You mean first batch? If so, I'd guess I was in the first batch, yes. Ordered about 5 minutes after I got the email.
Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 announced, up for preorder (based on Crystal Cove)
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You mean first batch? If so, I'd guess I was in the first batch, yes. Ordered about 5 minutes after I got the email.
I meant Facebook.. lol For you cancelling your order or the reason thereof.
AustinFelix
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To be fair, i'd have dropped the ball if FB give me all that money,
Haha, that was my second interpretation of FB. Too bad I didn't go with that.
Originally I was up in arms about the FB deal, but I calmed down and kept the order then. Cancelled more recently to wait for the CV, as I won't have much time to develop for the DK2 anyway.
According to the reddit projection I'm now outside the first 5.000 orders. With a 11:48AM PDT order time I'm now at around the 6.200th order . Yikes.. 
..Or did I misinterpret the projected numbers..?
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsakiLZiXDfLdEFhNXRzMU44VkNZNzlZVEI2NXFTY2c#gid=4
..Or did I misinterpret the projected numbers..?
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsakiLZiXDfLdEFhNXRzMU44VkNZNzlZVEI2NXFTY2c#gid=4
Canis lupus
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edit nvm, 5h after announcement. looks like I'll have mine shipped late august/early sept looking at this
Vyse The Legend
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Yikes.
To be fair, they're claiming new orders will get it in September, not that we can trust that at all at this point. I'm assuming they are at least planning to ship and manufacture a ton in August.
But all of this confirms that I'll be playing Elite Dangerous this July.
I er... fine, okay. But for like three days, tops.
Oh yeah it's for work. Not scalping.
Will be shared between developers, sales-personnel and clients.
Stopping the shipping estimation train with a simple question: Does Senza Peso require an Oculus Rift to work properly? I tried launching it to see how it runs but it's only shown like this (yes, installed all required runtimes, tired latest stable/beta drivers for my card): http://puu.sh/9Vl6N/792c305913.png
Bud with a DK1 says it runs fine without a Rift connected, Reddit says the opposite. GAF...?
Bud with a DK1 says it runs fine without a Rift connected, Reddit says the opposite. GAF...?
I've tried running senza peso without a rift and it didn't work.
Pity. Thank you!
wanderingprostheyltite
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Indeed. Knowing these two are both working on helping shape VR makes me feel quite cozy for its future.
In other news, Oculus scored another good hire:
http://venturebeat.com/2014/07/03/p...es-for-the-siren-song-of-oculus-vr-exclusive/
http://venturebeat.com/2014/07/03/p...es-for-the-siren-song-of-oculus-vr-exclusive/
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Oculus has removed China as a shipping option due to fears of re-selling: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-07-04-oculus-halts-dev-kit-shipments-to-china
Several existing Chinese orders halted (but not all).
Several existing Chinese orders halted (but not all).
They probably just cut the orders for people that ordered them in bulk.
Someone posted about the issue on the Oculus boards, and pointed out a guy that had six of them up on Ebay for sale. One of the Oculus devs responded "Not anymore..." EULA states no reselling, so they cancelled all of his orders.
But I fully support them in this. I can't stand the people that do this. You see them at every console launch, too.
Someone posted about the issue on the Oculus boards, and pointed out a guy that had six of them up on Ebay for sale. One of the Oculus devs responded "Not anymore..." EULA states no reselling, so they cancelled all of his orders.
But I fully support them in this. I can't stand the people that do this. You see them at every console launch, too.
I have a question for folks who have the DK1:
what is your IPD?
while browsing through VR threads I found out that some people with higher then average distances (73 mm for me) had trouble using the device, and had to come up with hacks to make it work for them or buy one of those IPD adjusters
haven't found anything regarding the DK2, but I'd guess the 'issue' is the same with that one.
what is your IPD?
while browsing through VR threads I found out that some people with higher then average distances (73 mm for me) had trouble using the device, and had to come up with hacks to make it work for them or buy one of those IPD adjusters
haven't found anything regarding the DK2, but I'd guess the 'issue' is the same with that one.
I remember reading that the DK2 has a larger range for IPD compared to the DK1 but I can't seem to find a source for that at the moment.
Someone wanna make a topic about this:
http://www.sammobile.com/2014/07/08...et-will-be-called-gear-vr-launch-at-ifa-2014/
Samsung is going to announce the GearVR (presumably part of the Galaxy line) at IFA 2014 along with the Galaxy Note 4, presumably the first VR compatible device from them.
HUGE announcement.
http://www.sammobile.com/2014/07/08...et-will-be-called-gear-vr-launch-at-ifa-2014/
Samsung is going to announce the GearVR (presumably part of the Galaxy line) at IFA 2014 along with the Galaxy Note 4, presumably the first VR compatible device from them.
HUGE announcement.
I can't believe they're not calling it the Galaxy Rift. = (
inb4 Apple announces iReality
That may be an exaggeration. It's basically a headset that houses their phone and adds some functionality. The software/games and support will determine where this goes.
From the perspective of VR, I like the idea of Google cardboard and this though. The development opportunities of something wireless are exciting.
Everything we know about gearvr, and we've known about it for a long time now, indicates its launch will coincide with a brand of vr enabled phones to slot into these headsets. They're not goingoto just accept your existing phone like google cardboard.
This is Samsung's vr platform.
BlueTsunami
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A low cost VR harness or mount is pretty snazzy. As amazing as Oculus is, I wouldn't mind a wireless unit that has various non graphically intensive apps that are useful outside of gaming.
And that's great. I'm skeptical what there will be to do with it. What software are they going to have? What games are they going to have?
This is a great step in the right direction though.
Google just released their google vr sdk. Thats what software they're going to use. This is basically going to be its own class of vr a bit. Mobile vr.
Vr is way more than games. One of google's biggest vr apps right now is their street view vr app. Puts you in the middle of any mapped street. Its virtual tourism.
Apparently this is being announced in September, not launched. That makes much more sense. This will give them time to have software in place once they launch.
On Topic:
There is an early DK2 unboxing over at roadtovr:
DK2 Unboxing
plagiarize
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I got a Logitech G27 today for Assetta Corsa, and as someone who enjoys arcade and middle ground racers like PGR and Forza Horizon (but not sims previously) holy hell am I glad I bought it. Driving the Lotus 49 around an empty track is terrifying and awesome.
More than any other game I keep forgetting that the arms on the wheel that I see aren't mine. Then I go to point at something or pick something up and I get weirded out for a brief moment. A friend of mine actually reached up to try to adjust the mirror. Seriously.
The force feedback is something else I didn't even think about. It really adds to the immersion because you don't just look like you are there, you feel like you are too. Force feedback, plus 1:1 correlation between in game wheel and wheel in your hands, plus VR, plus headphones, plus a control method that's natural and second nature to anyone who can drive a car... all add up to probably the best rift experience I've had yet...
and I've had some real doozies.
I got a slight cramp in my lower back from bracing myself for one too many crashes.
That Lotus is terrifying... and amazing. Again, I enjoy more casual racing games. I maybe buy one or two a year. I'm not a serious racing enthusiast... but the wheel took a great VR experience and mind it mind blowing. I can't wait for them to patch in DK2 support and to get my DK2! When you feel like your life is on the line should you lose control of the car, racing sims are fricking awesome.
More than any other game I keep forgetting that the arms on the wheel that I see aren't mine. Then I go to point at something or pick something up and I get weirded out for a brief moment. A friend of mine actually reached up to try to adjust the mirror. Seriously.
The force feedback is something else I didn't even think about. It really adds to the immersion because you don't just look like you are there, you feel like you are too. Force feedback, plus 1:1 correlation between in game wheel and wheel in your hands, plus VR, plus headphones, plus a control method that's natural and second nature to anyone who can drive a car... all add up to probably the best rift experience I've had yet...
and I've had some real doozies.
I got a slight cramp in my lower back from bracing myself for one too many crashes.
That Lotus is terrifying... and amazing. Again, I enjoy more casual racing games. I maybe buy one or two a year. I'm not a serious racing enthusiast... but the wheel took a great VR experience and mind it mind blowing. I can't wait for them to patch in DK2 support and to get my DK2! When you feel like your life is on the line should you lose control of the car, racing sims are fricking awesome.
Astral/H3X
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Did you see that (comparitively) super slow F Zero clone they've got going for this? I might actually support it if they promise a breakneck speed with difficult AI to match.