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Knifegrab
Jul 30, 2014

Gadzooks! I'm terrified of this little child who is going to stab me with a knife. I must wrest the knife away from his control and therefore gain the upperhand.


This year Oculus launched its first consumer edition VR headset, Oculus' Rift.

History



In 2012 Palmer Luckey founded Oculus VR, with the intent to create a better head-mounted display (HMD) that could be inexpensive and effective for gamers. The very same year Oculus launched a kickstarter, sending developer kits (DK1) to people who backed $300 or more. This kickstarter was incredibly sucessful and led to very succesful funding rounds, and the eventual acquisition by Facebook for $2 billion. This would pave the way for a launch of a second developer unit (DK2) and a succesful partnership with samsung to launch Gear VR, a mobile VR platform.

Oculus Announced in January of 2016 that the Oculus rift would cost $599 and would begin shipping March 28th.



Rift

The Oculus rift costs $599 and comes with the following:

-The Rift HMD
-A tracking camera
-An Xbox One Controller and Wireless Adapter
-An Oculus Remote

Now to break down the rift a bit further:

-OLED Screen at 2160 x 1200 @ 90 Hz. This display is split between two eyes, so half of the resolution horizontally is what each eye receives.
-Integrated Headphones
-Built-in Mic
-Ergonomic build designed to be lightweight and comfortable.
-110 degree FOV
-Adjustable IPD

The rift is covered in IR emitting sensors. These sensors are tracked by the camera in conjunction with the on board accelerometers and magnometers to provide not only rotation tracking for the unit but positional tracking. This leads to a fully immersive experience. You're not seeing through a monitor, but instead you exist in the world and can move as if you are a part of the world.



The Content

Currently you can buy Oculus content on both Steam and Oculus stores.

While Steam content could be a mixed bag of experiences, the Oculus store is going to be curated to ensure only high quality VR content can be added. This will ensure a good experience for all users. Currently only the Rift is supported on the Oculus Home, it is unclear if Oculus will begin supporting other VR headsets.

The Oculus store can be browsed on a traditional monitor or it can be browsed in VR, where you will be placed into a small cozy home enviornment with your titles floating in front of you as well as the Oculus Friends List.

While the store is limited there are a handful of quality titles already available. Oculus has taken the time to fund games that otherwise wouldn't exist to help promote VR grow as a technology. These Oculus exclusive titles will slowly begin to trickle into the store to provide even more quality experiences in addition to what is already offered.



The Future

Currently Oculus is targeting a seated experience using Game Controllers. However this is going to change when Oculus Touch is released sometime in the second half of 2016. Oculus touch will bring motion controls to the Oculus SDK, allowing users to not just see their virtual worlds, but interact with them in a natural and impactful way. On top of the controls touch will launch with a second camera to allow users a higher level of tracking fidelity for a seated experience, or to place across their room for a true room-scale experience. The cost of this unit is currently not known, but those who pre-ordered the rift do get a discount.

Requirements

Here are the requirements if you are thinking of getting a rift:

NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater
Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater
8GB+ RAM
Windows 7 SP1 or newer
HDMI 1.3 video output supporting a 297MHz clock via a direct output architecture
A USB 3.0 port for the rift
A USB 3.0 port for the tracking camera
A USB 2.0 port for the Xbox wireless adapter
(Optional)A USB 3.0 port for the second tracking camera when touch launches

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Antoine Silvere
Nov 25, 2008

Are these soap bubbles?
Grimey Drawer
getting in on the ground floor of what is surely the future of vr

Ran Mad Dog
Aug 15, 2006
Algeapea and noodles - I will take your udon!
Can't wait to pay 600 dollars to vomit

XtraSmiley
Oct 4, 2002

Still waiting to get it.

smoobles
Sep 4, 2014

More like Oculus poo poo

Parker Lewis
Jan 4, 2006

Can't Lose


XtraSmiley posted:

Still waiting to get it.

FedEx Mercury
Jan 7, 2004

Me bad posting? That's unpossible!
Lipstick Apathy
You're in idiot if you buy this thing.

Jesustheastronaut!
Mar 9, 2014




Lipstick Apathy
Wow kg I knew you could do it

Monkey Fracas
Sep 11, 2010

...but then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you!
Grimey Drawer
more like Crockulus poo poo

I don't know about the actual games that will be released with this and how successful they'll be but holy hell do you look stupid using this thing

I also want to say that if you preordered this you are a fool of the highest order

Monkey Fracas fucked around with this message at 17:03 on Apr 7, 2016

Saint Freak
Apr 16, 2007

Regretting is an insult to oneself
Buglord
This will let me kiss Miku right???!

Communist Thoughts
Jan 7, 2008

Our war against free speech cannot end until we silence this bronze beast!


lol the vive price has made the oculus look cheap in comparison

Monkey Fracas
Sep 11, 2010

...but then you get to the end and a gorilla starts throwing barrels at you!
Grimey Drawer
OK OK I guess if you preordered this for VR porn/Real Animes then boy howdy are you gonna get VR porn/Real Animes and I can't call you a rube or whatever

http://i.imgur.com/7ys9TrM.png :siren:TOO HOT FOR WORK:siren:

Knifegrab
Jul 30, 2014

Gadzooks! I'm terrified of this little child who is going to stab me with a knife. I must wrest the knife away from his control and therefore gain the upperhand.

Saint Freak posted:

This will let me kiss Miku right???!

Maybe!

evilmiera
Dec 14, 2009

Status: Ravenously Rambunctious

notZaar posted:

You're in idiot if you buy this thing.

I don't currently have 600 dollars in my bankaccount so I'll just ask one of my non-existant rich friends to buy me one.

Shrinkage
Oct 23, 2010
The only reason people are buying this is for the vr porn right?

I know i am!

eonwe
Aug 11, 2008



Lipstick Apathy
did anyone say more like Oculus poo poo yet?

Mordja
Apr 26, 2014

Hell Gem
Porn is one thing, but these days I find myself wanting for a deep, fulfilling relationship based on trust. Can the Oculus Rift offer me that? :confused:

EdEddnEddy
Apr 5, 2012



Mordja posted:

Porn is one thing, but these days I find myself wanting for a deep, fulfilling relationship based on trust. Can the Oculus Rift offer me that? :confused:

Meet someone in AltspaceVR and don't use LeapMotion (or eventually, Touch) to touch them inappropriately.

NT Plus
Nov 30, 2011

Kid just rages for a while.
Tried it at PAX.

I liked it but I didn't $600 like it.

NT Plus fucked around with this message at 19:07 on Apr 7, 2016

r u ready to WALK
Sep 29, 2001

If you had been a true believer you would have jumped on the kickstarter and gotten your free Rifts courtesy of facebook like the rest of us :colbert:

Tenzarin
Jul 24, 2007
.
Taco Defender

Shrinkage posted:

The only reason people are buying this is for the vr porn right?

I know i am!

You know google cardboard can do that, its only $20.

Duck tape that to your head.

Knifegrab
Jul 30, 2014

Gadzooks! I'm terrified of this little child who is going to stab me with a knife. I must wrest the knife away from his control and therefore gain the upperhand.

Eonwe posted:

did anyone say more like Oculus poo poo yet?

lol holy poo poo thats kinda funny

FutonForensic
Nov 11, 2012

Hope OP is right about the Oculus store content being "high-quality" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ0JTkBZdyw

Underwhelmed
Mar 7, 2004


Nap Ghost

Ran Mad Dog posted:

Can't wait to pay 600 dollars to vomit

The most important design consideration was making sure that the unit does not obstruct the flow of chyme from the mouth and nose.

StarkRavingMad
Sep 27, 2001


Yams Fan

Shrinkage posted:

The only reason people are buying this is for the vr porn right?

I know i am!

That and Euro Truck Simulator

Ciaphas
Nov 20, 2005

> BEWARE, COWARD :ovr:


First page shitposting aside I love my Gear VR and I hope the Rift does just as well (or at least well enough that its price comes down before dying an ignoble death)

Butt Ghost
Nov 23, 2013

One small step for games. One giant step for porn.

Vakal
May 11, 2008
Would it be worth buying over a HD projector for watching movies on a (simulated) big screen?

Tenzarin
Jul 24, 2007
.
Taco Defender

Vakal posted:

Would it be worth buying over a HD projector for watching movies on a (simulated) big screen?

How do you feel about wearing a robotic face hugger on your face for hours?

Good luck other people who want to watch with you.

Unlucky7
Jul 11, 2006

Fallen Rib
Eagerly awaiting the first VR related fatality.

"Man found dead in home after bring crushed by bookshelf while playing VR game."

Knifegrab
Jul 30, 2014

Gadzooks! I'm terrified of this little child who is going to stab me with a knife. I must wrest the knife away from his control and therefore gain the upperhand.

FutonForensic posted:

Hope OP is right about the Oculus store content being "high-quality" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ0JTkBZdyw

The oculus store is going to be thoroughly curated. They're even going so far as to ensure only proper control methods are allowed. The experience will be tremendous.

Edmund Honda
Sep 27, 2003

Vakal posted:

Would it be worth buying over a HD projector for watching movies on a (simulated) big screen?

The total resolution on the Rift/Vive is 2160x1200, so any video on a simulated screen in VR is going to be scaled to something sub-1080p.

Plus, you know, it's a one person device.

Byolante
Mar 23, 2008

by Cyrano4747
I sure am glad the stepping on point for this thing in Australia is over a thousand dollars for the unit itself, then you can go buy a computer fast enough to make it not give you latency related motion sickness. I'm sure a buggy as gently caress archery range is a killer app that will make me drop that sort of money for the same experience as 2 counterfeit bottles of vodka.

7c Nickel
Apr 27, 2008
They look good, but I'm holding out for the Sega VR.



Scheduled for release in spring 1994.

Communist Thoughts
Jan 7, 2008

Our war against free speech cannot end until we silence this bronze beast!


7c Nickel posted:

They look good, but I'm holding out for the Sega VR.



Scheduled for release in spring 1994.

this looks cooler than the gear, rift or vive imo

Underwhelmed
Mar 7, 2004


Nap Ghost

Vakal posted:

Would it be worth buying over a HD projector for watching movies on a (simulated) big screen?

do you have other live humans/cats that come to watch things? You might be able to fit a cat into the goggles with you but otherwise it will be a pretty boring and awkward experience as your friends watch you watch virtual movies/porn.

Communist Thoughts
Jan 7, 2008

Our war against free speech cannot end until we silence this bronze beast!


Why is nobody concerned about being walked in on repeatedly by their SO while jerking furiously with a toaster on their face?

Oh.

Communist Thoughts
Jan 7, 2008

Our war against free speech cannot end until we silence this bronze beast!


Oh, baby, you're so loving wet tonight whats cha-

*looks up, GF is wearing a Rift*

Siljmonster
Dec 16, 2005

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN
You live in some weird fantasy world

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duckfarts
Jul 2, 2010

~ shameful ~





Soiled Meat
did someone say oculus grift yet

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