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  Feb 5 2013, 11:29 AM
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Running Target  Group: Members Posts: 1,229 Joined: 20-December 10 From: Land of the Oatcakes Member No.: 19,241  |
Welcome to the world's first commercially available VR headset that works. The Oculus Rift.
Just found out about this. Sorry if it's been mentioned before but I thought it was cool. Caused quite a stir at CES and Carmack has picked it up in a big way. Thought I'd share |
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Feb 5 2013, 11:47 AM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,526 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
it's kinda oldish news, but somehow, not a single one of my tech pages reported on this one.
and no, carmack did not pick it up, this is his baby, his idea completely. i hope he can deliver what he promises for less than 400 bucks . . i had one of these HMD's with 2xFull HD in it . . and it sucked and cost 1000 bucks . . |
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Feb 5 2013, 12:32 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,229 Joined: 20-December 10 From: Land of the Oatcakes Member No.: 19,241 |
It's looking good so far, but no, it isn't Carmack's idea. That's been mis-reported all over. Carmack contacted the inventor and requested a dev kit, which he then showed off at CES running Doom. Check the link in the OP (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Feb 5 2013, 01:08 PM
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Running Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,003 Joined: 3-May 11 From: Brisbane Australia Member No.: 29,391 |
Apparently you can order one for $300.
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Feb 5 2013, 01:49 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,526 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
Pre-Order, and right now, these are Dev-Kits, as far as i can tell.
Meaning inferior hardware and craftsmanship. And no supported games as of yet either. |
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Feb 5 2013, 02:21 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,229 Joined: 20-December 10 From: Land of the Oatcakes Member No.: 19,241 |
I believe this is what the prototype looks like. I think the dev kit is meant to be more like what's on the main page and that's what you get for your $300. There may not be many games supporting it yet, but not none. Doom 3 BFG is build to use Oculus Rift, and they've already got support from the big players like Valve, Epic, Unity, and the Unreal 4 engine has support built in. Hawken said it would launch with Rift support and there are already games being retro-fitted. Some good titles too. I think Mirror's Edge would be ace.
I'm getting more excited the more I read. |
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Feb 5 2013, 03:07 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,526 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
Ouya Android Console might support it too i think.
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Feb 5 2013, 04:54 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,930 Joined: 9-April 05 From: Scandinavian Union Member No.: 7,310 |
It's a good start... The early iterations are riddled with low resolution and latency issues from what I've heard.
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Feb 5 2013, 05:02 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
Yeah, my boss showed us this a couple weeks ago.
Given how much of a hardon he has for "technology we could be developing on" I'm surprised he didn't buy/preorder one. |
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Feb 5 2013, 07:12 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 366 Joined: 10-November 08 Member No.: 16,576 |
EVE Online would rock with this. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Feb 5 2013, 08:29 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,930 Joined: 9-April 05 From: Scandinavian Union Member No.: 7,310 |
EVE got gameplay? I though it just had schemes and economic imperiums!
One does not simply play (note: I love hearing about peoples exploits in EVE, but that game... It just works... differently) |
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Feb 5 2013, 08:31 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,526 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
QUOTE (Draco18s @ Feb 5 2013, 06:02 PM)  Yeah, my boss showed us this a couple weeks ago. Given how much of a hardon he has for "technology we could be developing on" I'm surprised he didn't buy/preorder one. see if you can get one of these as a work requirement ^^ |
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Feb 5 2013, 08:32 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Feb 5 2013, 03:31 PM) see if you can get one of these as a work requirement ^^ I would really rather honestly NOT have to develop for it >..x |
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