UnrealEck
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I have it ordered from their site too but since it's a late order, I'm scheduled for May (probably late May too).
I'm thinking of getting a pre-order in at Currys. Maybe they will have them delivered in April.
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The High-end VR Discussion Thread (HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Playstation VR)
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I have it ordered from their site too but since it's a late order, I'm scheduled for May (probably late May too).
I'm thinking of getting a pre-order in at Currys. Maybe they will have them delivered in April.
VR no question. Like seriously though. No question. Believe me. If you have the money you will regret not doing it. A lot of people who are going to be really annoyed at watching other people have fun in VR this year. Obviously I would say that though. My preference is Vive, but wait for a couple weeks before you order to see people going real in depth so you can get a better sense of the differences between seated and room scale and the quality of the games.
Gsync monitor in my opinion, not really a lot of quality content this year.
Ask me again in a week. I have a big GSYNC monitor and am getting both the Rift and Vive at launch.
Will be able to give you a solid recommendation based on experience with everything.
So I got a google cardboard thing today. Using it with my iphone 6s plus. I got the vrse app, couple of the videos were kind of cool. some other apps i used were just alright. To me it just feels like im looking at a 3d image with the ability to look around. I don't really get any sense of immersion at all, no feeling like im actually there. I didn't use it long enough to get sick, but i could feel it coming. Although I understand that the cardboard experience isn't meant to do much more than demo.
Should PSVR be a completley different experience? Or if google cardboard does nothing for me, will that basically be my VR experience?
Should PSVR be a completley different experience? Or if google cardboard does nothing for me, will that basically be my VR experience?
Google cardboard is a shit tier experience compared to Rift, Vive, and PSVR.
That's like riding a tricycle and then ruling out cars as a mode of transport. Yes, they both have wheels, but that's where the similarities end.
VlaudTheImpaler
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This game + Magic school bus = My childhood dreams.
Holy crap it just dawned on me, now that VR is here I really might actually have a chance at a magic school bus experience...
Hysterical
Member
A coworker brought in his Gear VR today to work. It was my first time using VR, and im completely blown away. To the point where I preordered Playstation VR right after I used it. I was on the fence about how it would be, but after today Im sold. Other coworkers used it as well, and their reactions were great. Mostly everyone just kept saying "Holy shit" over and over again.
Someone with a lot of time on their hands should create a VR megathread of games and tech demos to try that are freely available or on sale right now.
Examples would include neat Unreal Engine 4 VR tech demos, neat indie releases, full games, etc.
I have my VR stuff on preorder and it would be cool to have a one-stop place to find some of the best stuff to check out that is worth the time while skipping some of the lesser impressive crap.
Examples would include neat Unreal Engine 4 VR tech demos, neat indie releases, full games, etc.
I have my VR stuff on preorder and it would be cool to have a one-stop place to find some of the best stuff to check out that is worth the time while skipping some of the lesser impressive crap.
plagiarize
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Yeah, the Gear VR is a fantastic way of getting people hooked since it's so easy to travel with.
Thanks. Will do.
It's a pretty understated advantage that it is an untethered experience too. Once mobile finds a way to have better positional tracking, natural performance increases that are still advancing really quickly in that space are probably going to make it one of the dominant areas of VR development.
Hysterical
Member
Absolutely. I did notice how grainy everything looked, as well as motion blur. Im sure with the more high-end models this wont be a problem. We had a great time with it though.
StudioTan
Hold on, friend! I'd love to share with you some swell news about the Windows 8 Metro UI! Wait, where are you going?
To the people who have used the final hardware, does this Chronos video give a good estimation of the kind of resolution you get in games?
The first part is the trailer and the gameplay section seems to be showing a single eye based on the square aspect ratio.
The first part is the trailer and the gameplay section seems to be showing a single eye based on the square aspect ratio.
I wouldn't be surprised if you get pushed up to late May/early June. I'm pretty sure they have added more production as well as some cancellations should move you forward.
StudioTan I can let you know next week when I get mine since Chronos is a game I was looking to pickup.
Dreams-Visions
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our friend from earlier is backatitagain with his Virtual Desktop Review. Or, preview as it was.
plagiarize
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Well my Rift is listed as shipped. No tracking number yet... BUT IT IS HAPPENING.
Yeah, that would be nice if that ends up being the case.
Zalusithix
Member
I think this is the first video that's attempted to emulate the peripheral blur of VR?
Zalusithix
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Just got to thinking about VR while reading the recent LP thread... VR games are inherently immune to that phenomenon aren't they? I mean, it's not like anything is stopping somebody from streaming an entire playthrough of a VR game. It's just that watching it, assuming it wasn't incredibly boring, wouldn't be a substitute for playing at all. This applies to story heavy games as much as it does action packed ones.
VR relies on a feeling of presence that simply can't be reproduced by watching somebody else. Even if you directly streamed the original stereoscopic images the player is seeing to a person watching with a VR headset, the experience wouldn't be the same. Rather, it'd probably just make the other person sick.
So the very thing that makes VR hard to advertise, also makes it so it can't really fall prey to the "I'll just watch somebody else play through the game." mentality.
VR relies on a feeling of presence that simply can't be reproduced by watching somebody else. Even if you directly streamed the original stereoscopic images the player is seeing to a person watching with a VR headset, the experience wouldn't be the same. Rather, it'd probably just make the other person sick.
So the very thing that makes VR hard to advertise, also makes it so it can't really fall prey to the "I'll just watch somebody else play through the game." mentality.
http://steamcommunity.com/games/250820/announcements/detail/646638027968184735
Is this what I think it is?
Is this what I think it is?
Sleeping Lesson
Member
It's their equivalent of asynchronous time warp, if that's what you mean.
Dreams-Visions
Member
Probably. Looks like it, yea.
It's the every-other-frame reprojection Vlachos talked about at GDC. It works in cases where asynchronous reprojection isn't supported by the hardware, but it's only rotational reprojection used on a fixed timing.
Zalusithix
Member
AFAIK nobody does translational reprojection, so the rotational distinction isn't really important.
UnrealEck
Member
SteamVR tutorial demo.
I like the little characters at the end. They seem to be popping up a lot in Valve's VR stuff.
I like the little characters at the end. They seem to be popping up a lot in Valve's VR stuff.
Turin Turambar
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What opinion do you have on this, GAF?
RPS dude has a Vive unlike most of you, but he is too lazy to use it
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/03/25/vive-cables/
RPS dude has a Vive unlike most of you, but he is too lazy to use it
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/03/25/vive-cables/
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Deleted member 10571
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I got some cheap Move controllers from a second hand store, but don't have a PS4 at hand (visiting the parents for the weekend). Is there any way to check if they work properly? The tiny red led is blinking when i hold the ps button, if that's any indicator
What opinion do you have on this, GAF?
RPS dude has a Vive unlike most of you, but he is too lazy to use it
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/03/25/vive-cables/
I thought this would be John Walker at first because he's such a negative, whingey mess of a man, but it's Alec Meer. I'm surprised he's got this reservation with something so simple to do
Don't have mess everywhere and plug it in?
Melchettsmoustache
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Can anyone offer a little advice please.
I can get the following PC for £1200 http://store.hp.com/UKStore/Merch/Product.aspx?id=N8X66EA&opt=ABU&sel=DTP
And whilst looking through various sources such as Reddit and tomshardware I see the usual advice that custom made should offer better value than premade however I can't seem to beat that price for those specs through pcspecialist or other sites I've tried.
I've seen comments that reference the quality of the mother board or the memory but I'll admit I'm a wee bit lost on that level of detail in comparison to the 980ti and the I7 processor which as far as I can see should run VR at high fidelity levels.
Does that machine look as good a deal as I think it does?
I can get the following PC for £1200 http://store.hp.com/UKStore/Merch/Product.aspx?id=N8X66EA&opt=ABU&sel=DTP
And whilst looking through various sources such as Reddit and tomshardware I see the usual advice that custom made should offer better value than premade however I can't seem to beat that price for those specs through pcspecialist or other sites I've tried.
I've seen comments that reference the quality of the mother board or the memory but I'll admit I'm a wee bit lost on that level of detail in comparison to the 980ti and the I7 processor which as far as I can see should run VR at high fidelity levels.
Does that machine look as good a deal as I think it does?
What opinion do you have on this, GAF?
RPS dude has a Vive unlike most of you, but he is too lazy to use it
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/03/25/vive-cables/
Adult leaves socks & Lego lying around the floor.
Yeah, I'm going to skip his opinions on anything that requires even a modicum of effort, like switching Vive on apparently.
For £1200 that's good. I would think you'd get something similar for about £1300 from PC specialist or other system builders though and they'd probably be easier to update down the line if you care
Yeah, too many potential disocclusion issues with translational reprojection, I don't think it's used anywhere.
I haven't read RPS in years because they people there simply have wholly different priorities and tastes from me when it comes to games, genres, gameplay, and what they consider important in those. So that this disconnect extends beyond traditional games to VR doesn't surprise me.What opinion do you have on this, GAF?
RPS dude has a Vive unlike most of you, but he is too lazy to use it
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/03/25/vive-cables/
I don't really get VR, but at the same time I am very interested in VR. It's like a weird thing I probably won't understand until I own one myself.
I got no idea if my computer can handle something like a Vive though. What throws me off is how websites like System Requirements Lab will say I don't even have the specs to play Fallout 4 at the minimum specs required, but when I go to play it I can actually play it on Ultra at good framerates. The recommended processors I think are the same one on the HTC Vive website. I think they're Haswell processors though.
So, can anyone help me figure out if my PC IS VR capable?
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 (Skylake)
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 OC 2GB
RAM: 8GB DDR4 @ 2133MHz
PSU: 600W
Storage: Like, 5.5TB
If I can't, I can't. But if I can run VR that'd be sweet. Maybe pick up a unit for Christmas.
I got no idea if my computer can handle something like a Vive though. What throws me off is how websites like System Requirements Lab will say I don't even have the specs to play Fallout 4 at the minimum specs required, but when I go to play it I can actually play it on Ultra at good framerates. The recommended processors I think are the same one on the HTC Vive website. I think they're Haswell processors though.
So, can anyone help me figure out if my PC IS VR capable?
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 (Skylake)
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 OC 2GB
RAM: 8GB DDR4 @ 2133MHz
PSU: 600W
Storage: Like, 5.5TB
If I can't, I can't. But if I can run VR that'd be sweet. Maybe pick up a unit for Christmas.
coughlanio
Member
Yeah, you'd need to upgrade to at least an i5 and GTX 970 with those.
Another option is Razer's OSVR http://www.razerzone.com/osvr
Dreams-Visions
Member
X52 should do but I hope you are aware of their well-chronicled QC issues going in. Don't expect that shit to last for a year under daily use. Ask Hylian7 in the ED thread about that.
If you decide you want to try something else, I'd recommend a CH Products setup. Been using it for a year (almost to the day) and it's been nothing but flawless. It's probably the most recommended setup, though slightly more expensive.
Yeah I did my research, but I'm also trying to be honest about the value proposition. It's possible I don't wind up using it for anything besides ED, and I may not even be playing that a year from now. If I find myself more interested I'll upgrade down the road, but it's too much of an unknown quantity to me to justify going higher like I did on my wheel setup.
Dreams-Visions
Member
Entirely fair and well-reasoned.
I went in for the higher priced set because I grew up on X-Wing, Tie Fighter, Wing Commander Armada, Descent: Freespace, Forsaken, Descent, etc. They were among my favorite games ever. I've been waiting for the space shooter genre to return for damn near 15 years. So for me, I knew I was going to like E
, Star Citizen, No Man's Sky, and whatever else that might follow (like EVE:V) no matter what.And about 1,500 hours later, I'm still playing ED almost daily so the investment was a wise one. It's almost the exclusive reason why I bought into VR at this stage of its existence (though I'm pleased to have found more reasons).