Oculus Rift - Dev Kit Discussion [Orders Arriving]
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Gangxxter
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Wow, that sounds super amazing. Any videos/screenshots of it yet?
ashecitism
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It doesn't work yet, but they're working on it:
Programmer Joe said:
Why are you trying to apply logic to internet polls..?
Fried Food
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whats the equivalent "full size monitor" size for the rift? Like does sitting 2 feet from a 24 inch monitor equal what it looks like in the rift?
It's like there is no monitor.
It's like you're wearing goggles inside a 3D digital world. There really is no way to describe it in "screen" term.
Pops Maellard
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Sounds awesome. My Rift order is in the processing stage, hopefully it gets shipped out by the end of the week.
Using 16:9 screen and Rifts horizontal fov of 90 degrees and 2 feet distance the size would fit ~55 inch tv.
Vertical size would be a lot bigger.
No. Its not comparable. Which is kinda the point.
In Half Life with the rift you think the guards are in front of you, being close to a tv screen don't give that sense. The experience very special.
Throwaway123456789
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Woah, my vote put it in first place.
It wouldn't surprise me if Samsung was somehow helping with all those votes going towards "Curved fucking TVs". After all, they were caught paying students to troll the HTC One on forums when it came out.
Something new for people with dev kits to play
http://store.steampowered.com/app/261820/
It´s free
edit: now with video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsPQj9s2puQ
http://store.steampowered.com/app/261820/
It´s free
edit: now with video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsPQj9s2puQ
He's just a young dude, doing what youngsters do best.
I wish I was that young again...
Dictator93
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Palmer Luckey is quite... unique.
He cannot help being so fly.
Oh I didn't mean anything negative by any stretch of the imagination. It's just funny and unusual to see this kind of behavior from the head of a multi million dollars company.
Hell, Google bought Nest, makers of fucking smart thermostats and smoke detectors, for 3.2 billions. How do you think Oculus VR is valued now? To think that this kid started this up less than 2 years ago is surreal. What have I done with my fucking life?
Like other's have been saying, it's not comparable
But if you're talking strictly about FOV you will have to sit much closer than 2 feet, even closer than 1 feet, away from a monitor to get somewhat the same FOV. The difference is that the vertical FOV is higher than the horizontal FOV, at least on the devkit.
Yes, and retail version is still targeting $300 as well. Wouldn't be surprised if it slipped up to $400 by release with all the upgrades it's getting though.
Dreamwriter
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Yeah, they've said that while they want it to be around $300, they won't severely hurt the quality to save $100 on it if need-be.
Oculus are in an extraordinary position... they're literally in the position to select who they want as investors - who they think is a good fit for their future expansion. They only bring in extra investment as they need it - and currently they have sufficient investment to keep them going to release and beyond.
They'll probably end up like Facebook - you won't be able to invest in them until regulation forces them become publically traded.
flyinpiranha
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User Name Here
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I remember hearing something about it being in the $499 or less range.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonev...ft-will-launch-summer-2014-for-less-than-499/
flyinpiranha
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I have battled this decision for months. We're in the process of buying a house so it makes it easier not to but if the DK2 comes out ... it might not be as easy.
Rogue_Ledr
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I would actually seriously consider ordering the dev kit if I could get my hands on the "Crystal Cove" type.
www.riftenabled.com has info and DL links for just about every free demo I've seen around. There were a couple torrent packs floating around but I'm not sure how up to date those would be anymore.
Oculus Dev forums have a lot of links to demos and stuff too, so be sure to sign up once you've ordered.
On Steam you can search for VR games: http://store.steampowered.com/search/?term=#category1=998&category2=31&sort_order=ASC&page=1
This obviously won't include the games/demos not on the platform however.
VRCinema & RedFrame.
User Name Here
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You should've waited for the DK2 at least! It will probably come out this summer if they don't release the consumer version by then.
Pops Maellard
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Eh, I did the same. If they really do release a DK2 to the general public, then I'll either sell my Rift and wait for the consumer version, or enjoy owning a piece of history.
Gangxxter
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Story behind this? Looks like Palmer was bursting for a pee.Palmer Luckey is quite... unique.
Finally got my devkit! 11 day USPS shipping, man late Christmas shoppers. I felt really bad ordering one this late but I figured that if I was kicking myself in August for not ordering one in June and then kicking myself in October for not ordering one in August and then kicking myself in December for not ordering one in October that I was probably going to be kicking myself in February and just ordered one already. They're being really vague with release schedules and questioning if there will even be a DK2 in the interview so end of the year seems like a solid guess if even consumer in 2014 and I just could not wait another year!
I was also really excited by Riftmax and VR theaters in general but didn't realize how much better recordings look than in the Rift itself; I'd call it unwatchable at the current low resolution, feeding it an HD video looked like sub-360P stretched on a giant screen.
But really that's my only disappointment. The screen door is noticable, but only when I'm looking for it (feels exaggerated but I haven't seen the difference). Favorite demo by far is Windlands, an explorative teleporting and most importantly grapple-hooking platformer which I can't help but boot up every time I want to try the Oculus. You can swing around like Spiderman and I've yet to feel any motion sickness in it.
And I can't really believe they can create an entire game that looks as good as Redframe (but I hope I'm wrong). It's great how only VR can take a single room and have you stand in it for a half hour just oggling.
I was also really excited by Riftmax and VR theaters in general but didn't realize how much better recordings look than in the Rift itself; I'd call it unwatchable at the current low resolution, feeding it an HD video looked like sub-360P stretched on a giant screen.
But really that's my only disappointment. The screen door is noticable, but only when I'm looking for it (feels exaggerated but I haven't seen the difference). Favorite demo by far is Windlands, an explorative teleporting and most importantly grapple-hooking platformer which I can't help but boot up every time I want to try the Oculus. You can swing around like Spiderman and I've yet to feel any motion sickness in it.
And I can't really believe they can create an entire game that looks as good as Redframe (but I hope I'm wrong). It's great how only VR can take a single room and have you stand in it for a half hour just oggling.
No guarantee they release Dk2 to the public - may only be to larger devs, and may be expensive. The risk of releasing a DK2 that matches the consumer version is that consumers buy it (like they clearly have with Dk1) and that damages sales for the consumer version when it launches
Redframe and Windlands both sound cool. I should try them, thanks for sharing!
Windlands got a new version (posted on the forum) that includes a small new level but redoes a lot of the mechanics. Grappling the floor seems to not work in the main level, and you can no longer grapple buildings. It also has a bit of 'momentum' in that you get pulled forward if your hook misses. But now there's a wall jump! Teleporting is moved from R2-Y to Y-HoldY, kind of awkward and slow.
So I'll definitely be holding onto the old version (the one still on Oculus Share) for the grapple fun.
I have my reservations on them even shipping a DK2. Seems their plans changed and there are to many things happening to fast on the hardware side to allow them time to put together a second kit, especially if the consumer version is planned for release in Q4 2014. They will need all hands on deck to make that happen and not get distracted with another devkit.
I think they will allow the consumer version to work as a devkit which will be a very cost saving thing for indie devs wanting to experiment with VR
In recent interviews it really sounded like they are planning one, but it would probably be the exact same specs as the consumer version and ship out a few months earlier. So at that point if you aren't a dev, you probably would want to wait.
mhayze
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Yes, that is really, really weird.
Yea sounds like they will basically be early runs of near final units that they send to developers 2-3 months ahead of launch.
absolutely, especially with the tracking changes, and especially with their emphasis on VR-minded software