The "I'm effin Quarantined" Megathread
Governments across the Globe are in Quarantine, so I figured that this community could use a thread to discuss our first-hand experience of its impact. As a side note, I never would have guessed that a global pandemic would be the primary driver to getting VR more mainstream! :p For me, I had taken a long break from VR. I have maybe engaged in VR for 1 hour ever 2-3 weeks. It's been that way for nearly 6 months now. Mostly because I feel that I've experienced so much since I first acquired my Rift in 2016; I got to the point that everything (even new AAA titles) started to feel like 'more of the same.' This is something that has impacted me before. For example, I began gaming with the Atari 2600 as a kid, moved on to NES, SNES, Sega, and eventually PC Gaming. But I took a very long break from gaming (over 5 years) because I hit a point where everything on every gaming platform felt like a regurgitation of something I've done before. However, now that I'm stuck home for at least 2 weeks during quarantine... it's time to jump back on to the fray! So... What games/experiences will you be engaging in with VR? What non-VR activities will be occupying your time? Are you one of the people who can work from home during quarantine? Or is this pandemic negatively impacting your job? Are you hoarding food and toilet paper? I'll answer first: I will be (finally) completing SkyrimVR. Before I took my VR "break," I had already completed both DLC's in SkyrimVR, and I'm already near the end of the main quest. After that, I will be loading up Stormland. I'm playing through Divinity Original Sin for the first time, in preparation for the upcoming release of Baldur's Gate 3. Beyond software, I will be doing lots of exercise.. Gotta keep up the conditioning! Since I'm a software engineer who has been working from home primarily for at least the past 10 years, this quarantine will be... more of the same. I'm a non-hoarder, but wondering if I will regret it.What was your favorite VR Holiday gift?
I'm curious as to how many folks received a Holiday Gift specific to Virtual Reality. Whether a piece of Hardware or Software. For me it was the GelPro Elite Floor Mat: I stood on this for an hour straight playing through the Single Player campaign of The Unspoken; the difference was impressive. Having been on my feet in VR for many long hours beginning back in April of 2016, I can say that having a high-end stress-relief floor mat feels awesome. There are plenty of other great mat's out there, and I highly recommend any of them to anyone who spends a great deal of time with Standing Experiences in VR. Anyone else get any fun/cool VR gifts?A sign of the times? The Power of Greyskull in VR?
While this is not specific to VR just yet, this news came in: She-Ra Reboot Headed to Netflix, with Showrunner Noelle Stevenson From Eisner Award-winning author and executive producer Noelle Stevenson (Lumberjanes, Nimona) comes a modern take on the ‘80s girl power icon for a new generation of young fans. The trailblazing property originally debuted in 1985 to satisfy overwhelming demand for a female lead fantasy series. With Stevenson’s unique voice at the helm, fans are in store for an epic and timely tale that celebrates female friendship and empowerment, lead by a warrior princess tailor made for today. The series will be available to Netflix members worldwide in 2018. A female-fronted counterpart to He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, She-Ra first appeared in the 1985 animated feature He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword, a compilation of the first five episodes of She-Ra: Princess of Power. Real name Princess Adora, she’s the twin sister of Prince Adam (He-Man), and transforms into She-Ra by using the Sword of Protection, much like Prince Adam’s transformation into He-Man. https://www.cbr.com/she-ra-netflix-reboot-noelle-stevenson/ I'm following the flawless logic here: She-Ra is coming to Netflix. She-Ra is He-Man's twin sister. Netflix supports VR viewing for all their shows. Masters of the Universe is en-route to VR. I can't tell if this is great news, or the greatest news.
VrTechIsSoAwesomeWouldntThisBeGreat.
Idea From what i know oculus is a for gaming and a series of tech made for vr and this has nothing to do with games. Wouldnt this be a great for those fantasy rpg games though. Except for artist or people who loves to draw this is for techy people who loves to draw. what im getting at here is a vr app supposedly witch work with a sketch app. In hopes that we can draw and use any sort of vr tech like oculus to stare at a blank 2d simple art and bring it to life. So say you draw a 2d dragon you worked hard on. Throw on the goggles and the picture just becomes 3demensional. Its like training those who wish to enter a gaming graphic career field. Understanding oculus took the vr by storm in may 2016 i decided to come here and ask question and leave a simple idea drawn on paper for you guys.
Dreaming about being in VR
I never had dreams about being in VR until I got the Gear VR. Once I got the CV1, dreaming I'm in VR became more frequent. One time I actually fell asleep with my headset on and had a dream I was in VR. Imagine how I felt when I actually woke up and still had the headset on. I'm sure reading Ready Player One and watching Sword Art Online contributed to my dreams. Anyone else having dreams about being in VR?
