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hello there,I'm a VR enthusiast and DK1 owner, I can't make games so I've been concentrating my efforts in other ways.I've put together a site where I'm trying to catalogue as many VR related websites, companies and projects as a useful resource for the VR community. It's early days yet, but I hope you find it useful!http://www.theVRindex.comcheers,mark

Is there currently a (disclosurable) set of manufacturers that will develop the components of the CV1 for investing purposes?I know so far that a "good bet" would be to invest in:Facebook (FB)Sony (SNE)Samsung (KRX: 005935)Potential Investment opportunities:HiMax (HIMX)STMicroelectronics (STM)Invensense (INVN)Honeywell (HON)RealTek (TPE: 2379)Winbond (TPE: 2344)Although now, due to the money from facebook, and with the knowledge that they are going with custom made hardware, will OVR continue to use the PIO companies? I really hate speculation when it comes down to my finances :evil:

Not VR related, however, figured I'd share for those that don't read the news.. a new article came up, it appears that the Mayans were almost right! It was revealed by scientists that we actually almost got "blasted back into the stone age" in 2012.. too bad it didn't happen :evil: "Source" wrote:But, had it occurred just one week earlier, the Earth would have been in the line of fire - and the future for humankind would have looked decidedly different.Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/earth-blasted-back-stone-age-2012-solar-storm-scientists-article-1.1879810

Here is a podcast that I listened to by the brilliant Duncan Trussell. He has Rev Kyle on for a chat and... what a chat!Duncan is the first guy I heard about the Rift from too.http://duncantrussell.com/reverend-kyle/

In regards to published Unity Projects & other Rift demos.Is there like a timestamp or some log file that keep track of which version of the SDK it was published with?

Before I get burnt to a cinder.... The book was great. I am surprised I had not come across it earlier.BUT ..... come on in the entire book not a single mention of the Amiga ...... disappointing in the extreme.sure the C64 and PET got a mention ... but still. The Amiga was a seminal 6800 platform sporting a vibrant demo scene via the use of the custom blitter chip.I wont get on my soap box regards the Amiga..true multi tasking years before other platforms ... must stop now...

HiFirstly this is not a complaint but pointing out a problem I am having trying to confirm my DK2 card details.I emailed support@oculus.com asking if I could check my card details as I am not sure if the card used has expired and I like many others do not want to hold up the DK2 shipment. Also I need to ensure the correct email address is being used as when I check it only shows my original DK1 order.I get a very friendly email back each time (3 attempts) asking me to rate the service received in this email communication but no reply about the actual subject. I have obviously not replied to the questionnaire as I have not had my questions answered.So any help would be great as I am itching to try my VR apps I am working on in the new DK2 glasses.Steve Jones

I want to travel the world's back-roads on my bike.So what do you fine folks want to do?

In regards to Unity projects.I have yet to compile any of my own, as I have much to learn of the software still.But I am interested on hearing how long the usual, say 30 MB or so project would take to compile.Is this like a several hour affair or?

A pretty wild view from an electric FIA Formula E using a Go Pro cam on the drivers visor!

After seeing this video im a bit concerned about my DK2 now.Has anyone at oculus looked into or addressed the issues in the below video?And is disabling motor functions a viable solution?

I saw that Otakon had demo'ed the Sword Art Online online game demo at Anime Expo. Are they planning on visiting Otakon on the east coast of the US to do the same thing?

I'm Looking for a developer company to work with in a join venture. I have a really great idea.

Ok so drugs are bad, dont do it, but if anyone has tried the rift while high, share here, please. I am wondering if drugs enchance presence?? I know Im going to try and smoke a big one and play hl2 when I get my cv1 (I have not tried a rift or any vr device yet apart from youtube videos on a tablet with lenses from binoculars and when I am high I get more immersed)

Back on March 21, when I paid in-full through PayPal for a DK2, I had high hopes that I might actually receive it on or before my July 9 birthday this year.Obviously, it is clear now, that my purchase 50 hours after the DK2's went on sale, when there were roughly 16,000 orders ahead of mine, will push my unit into (at least) August; so I won't have my personal birthday gift to myself until then. Not really a problem for me, as I understand manufacturing issues all to well.I'd rather have it Right, rather than Right Now.So my new Birthday Wish, is that some of you early purchasers will at least get your email notifications today; so I'll feel like those notifications are still part of my birthday celebration too!And if the notifications don't start showing up today, I'll still consider them belated birthday presents when they do!I don't need to be first; because I'll still be happy reading about everyone receiving their notices and DK2's too!Will HartFullerton, California

http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2014/07/10/why-ibm-just-bet-10-of-its-research-budget-on-3-billion-next-gen-chips/Looks like they are spening ~3 billion USD on research into research and cost-effective development on chips.This means that "soon" we will be moving away from silicon/Moore's Law.Interesting times indeed.edit: I apologize about the grammar and typo's.. I was typing the thread on my phone.

Let me start off by saying if you are going to talk trash please don't even respond. I'm seeking a unbiased answer to my following questions.1. Could the fov on a homemade HMD, with a smart phone and these lenses http://www.ebay.com/itm/5x-pocket-loupe-magnifier-with-Aspheric-Lens-/251148139033?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a79987a19 ever compare to the fov that oculus has? i saw many oculus owners replacing the stock lenses with these thats why i have picked them.2.is it possible to achieve a head tracking latency comparable to oculus by using either an gyro mouse or Wiimote Ir combo/Ps3Eye ir combo.(if youve never tried it please just be quiet. As i said before, Im looking for people who have actually experienced both not some random know-it-all on the internet)Also as far as the latency from splashtop or kainy goes(because im sure someone will bring it up) i think i found a work around that many of you may not know about via reverse tethering on android OS.And yes i plan on

A really cool guy named Ed (who lives about 10 minutes away from Oculus and holds many patents in Ocular implants) developed this control system some years back. He gave me permission to post this info on the condition that I state that Paraflight is no longer in business.methods003.jpgmethods002.jpgmethods001.jpgHere is a snip from the documentation:1. Background: Most all aircraft require the pilot-in-command to control the airplanes’ rudder and brakes systems with the use of their feet. Some pilots who are unable to access the rudder pedals utilize devices to actuate the aircraft’s standard controls. Most commonly used is a device such as the Union Aviation Inc. Portable Hand Control that is clamped to the aircraft’s rudder pedals. While this device carries an FAA supplemental type certificate (STC: SA860S0) for a number of general aviation aircraft, it is not considered optimized for safe flight operation should large adverse control movements be necessary during flight. (I can v

Gun Gale Online episode 1 will be on Crunchyroll in 10 hours, with a new one to follow every Saturday.http://www.crunchyroll.com/sword-art-online

After a long, hot day, my wife and I had taken our dinners into our back bedroom to enjoy in the only air-conditioned room in our house, while watching a movie on our flat-screen HDTV, when one of our cell phones started ringing in our kitchen (where we stupidly left them) at 6:35 p.m. California time.My wife got up, went to the kitchen and got our phones; and I checked the voice-mail that had been left on one of them.The message was from our next-door neighbor, telling us that UPS had tried to deliver a package, but since our little 42" high fence-gate was locked, it had been left with our neighbors!All I could think of, that might be coming our way by UPS, was of course, The Oculus Rift DK2, which I paid for completely with PayPal on March 21st.!And I suddenly thought, "Hey, that's why there was no announcement today! They already arranged for UPS to deliver them all today instead!"But due to a pinched nerve in my right hip at the moment, I asked my wife (without telling her what I

Here I am thinking about possible ideas for VR experiences and time and time again I keep coming up with the Cafe scene from the Christopher Nolan Film: Inception.For those who do not know of the scene, here it is:I can imagine sitting in the chair and looking around and the very act at looking at something will cause it to change, rotate, flip or explode in super-slow motion.I can imagine looking at tall buildings and watching them rotate above me and folding and unfolding the landscape as you look at it to create surreal landscapes that are forever changing.For me, this would be one heck of a VR experience- putting on the Rift, going into the virtual world in the Inception VR demo, then you go into another layer of VR, then another layer...Until you are 6 or so layers deep until you forget which layer you are currently in. :o Perhaps I should start learning Unity. :mrgreen:Oh and apparently Nolan used REAL explosions and REAL folding sets to create that cafe scene.Something tells m

Manuel was showing off some kewl tech at LA VR. What did people think? http://www.mtbs3d.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=13910:tdvision-acquires-vrelia-technology&catid=35:news&Itemid=488#commentscybereality, Thu Jun 12, 2014 10:51 pmRe: TDVision Acquires VRelia TechnologyHuh!? TDVision is still around?viewtopic.php?f=26&t=7133&p=97286&hilit=tdvision#p97286kydynomyte: pointing out Ethan Schur at TDVision was there even earlier in 2007, only lacking leep optics according to Carl Kenner:viewtopic.php?f=26&t=6887&p=94691&hilit=tdvision#p94691Mentioning TDVision reminded me about the TD Visor which took me to a thread on MTBS3D from 2007 where Carl Kenner wished LeepVR lenses were in the TD Visor, then I think he kind of described kind of how the rift works. I found that thread interesting, thanks for leading me there. Don't know why I didn't come across it years ago when I wanted a TD Visor.So it all started w putting leep in a tdv

While we are all waiting for our DK2's to get released, let's think about the future beyond even CV1... Get past the ad and watch this music video to see if this is what we are all waiting and hoping for:http://tinyurl.com/mjunlstWill HartFullerton, California

CBS This Morning: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/turning-virtual-reality-into-an-everyday-reality/FireFox implementing VR: http://www.cnet.com/news/firefox-virtual-reality-for-the-web/