera woul...

sven by Protege
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Nothing Sucks Like Success!

The market would be flooded with Chinese rift-clones if there would be any commercial sense to make it.That's the Question - will this time next year see us under a tsunami of Rift CSK v1 knock offs? What can OVR do to ensure distance and credibility...

kevinw729 by Honored Visionary
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Lens scrathes

So i've managed to scratch B-cup lens and I don't want to use different cups. Is the lenses all the same and can i just swap it from different cup?

rincewind by Honored Guest
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Time for an announcement

They said the consumer version will be released in 2014. Therefore it would be reasonable to announce a release date (and maybe further details) in the very near future. Hey, Palmer...John... 2013 is almost over, give us a release date.I guess it wil...

My first week in the Rift - Diary

So I just decided it would be fun to document my first week of experiences with the rift and see if people are interested, maybe it helps alleviate the pain of waiting for your own unit to arrive :).Let me know what you think:3rd of October '13 - Day...

Invoke by Honored Guest
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VR Gloves or improved hydra?

So are there any really nice VR glove systems available at consumable prices?And would the Razor Hydra have not been better with a four finger button design, so you could map individual fingers to buttons/triggers?Any good reviews of VR Glove systems...

Arowx by Explorer
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Now I've got to do this all over again....

So I just pledged for the Omni Plus package, with Omni, mini Omni, and rack included (and a bunch of other things)... and though I'm over (well, nearly over) the Oculus hurdle of the waiting game.... I get to do it all over again with the Omni, lol.L...

Stronger motion sickness/nausea on A cups and resolution

Is it just me or cups got influence on this.In A cups i'm getting sick after like 2 minutes in rift, when on b cups i don't feel it so much.On b cups i listened to like 5 songs in a row in blue marble, then i changed back to A cups and got sick befor...

Cypher by Honored Guest
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Quantum Physics And Oculus Rift!!!

I just bought the Rift from another user, it's been sent soon. I'm so exited I can barley sleep  Has anyone thought of using VR to help explain quantum physics? Doing something like the double split experiment where instead of measuring from the out...

VrSponge by Expert Protege
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Motherboard Thinks The Rift is Boss

Hi,has anyone else experienced that when booting up their PC, the BIOS spashscreen and the Windows loading screen are not displayed on your primary display but on your Rift?Once Windows begins to load the desktop then it switches back to my primary d...

brownie by Honored Guest
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