It looks like he's running crossfire.. until amd/nvidia provide drivers we've been warn to stay away. or disable sli/crossfire when using oculus
https://developer.oculusvr.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=6738
Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 announced, up for preorder (based on Crystal Cove)
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It looks like he's running crossfire.. until amd/nvidia provide drivers we've been warn to stay away. or disable sli/crossfire when using oculus
https://developer.oculusvr.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=6738
I'm running crossfire yes. But will I actually gain performance if I disable it?
Dreamwriter
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You don't think it's possible to adjust the optics (the lenses) to display a larger percentage of the screen at all? You think they've maxed out what lenses and mirrors are capable of with DK1&2?
The lenses could certainly be better in terms of optical properties (aberration etc.), but I don't think you can get significantly more effective resolution out of a given display, while providing the same FoV, and without increasing the size or weight of the device.
Is it possible to create a lens that allows for a wider field of view when paired with a curved display?
Of course, it wouldn't work so well when you swivel your eyes to look at the corners - but in terms of offering information in the periphery - maybe it's not so out of the question?
You will not gain performance, you will lose some (fps), but you will eliminate the extra latency induced by the way Crossfire works.
I won't pretend to understand exactly why and how it does that but it apparently adds at least a frame of latency and I know for a fact that if I forget to disable Crossfire, I immediately notice it as soon as I'm entering the Rift. It's painfully obvious. It's almost like it flickers when you look around. Maybe not the best way to describe it but it's not smooth at all.
tldr; Friends don't let friends Rift and Crossfire.
Oh good. I wonder how my little cousins(teenagers) do it without getting sick.
unholyrevenger72
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It honestly depends on the person. I'm fairly immune to motion sickness. While some people i know get sick looking at the ocean.
If you're someone who gets motion sick easily keep some Saltines or Potato Chips and your favorite carbonated beverage at the ready.
Im not prone to motion sickness but i did experience initially using DK1. A neat little trick that worked well for me was to bob my head a little while i was walking in game. After a few sessions, i didnt experience any more nausea and quit bobbing my head. I was able to stay in for a couple hours at a stretch and possibly longer.
Regarding the positional tracking camera, how is this guy still able to shift position when the LED trackers on the googles are facing a direction where the camera supposedly can't pick them up..?
http://youtu.be/CoyjO-etC30?t=28s
Anyone?
http://youtu.be/CoyjO-etC30?t=28s
Anyone?
Motion sensor (since DK1).
Yes, I know that.. I was talking about him able to move his view off center when looking behind.
Betta Lines
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I think the positional tracking works by combining the camera data and the gyros/accelerometers in the headset, so if you momentarily move out of camera view, the software is able to continue estimating what you're doing from just the sensors in the headset, and will correct itself once the camera finds the dots again. I'm sure if you do any strange movements while out of view, or stay out of view for more than a couple of seconds, there will be a significant amount of drift to correct.
Don't think he ever gets into a position where the camera can't see the LEDs. There are LED's on the sides of the headset after all.
Oh I forgot that simple fact (ir LEDs at the side). embarrassing. . Thanks for reminding me
So in reality there are only a few degrees missing, which is "predicted" by an algorithm. Good news for me then because that will work perfectly fine until CV1. Can't wait to get this thing up and running.
Do not expect a price drop for the 780 Ti 3GB. This is just the same exact board with increased VRAM. Performance for the 3 and 6GB versions will be identical in the vast, vast majority of gaming scenarios, so no price cut is warranted.
This new board will be priced between 780 Ti 3GB and Titan Black.
Nice little detail from the ModRetro forum that Palmer Luckey founded. At the time the kickstarter became big with mainstream media coverage and all there was a forum thread to congratulate him.
In this thread the user Mario (Nate Mitchell?) said he worked with Luckey and said the following:
This was august 2012
The sound of that line has not changed but 1.5 years have passed.
In this thread the user Mario (Nate Mitchell?) said he worked with Luckey and said the following:
http://forums.modretro.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10294&hilit=oculus&start=50
This was august 2012
The sound of that line has not changed but 1.5 years have passed.This was august 2012
Exactly why I decided to have some fun with the DK1 and now DK2 while I'm waiting
I had more than my money's worth with the DK1, and I'm capable to understand the difference between a finished and an unfinished product, so why the hell not.
Not shipping till July.
You know you want to
I got it two hours after pre-orders opened.
Pretty much this. lol Unless the top end 20nm Maxwells get announced tomorrow, I'm gonna be ponying up for a 780 Ti.
YOLO.
Buy parts from the B/S/T thread here to save some money. You'll regularly be able to find a GPU and oftentimes a MOBO in there.
Also, think of it as an investment. You're paying more now, but you'll be saving tons of money down the line thanks to Steam, GMG, various bundles, etc.
Hah! I probably spend more money on games now I have a PC than I used to, due to all those sales.
Pro tip: Don't drink and Steam.
I've bought way too many games I'll probably never play on a Steam Sale late at night after a nice bottle of wine.
DouglasteR
Member
July is just around the corner.
I hope it's nothing bad like September.And with this all my faith in VR becoming a thing worth caring about any time soon is gone.
Turin Turambar
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wtf
POWERSPHERE
Member
So did they.
shacklesmcgee
Member
couldn't this maybe, possibly, no way in hell-y, be a good thing? We could get our dk2's way earlier now?
VR is now fully in the hands of publicly traded companies aka shareholders. Not good news.
I'm interested to see what happens next but I'd be lying if I said I didn't want Valve in the mix.
I'm also tempted to, but not because of the facebook aquisition but because I think I'll be patient and wait for the consumer version. Anyone know how to cancel? I think I'll buy a beefy new gpu first.
Future PhaZe
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welp
time to invest in facebook stock like
now
time to invest in facebook stock like
now