Fool me, this is real good shit ! [the VR thread]

[gravy]

You can't please all of the people all of the time.

I have a very light myopia, surely lighter than other people here.

The only thing on the top of that is astigmatism that according to stats affects over 35% of
World population.

So expect at least 30 % of people probably not being able to use it I guess.

Sure probably it cannot work for anyone but what surprises me is "why it does not work ?" I
Would be expecting that with glasses on it should work or at least know why not.

Oculus support has not been able to give me any answer.

Well you have myopia + astigmatism.

That might be the problem and may represent a much smaller % of the general population

All I can go on is there's a load of people in here who've used it and not one person has complained their eye issues are a barrier let alone 30% of them

[gilesgoat]

Well I guess then I'll have to rip apart an oculus and add some lenses or stuff and fiddle with it until I can make it
work to my satisfaction then

Considering that prescription glasses give me a perfect view then "there must be something that can be done with
appropiate lenses setup" that can fix the oculus for me too.

And if I not at least I'd be very curious to understand "what's wrong then" even if that of course would not make it work.

OR buy those other non goggle but more interesting glasses they are talking about, now that seems pretty interesting as well and experiment with those.

[Dio]

If it has slots for installable lenses it may be possible to get one of the places that do 24h turnaround or instant time to grind to spec for them. Or, indeed, cut down an old spare pair to fit. I've dozens of spare lenses knocking about where the frames gave up the ghost first...

[ElfQrin]

Well I guess then I'll have to rip apart an oculus and add some lenses or stuff and fiddle with it until I can make it
work to my satisfaction then

Wouldn't be easier to wear contact lenses that correct myopia and astigmatism?
Quality one day lenses (for example Acuvue Moist for Astigmatism) are not very expensive and can actually last for a week (although of course not recommended by the manufacturer).

[Dio]

They're significantly less comfortable than standard spherical dailies. One of the two types I tried was like having a wine gum in the eye. The other one was better, but still nothing like as good as my regular ones, and the cost is nearly double.

I plan to try them again when I've shifted the massive backlog of sphericals I've got (there's 300 pairs on the shelf at the moment although I've reduced the spares pile by a good hundred plus in the last year).

[gravy]

Not sure what game you'd put on it though. An FPS seems like an obvious choice but that wouldn't get a lot of benefit beyond the stereoscopic effect.

Flight/space combat sims!

Actually the Eve Occulus side project is supposed to be absolutely astounding, everyone I know who's played it has said it's a game change.

It is kind of perfect cos you aim by looking at stuff.

I want Rez through

And here we are:

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/08/20/e ... hting-game

[Firefox]

And here we are:

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/08/20/e ... hting-game

Cooooor!!!

I really am getting quite excited about the Rift now!

[Jamesac]

I got to play Eve VR at E3 a couple of times, and even wrote an article on it-

http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2013/06/24 ... ulus-rift/

Killer app? Oh yes!

James

[Dio]

I really am getting quite excited about the Rift now!

I think it's the first hardware device I've had the day-1-launch-purchase horn for.

[gilesgoat]

Well I guess then I'll have to rip apart an oculus and add some lenses or stuff and fiddle with it until I can make it
work to my satisfaction then

Wouldn't be easier to wear contact lenses that correct myopia and astigmatism?
Quality one day lenses (for example Acuvue Moist for Astigmatism) are not very expensive and can actually last for a week (although of course not recommended by the manufacturer).

I hate contact lenses, cannot stand them.

[Jamesac]

I hate contact lenses, cannot stand them.

This is reasoning I can fully agree with.

For my eyesight, I just take off my glasses. Over the last year or so I've gotten to the point where reading is just easier without glasses than with. Long-range? Glasses all the way. 2 feet from my face? Glasses go off. I don't get how my eyes work at all any more.

James

[Firefox]

I got to play Eve VR at E3 a couple of times, and even wrote an article on it-

http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2013/06/24 ... ulus-rift/

Good article. From the video the game feels very (reboot) Battlestar Galactica, which is no bad thing at all!

I think it's the first hardware device I've had the day-1-launch-purchase horn for.

[Mqark]

Had the chance to try both the HD and the regular one tooday at gamescom AND i had the chance to talk with Palmer. This thing is VERY cool Hawken was great and the racing game was an on rails demo, but it was really truely immersive.

Finally the 3D makes you feel like you can touch the objects you're looking at and the have a genuinely convincing depth without feeling like a trick. 3D in the movies always feels like flat paralax layers, this is the real deal.

hoping to find eve vr

Also, got conformation my devkit has shipped today

[Sir_LANs-a-lot]

Still no word on a consumer launch window I take it then...?

[axel000]

Considering where they are I'm suspecting a launch about a year out from now for the hi-def consumer version. I do hope -somehow- the console manufacturers lend official support. A little dock for the PS4 and xbox one and suddenly this has a few million more customers and a ton of potential AAA games on board.