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Just a note for those of you excited about Vorpx: many of those games that "work" don't really work the way you expect. Some games your head movements emulate a mouse moving and the feeling is completely unnatural. Other games your head movement does nothing at all and you just keep looking forward. It's really janky and definitely not worth 40 loving dollars. Moving around in those games not meant for VR can also be really uncomfortable and downright vomit-triggering too. Save your money and play games that were made for VR or have baked in VR modes and the few VR mods that are really good for older games like Doom 3.
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Aug 24, 2017 14:04
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If anyone picked up 2spooky horror game >observer_ lately, there's apparently hidden VR support if you add -vr to the launch option. I don't have the game so I can't try this, but people report it works (to a point - it's not officially supported so expect jank) and that it looks really good. Surprised it wasn't already a feature in a game that's subject matter is "technology can be a horrible nightmare".
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Aug 24, 2017 14:57
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https://www.eater.com/2017/8/23/16192508/kfc-virtual-reality-training-oculus-rift So KFC released a VR Training game. The press release notes that this VR exercise takes workers through the chicken cooking process in just 10 minutes, as opposed to the 25 minutes it takes IRL, so perhaps the idea here is to speed up the training process (and to avoid potentially wasting product). Or hey, maybe somebody at KFC HQ just got a really good deal on a whole pallet of Oculus Rifts.
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Aug 24, 2017 15:16
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Job Simulator: KFC?
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Atomizer posted:Also on that note, is there any point in connecting a controller (that I already have?) I know the Rift used to come with an Xbox controller before Touch came out, but now is there anything I'd need a real controller for (and I have an Xbox, PS4, and Steam controller if necessary) or can Touch do everything? Yes, there are some games that work only/best with a controller. At least House of the Dying Sun, Landfall, Lucky's Tale and, Chronos. Here's a list of Rift launch games http://www.pcgamer.com/all-31-oculus-rift-launch-games-our-take-on-a-strong-launch-lineup/, most probably work best on Xbox controller still. I would get the Xbox One controller working since it's now the defacto standard VR game-pad since it came with the Rift for so long. I expect to see Xbox controller games for the foreseeable future, I'm sure they'll technically work with touch but without a good way to anchor the two touch controllers together the controller will be more comfortable. Not a huge deal since hands/touch is so much better but there are some things here and there you'll want to have a Xbox One Game-pad for.
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haveblue posted:Job Simulator: KFC? Haha yup. Apparently the Colonel laughs or talks to you.
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Flaggy posted:https://www.eater.com/2017/8/23/16192508/kfc-virtual-reality-training-oculus-rift My favorite part is the part where you touch cooked food after handling raw chicken.
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Aug 24, 2017 15:56
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Wanna play dat chicken game, where is it?
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Bhodi posted:Wanna play dat chicken game, where is it? The article says it's an internal training tool so "released" may be inaccurate.
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Yeah, it's a cute little experience but I can't see the practicality in it. Is every KFC going to have a gaming PC in the back along with a Rift? For a 8 minute experience that kind of vaguely and jokingly shows you what to do with the chicken?
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Songbearer posted:If anyone picked up 2spooky horror game >observer_ lately, there's apparently hidden VR support if you add -vr to the launch option. I don't have the game so I can't try this, but people report it works (to a point - it's not officially supported so expect jank) and that it looks really good. Surprised it wasn't already a feature in a game that's subject matter is "technology can be a horrible nightmare". Holy poo poo that is great news, thanks! Was actually holding off for some kind of vr mod/support. GutBomb posted:Just a note for those of you excited about Vorpx: many of those games that "work" don't really work the way you expect. Some games your head movements emulate a mouse moving and the feeling is completely unnatural. Other games your head movement does nothing at all and you just keep looking forward. It's really janky and definitely not worth 40 loving dollars. Moving around in those games not meant for VR can also be really uncomfortable and downright vomit-triggering too. While that warning is absolutely necessary for your average user, I have no problem just using my head as a mouse. I can even stand it without positional tracking. What I have a problem with is his big rear end list which is just a big rear end lie Unless something is wrong with my setup, z3d rendering doesn't do poo poo on 99% of those games so Battlefields/Far Cries/Calls of Duty were just a 2d screen with lovely head tracking. I can stand the lovely head tracking. But holy poo poo listing all those games on the site and then not actually guaranteeing stereo 3d is some bullshit. Where the hell is that Payday 2 VR beta dammit
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Here's a playthrough of the KFC chicken trainer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4DIM5S68W0 The Colonel's voice actor has an awful, phlegmmy, hacking cough throughout, which I thought was a strange choice for a food prep course.
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Lumpen posted:Here's a playthrough of the KFC chicken trainer.
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To be fair that's actually pretty drat neat. How useful it is for training I couldn't possibly say, but the production values and creativity of the presentation isn't something I expected at all.mellowjournalism posted:Holy poo poo that is great news, thanks! Was actually holding off for some kind of vr mod/support. Lemme know how that goes - I love the concept of Observer but I was in the same boat, holding out for VR. Apparently the devs love VR, so here's hoping for official support - I think it's a good candidate for it. I don't mind a little jankiness if the basic experience holds up so I'll grab it if you think it works out. Songbearer fucked around with this message at 17:23 on Aug 24, 2017 |
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Aug 24, 2017 17:20
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Yeah I'm pretty sure that's a marketing stunt not an actual training thing.
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lol at the "Take My Hand" locomotion lmao at the whole thing Songbearer posted:Lemme know how that goes - I love the concept of Observer but I was in the same boat, holding out for VR. Apparently the devs love VR, so here's hoping for official support - I think it's a good candidate for it. I don't mind a little jankiness if the basic experience holds up so I'll grab it if you think it works out. I'll post in here if I get it anytime soon, probably gonna get my PC upgraded first. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-CYUJVYShU Looks pretty good. I really love that it's a hidden mode and not an advertised feature because this would be a great trend for developers-- just put the most basic VR support into every game already, please. You can add comfort options and slick presentation later for chrissakes. It's like once VR is mentioned, everyone freaks out and before you know it, a fully fleshed out and proven game design is reduced to a 2 hour "experience" where I wander around inside half a game wishing I could actually play it. I get it, most people are still behind the sim sickness curve, but man part of all this slow adoption is because VR games are so thin and shallow. Really hoping Fallout/Skyrim/Payday convince developers they're missing out on converting existing AAA games, and that Observer shows them you can just start with barebones functionality.
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Terrific Accident posted:Yeah, it's a cute little experience but I can't see the practicality in it. Is every KFC going to have a gaming PC in the back along with a Rift? For a 8 minute experience that kind of vaguely and jokingly shows you what to do with the chicken? My guess is that it's for the corporate people who will never actually work in a restaurant, to show them the steps involved in a memorable way without just watching a video about it.
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Any news on next gen headsets yet? Is there any reason to expect LG's vive will be better than HTC's vive?
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It might be slightly better overall, but it's not certainly not going to be a generational leap.
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Just had the best idea for a treadmill thing specifically for subnautica (not the land bits or the submarines or bases I guess) I mean you could have a huge pool and an air line with a wireless headset and uh loads of tracking or a smaller pool but with fans so you're pushed back with force equal to your swimming so you only actually get anywhere ig. you would need touch support for this. the seaglide would rock, you could have it drop into the pool on an arm and then the fans or whatever blast you with water to create a sense of speed! imagine meeting the leviathan when you're actually underwater
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Just got my rift. I don't know if the other games are going to be any good but the tutorial with the robot was mind blowing.
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Surprise Giraffe posted:Just had the best idea for a treadmill thing specifically for subnautica (not the land bits or the submarines or bases I guess) I mean you could have a huge pool and an air line with a wireless headset and uh loads of tracking or a smaller pool but with fans so you're pushed back with force equal to your swimming so you only actually get anywhere ig. you would need touch support for this. the seaglide would rock, you could have it drop into the pool on an arm and then the fans or whatever blast you with water to create a sense of speed! imagine meeting the leviathan when you're actually underwater
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They released the rules/schedule for the Echo Arena VR Challenger League (200k in prizes split between this and the Unspoken): https://play.eslgaming.com/echoarena/ They got both EU/NA I'm going to win but I think everyone will still have fun
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All competitiors should have to record themselves playing every round with an external webcam so someone can make a supercut of how professional VR players look outside of the game because it would be hilarious
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Songbearer posted:All competitiors should have to record themselves playing every round with an external webcam so someone can make a supercut of how professional VR players look outside of the game because it would be hilarious https://clips.twitch.tv/DifficultGentleGerbilOMGScoots You look really cool and there's no way around it
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I got the VR mod for Alien: Isolation and it looks amazing. The only problem is I don't have a gamepad yet. Is it possible to use the Oculus Touch like an Xbox controller? I don't mean the motion tracking but just the buttons and the sticks.
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How are Echo Arena and Lone Echo related? Or did they both happen to come out at the same time and have the word "echo" in the name?
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Arena is the multiplayer and Lone is the single player
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The Grey posted:How are Echo Arena and Lone Echo related? Or did they both happen to come out at the same time and have the word "echo" in the name? Echo Arena is the (currently) free multiplayer component of Lone Echo.
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The Grey posted:How are Echo Arena and Lone Echo related? Or did they both happen to come out at the same time and have the word "echo" in the name? Echo Arena is the multiplayer portion of Lone Echo. While working on Lone Echo they played around with a multiplayer idea, and it eventually gained enough momentum that they released it separately (though it also comes with Lone Echo if you buy that). Canonically Echo Arena exists as well within the world of Lone Echo.
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OctaviusBeaver posted:I got the VR mod for Alien: Isolation and it looks amazing. The only problem is I don't have a gamepad yet. Is it possible to use the Oculus Touch like an Xbox controller? I don't mean the motion tracking but just the buttons and the sticks. From Reddit, but it looks like you'd have to go through some steps and use third party mapping software. https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/61j9ib/how_to_use_the_oculus_touch_controllers_as_an/
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Atomizer posted:Now I guess I have to find some actual games to play in VR! Yes you have to buy Superhot VR seperate, do it anyways its loving GREAT. VorpX doesn't work for me and even if it did, retrofitted VR games are generally pretty poo poo. Even if you get VorpX working for the few games it supports proper VR for, you're still stuck with your gun and arms constantly pointing whatever direction you look. These days there's enough proper VR games I wouldn't mess with it. Flaggy posted:https://www.eater.com/2017/8/23/16192508/kfc-virtual-reality-training-oculus-rift Reminds me of Sneak King. Fast food video game promotions are weird.
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I have Elite Dangerous, which I've only played once or twice, so I might see how that goes in VR. I tried Minecraft, which I never really liked in the first place. I played the regular SuperHot, (which I highly recommend either way, btw) so I'll probably try that although it looks like I have to buy the VR version separately. :/ I'll also probably get Killing Floor and Eve, because I have experience with both of those IPs. Then I'd really like to investigate VorpX and try to get some regular games running if possible.
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Looks like HTC might sell or spin off the Vive side of their business to someone else. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-24/smartphone-maker-htc-is-said-to-explore-strategic-options
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Did anybody get this? http://store.steampowered.com/app/408520/FORM/Terrific Accident posted:From Reddit, but it looks like you'd have to go through some steps and use third party mapping software. https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/61j9ib/how_to_use_the_oculus_touch_controllers_as_an/ Or buy my xboxtroller!
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FORM was pretty nice I thought. Short, but fairly impressive.
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https://youtu.be/rELjrOyqZt8 Tank simulator, anyone?
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Chadzok posted:FORM was pretty nice I thought. Short, but fairly impressive. Yeah. One of my favourites in the burgeoning VR genre of 'get really high and finish it in one sitting'
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