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Paralytic Immersion

If you induce a sense of paralysis to reflect paralysis in-game, would that produce a sense of total immersion? Could this help with hypnosis? Psychotherapy?

ANime or Cartoony Style Games for Oculus Rift Are Amazing!

So far, I was able to try out the toon world, and several japanese demos of Miku and the other vocaloid.I don't know why, but it seems the bright colors and very crisp 3d models make it very easy to focus and immerse oneself into the rift. I played h...

Conversation with Cybereality - Rev VR Podcast

I know that I already have a thread for my podcast, but I felt like this was a unique episode and I wanted to give it special attention.Andres, otherwise known as cybereality, and official Community Manager for Oculus VR, has agreed to come onto the ...

VR AR headset that uses your phone

It seems Oculus opened the floodgates on VR headsets with a number of companys (including Sony) announcing there own VR headset. So I'm doing my daily rounds on Kickstarter to see whats new and come across this (see link bellow) I'm blessed with know...

Oculus share is back up, go share!

Well, share : )

OVR has been quite...

I smell something big coming in the next blog. Keep spare underwear close by. :shock: Let the speculation begin! eh, its friday....me so excited.

More info on sonys headset - DAMN THATS EXPENSIVE!!!

Cnet has an article on sonny's headset. Sure its wireless, sure it lasts for hours, has nice screens and has sounds... but damn, for $2000 I can get a rift, Hydra/Stem, an Omni an even pay a hobo to shake me if I want force feedback  here is the lin...

Mounting a Leap Motion under a Rift...

...would that work? Mount a Leap Motion Controller on the underside of a Rift to replace a hydra? I know the LMC would move with the head but maybe two could be used at 45 degree on each underside corner to create a wide sensor field, so even if you ...

Few suggestions to make the forum better

The forums here are very nice, but there are a couple of problems in my opinion. The general discussion area gets a bit cluttered. Here are 2 changes that might help.1. A FAQ thread that is stickied.There are a lot of threads where people ask the sam...

I think the 3D in the rift is the best ive ever seen.

I just wanted to say and provide a bit of a discussion on the 3d in the Rift. which i just think is fantastic. ive tried some 3d tvs and used red+ blue glasses on my PC and seen some 3d movies and while those are neat.....nothing really comes close t...

Kiosks to demo and sell Rift to general public?

I have been thinking about ways of demoing the Rift and related VR products to the public. This brought up the idea of setting up a kiosk at malls and elsewhere to 1) sell time playing games in VR setup and/or 2) demoing and selling the Rift and rela...

U55 - END OF THE LINE

I am a big H.P. Lovecraft fan and of course an Oculus Rift fan, so I am thinking of funding this. Help them achieve their stretch goal for Oculus Rift support.http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/u55/u55-end-of-the-line

Elon Musk Demonstrates 3d modeling setup, using oculus rift.

Hi Guys,I noticed an interesting video .. it looks like Elon Musk is also rifting 

Control Box Turns On, Then Off

I recently put my Oculus away for a bit while I was reorganizing, now I'm trying to hook it up again.But I'm having hardware problems I've never seen before. It's really freaking me out!No matter what I do, it seems like I can't get an image to show ...

Can't update shipping address?

Hey all order #66### ordered Aug 14 with a FPO (military address) I am trying to change my mailing address to my physical one here in Japan, but it's not letting me. Anyone know why?

We need a developer to make this...

Interesting, it's like a virtual virtual exoskeleton.  That makes me think of Reel Steel, which is something I'm personally waiting for someone to make. 

Rev VR Podcast - Episodes [UPDATED]

How about a podcast?Rev VR Podcast - Episode 1I invite my colleague, Drax, to discuss the Oculus Rift with me. Drax is an avid gamer and just recently ordered his own rift. We talk about old school games, console compatability, Minecraft, gamer kids,...

Full VR experience

So...http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yeitechnology/priovr-get-your-ideas-movingDiscuss.Starting conversation point suggestion: Where/how could one use this, safely, without running into a wall? General practicality.

Oculus Chat!

Wouldn't it be great if the mighty web devs at Oculus would add chat to this site??btw.. ordered my rift -- can't wait for it to arrive... 70xxx

Anyone experience using Virelo / Tridef post tutorial please

Hi, can someone with the experience using Virelo or Tridef post a short tutorial on how to set it up with different games please?just so i know basically what to do to try to get games to work with itThanks in advance,Marcus.

Number of Units shipped this week?

there is no word yet officially but im curious to hear how many Units of the Dev Kit shipped this week and how many do they plan for next week? Some official update would be great soon so that we can all keep track of progress and better estimate whe...

BBC article on Oculus Rift and History of VR

For those interested..  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23877695

Another potential rift screen: 5.7" 1080p SUPER AMOLED (RGB)

So, the Galaxy note 3 has been unveiled, and it was a true RGB pixel grid with 1080p resolution in the perfect size for the rift. It's too bad those bastards over at Samsung don't sell their screens to anyone...Anyway, I had seen other screen threads...

Screen door? What?

So what is this screen door? No, seriously...o_OBefore I got my Rift I thought I knew what the screen door effect were. After I got it I've been looking for it and now I just gave up.Is it that you see the pixels on the screen and can therefore make ...

Oculus Rift Game List

HiI want to share with you my list what to play as soon as I get my rift. List is small but you can play them with your rift.-Dont Forget some of them were not made for rift straight away so you will need mods in Order to play with Oculus- Some of th...

Any news on shipping for international backers?

I'm very glad that Oculus have started shipping out the Rift dev kits to backers in the US. Looking at unboxing videos and reading impressions about the Rift makes me incredibly proud to have backed this, you have truly made an awesome product and I ...

Does the pre-warp waste pixels?

Does the pre-warp work on the final rasterized image or is the view rendered directly to pre-warp? If its the first, wouldn't that waste time on pixels that would be discarded by the warping?

Dear John Carmack

Please remake Commander Keen in 3d for the Rift. Thank you.Sincerely, ready to hand over my credit card.

HD Prototype, small FOV?

Ive tried the HD Prototype at Gamescom and my first thought: ohhhh nOOO! whats that ? its a square Screen in front of my eyes. Ive tried IRacing and i really hope that it is just because of the game. Everybody said that the FOV will stay the same and...

PewDiePie (Youtube #1) plays Lost in the Rift

For anyone who may not know, PewDiePie is the #1 Most Subscribed YouTube user there is, with over 12.5million subscribers.Here is a video of him demoing 'Lost in the Rift'.