ESR - oculus rift ... is it any good?

<< Comment #1 @ 15:26 CDT, 29 July 2014 >>

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CMSS

No just play quake live

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<< Comment #3 @ 16:01 CDT, 29 July 2014 >>

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Anonymous (87.106.143.252)

i am looking forward to see some erotic games designed for oculus

<< Comment #27 @ 20:36 CDT, 6 August 2014 >>

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madbringer - Reply to #3

Hell with that, all you need is a glass jar, two sponges and a plastic glove, m8.

<< Comment #30 @ 12:48 CDT, 7 August 2014 >>

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ShadyVoltaire - Reply to #27

Hell with that, all you need is a Pringles can, washing up liquid and 2 kg of minced meat, m9.

Edited by ShadyVoltaire at 12:48 CDT, 7 August 2014

<< Comment #32 @ 20:54 CDT, 7 August 2014 >>

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madbringer - Reply to #30

Spot on, m7. I MAKE DO WITH A BARBIE DOLL, A SHOT OF WHISKY, FIVE PROZACS AND A LOT OF IMAGINATION.

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<< Comment #43 @ 07:10 CDT, 22 August 2014 >>

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ShadyVoltaire - Reply to #32

I'll call your bet and raise you a vomit- and sperm- stained Moldova flag, a "pizdec4life" poster (self-printed), a hobo's shopping trolley filled with empty beer cans and screencaps from "BLACK ROSE DEPRECIATION STATION" from 2010, m 8 2.71828

<< Comment #2 @ 15:50 CDT, 29 July 2014 >>

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ProT :

...what exactly will be so different...

Well, I have an old VFX-1 headset and the only things I expect are wider FOV, better resolution and motion tracking. In short, less throwing up.

Edit: Also, I don't get a better experience playing Q1 on the thing than I have playing on a regular monitor. Quite the opposite.

Edited by ProT at 15:52 CDT, 29 July 2014

<< Comment #4 @ 17:11 CDT, 29 July 2014 >>

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intotherain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMCix1JgRM4

<< Comment #5 @ 03:10 CDT, 30 July 2014 >>

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Pushpabon

Once you get somehing like 1500x1500 px per eye with 100 fps/100 Hz and so on you can be sure it's a game changer. Jump in on the hype train.

You don't know shit about how it feels like until you actually try it proper. When all you see is the game world your BRAIN will start to think that you're inside the game - it's called 'presence'. Of course you know you're not there but your brain will respond to the stimuli inside the game. For example if you're scared of heights and you stand on a platform with a huge drop down you might feel genuinely scared.

<< Comment #6 @ 03:59 CDT, 30 July 2014 >>

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Torzelan '

As long as it ends up looking good and not making me feel nauseous this will be the shit to walk around with in some goddamn Elder Scrolls.

The concept is great, as long as they don't mess it up and cheap out on something important. I would even use my "normal" 3D monitor/glasses more if there weren't a bunch of dealbreakers like totally ruined colors, this bullshit on one(!) of the lenses and so on.

Haven't followed Oculus in a while (still seems so depressingly far away), don't know where they're at regarding res/hz/etc now.

<< Comment #7 @ 07:08 CDT, 30 July 2014 >>

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Weird '

the difference between true 3d and watching a screen should be huge. Simply because theres nothing to visually remind you that you're still in reality. This is a lot less the case in current 3d movies.

I don't really know if the occulus is any good at doing that though. I guess that it is because our saviour JC is involved.

<< Comment #8 @ 10:07 CDT, 30 July 2014 >>

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Jamerio :

If they start shipping when they said I should have one soon and can do some kind of mini review.

Never used VR before, so I expect something good and I think this will be like any tool, it has its uses and its limitations, but worth having as there isn't really anything else like it on the whole.

<< Comment #9 @ 11:13 CDT, 30 July 2014 >>

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ShaZe

This thing is going to be the biggest game changer to flight simulators.

FU TRACKIR AND YOUR OLD INFRARED SENSOR BS!

... or the web cam + custom made IR headsets lol.

It wont change anything in Quake or most eSports. But it will be nice for the exploration / horror games.

It will be really great, Im hyped for it even though I might not purchase one right after release.

Edited by ShaZe at 11:13 CDT, 30 July 2014

<< Comment #10 @ 11:44 CDT, 30 July 2014 >>

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ProT : - Reply to #9

Porn is where the money will be for VR. Simulators will come after that. ;)

<< Comment #18 @ 22:33 CDT, 1 August 2014 >>

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Gobotz - Reply to #9

This thing is going to be the biggest game changer to flight simulators.

Terrorist ALERT!

<< Comment #11 @ 15:52 CDT, 30 July 2014 >>

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goodbye_world

John Carmack, can we trust him?

<< Comment #15 @ 15:40 CDT, 1 August 2014 >>

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Weird ' - Reply to #11

yes JC is the saviour of programming.

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<< Comment #16 @ 15:55 CDT, 1 August 2014 >>

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goodbye_world - Reply to #15

Swear to me.

<< Comment #31 @ 12:51 CDT, 7 August 2014 >>

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ShadyVoltaire - Reply to #16

CUNT

Edited by ShadyVoltaire at 16:28 CDT, 7 August 2014

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<< Comment #12 @ 12:17 CDT, 1 August 2014 >>

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Twenty Years after Doom: John Carmack on the Future of Engineering Virtual Worlds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaN4wUii0T0

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<< Comment #14 @ 15:40 CDT, 1 August 2014 >>

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Weird ' - Reply to #12

awesome find thx :D

<< Comment #17 @ 19:52 CDT, 1 August 2014 >>

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Weird ' - Reply to #12

hahahahaa
Halfway through the vid: Ah ok I'm out of time.
typical :D

<< Comment #20 @ 16:59 CDT, 2 August 2014 >>

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cyronix ' - Reply to #12

on the future of engineering vr worlds doesnt quite hit for his talk ...
he talks about history of id, doom, quake, about programming languages, and maybe only 33 % is about VR ... and also mostly about technical details ... but I dont really see a wow factor for new applications ...
maybe its good for horror games and vehicle simulations, but thats about it ... and he compares to a smartphone ... lol ...a smartphone is MOBILE in your POCKET and ONLINE EVERYWHERE .... thats key about it, its practical ... no new applications or anything, but you can use them at any place where you had you could before only do that stuff at home ...

<< Comment #13 @ 13:02 CDT, 1 August 2014 >>

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DamianLillard

As a fat and lazy boy I immediately think of the comfort angle. When u get tired It would just be neat to lay on bed and watch flowers and shit, falling asleep with this on. I hate watching sports/streams on my laptop on my nightstand, I just can't keep the same position and it gets uncomfortable. The whole nearsleep, too tired to do serious stuff phase before bedtime is the shittiest, most unfomfortable time of the day for me. Getting sleep is a dick too.

<< Comment #21 @ 17:04 CDT, 2 August 2014 >>

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cyronix ' - Reply to #13

people report for dk1 that they get feeling of nausea after 5-10 minutes ...
staring at a normal computer screen takes also quite some effort and strains the eyes, you cant really relax ...you have this idea of laying and the couch and watching some t.v. show relaxed ... but you are not relaxed, you think of course of a good tv show ... but in a good tv show youre focused ... truth is youre just tired and dont look anymore at the screen is then you begin to relax ...

<< Comment #22 @ 18:25 CDT, 2 August 2014 >>

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DamianLillard - Reply to #21

Retard who has been hit with a shovel will probably produce more readable text than whatever this fucking thing is.

<< Comment #29 @ 22:22 CDT, 6 August 2014 >>

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naymlis - Reply to #22

he has a point. you're probably having so much trouble getting to sleep BECAUSE you watch too many screens up to that point. You should really think about reading a book which will strain your eyes a bit but not as much as a monitor.

<< Comment #19 @ 14:23 CDT, 2 August 2014 >>

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ProT :

Oculus Rift Dev Kit 2 teardown:

Edit: Full article: https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Oculus+Rift+D...down/27613

Edited by ProT at 14:25 CDT, 2 August 2014

<< Comment #23 @ 14:47 CDT, 3 August 2014 >>

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ShaZe - Reply to #19

I don't quite understand what is going on with the IR sensors.

Didn't the first development kit use a different type of sensor to track the head rotation? Is it just to get data on how close you are from the camera? Seems like a lots of hassle just to get an extra functionality that most games probably won't use that much.

Also, IR sensor only work when facing forward... : /

Oh well at least with their LED setup, it should be pretty precise. Maybe the camera will still work properly when placed at desk's height level.

<< Comment #24 @ 14:53 CDT, 3 August 2014 >>

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ProT : - Reply to #23

It still has all the accelerometers, compasses, etc. the v1 had, but they added the cam for positional tracking (really don't know how it works). Maybe it has some leds in the headband or something. :)

<< Comment #25 @ 17:11 CDT, 3 August 2014 >>

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MarzenGold

Can't wait for the commercial version. Going to be epic with Star Citizen.

<< Comment #26 @ 19:58 CDT, 6 August 2014 >>

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crunkus

I really wonderi if this will take off or be considered a fad.

<< Comment #28 @ 20:39 CDT, 6 August 2014 >>

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ProT :

�20 VR headset: http://www.refugio3d.net/ ;)

<< Comment #33 @ 06:07 CDT, 8 August 2014 >>

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nex1 :

It is really good, if you like headhaches.

<< Comment #34 @ 15:43 CDT, 8 August 2014 >>

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crunkus - Reply to #33

That VR stuff back in the 90s did. I've heard from some respectable industry developers thats not the case for oculus.

<< Comment #35 @ 16:25 CDT, 8 August 2014 >>

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Weird ' - Reply to #34

it's kinda the reason they got JC... Bringing down all latencies to below humanly noticable.

<< Comment #36 @ 19:13 CDT, 8 August 2014 >>

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crunkus - Reply to #35

I really wonder if VR will become big... I still prefer either being in serious mode in front of a desktop pc when I'm more into hardcore games. Or for more storybased stuff or consolne games I like being on the couch with a big tv.

<< Comment #37 @ 19:29 CDT, 8 August 2014 >>

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Weird ' - Reply to #36

That would be difficult to say at this point.
In the long run I'm pretty sure the technology of simulating a 3D world will become big though. But perhaps it would be when AR (augmented reality) and VR come together.
Or perhaps someone will invent something like the matrix which goes directly into our nervous system.

There is a lot of "added value" in "make believe". Pretty much all entertainment is based around make believe. So if they can improve the quality of their illusion. Theres a huge industry there.

<< Comment #38 @ 06:35 CDT, 15 August 2014 >>

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skint - Reply to #37

How do VR and AR come together? One simulates the other and vice versa.

<< Comment #39 @ 07:59 CDT, 15 August 2014 >>

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Weird ' - Reply to #38

well if you can make VR actually interact with the world (as in you capture "the world" and then simulate a virtual world based on that data).
Or you should be able to put "a complete overlay" on the outside world using AR.
Then I would say that they "come together".

Atm VR (occulus) simulates 'a predefined gameworld' and AR (google glass) only runs in a corner of your eye.

<< Comment #40 @ 12:32 CDT, 15 August 2014 >>

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Jamerio :

So the last time my mind was really blown with computer graphics was back in August 20004 with Doom 3.

Its August 2014 and I just taken delivery of my Oculus Rift 2 and never tried VR before.

Same month.
10 years later.
Carmack involved again.

Expecting big things....

<< Comment #41 @ 02:49 CDT, 16 August 2014 >>

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cyronix ' - Reply to #40

so?

<< Comment #42 @ 05:21 CDT, 16 August 2014 >>

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Jamerio : - Reply to #41

http://esreality.com/post/2640873/oculus-rift-first-impressions/

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