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

[Mqark]

Bugger - looks like I've gone ahead and ordered it...

Partially it's because as great as DK1 is, the low res screen door effect just means that I'm not likely to pick it up to make real use of in things like Elite Dangerous.

So, anybody want to buy a cheap DK1? Serious offer!

[Bod]

Dev kit 2 is shipping!

[Yak]

Don't hold your breath for it mind - I thought an order on the first day of availability would get me comfortably in the first batch, but nope, 2 batches have been allocated so far and they haven't even got to lunchtime on the first day preorders!

Not that I'm unduly bothered, since it gives the early users a chance to shake down a few bugs and the developers a chance to update their demos for the new kit.

And anyway I'm knee deep in VR kit at the moment anyway .

[Dvorak]

2 batches have been allocated so far and they haven't even got to lunchtime on the first day preorders!

Oh dear, mine is from day four. Evening, IIRC.
Bit late but not too late early adopter again, me.

And anyway I'm knee deep in VR kit at the moment anyway .

VR kit, eh?

[KlaxonCow]

If you're wondering what you'll get with the DK2, then here's an unboxing and quick comparison video by that Martyn fellow from the Yogscast, so you know what to expect when it comes:

[Surfr]

Oh man. I ordered 1 month after the Dk2 release. Looks like a long wait ahead

EDIT: yup mid day on the 29th of April.

[Muttley]

Oh man. I ordered 1 month after the Dk2 release. Looks like a long wait ahead

EDIT: yup mid day on the 29th of April.

I didn't order until the last day of E3

[Mat]

One of our devs just had his DK2 arrive and I went over and had a go!
'tis an awesome thing, and it actually works for me with my buggered right eye, as Jeff indicated it would. Yeah, it was only the basic desk / cards / pot plant demo, but it was good enough to prove to me that it works.
Only thing is even on DK2, the resolution's still a bit coarse.
Still, WEEEEEEE!

[Mqark]

I wonder how comparable DKII is to Project Morpheus in terms of image quality?

If only there were someone on here with access to both

[Mat]

Regarding the coarseness of the image I experienced, I've since learned that may have been down to the PC the DK2 was running on. I'd have to have another go to be sure
Still, the little time I had with it was more than enough to get me well excited. It's virtual reality, it's here, and it works. The illusion is totally convincing.
Every single one of us who tried it was waving hands around trying to knock down the playing card pyramid

[gilesgoat]

I wonder how comparable DKII is to Project Morpheus in terms of image quality?

If only there were someone on here with access to both

.. when we'll have DK2 I can maybe tell you

[gilesgoat]

Regarding the coarseness of the image I experienced, I've since learned that may have been down to the PC the DK2 was running on. I'd have to have another go to be sure
Still, the little time I had with it was more than enough to get me well excited. It's virtual reality, it's here, and it works. The illusion is totally convincing.
Every single one of us who tried it was waving hands around trying to knock down the playing card pyramid

"Coarseness" ?

HUM .. you are scaring me here man .. but one thing I can tell you, especially if you are using Unity-based stuff, you need quite a "monster PC with monster graphic card".

And I really mean "something really WELL pumped", I dare to say "if you are trying it on laptop forget it", it makes "a whole universe of difference" having that thing running 60 fps solid or not ..

[Mat]

I'm slightly worried there, as the machine running it was one of HP's workstations, a Z820 with a Quadro K4000, something I consider pretty damned beastly!

[gilesgoat]

I'm slightly worried there, as the machine running it was one of HP's workstations, a Z820 with a Quadro K4000, something I consider pretty damned beastly!

What do you mean with 'coarseness' ? Bad frame rate and/or bad resolution or both ?

I heard the first batches of DK2 has/had some firmware problem they were fixing ?

[Mat]

Framerate was fine; there was a very noticeable pixel mesh. You know when you were talking about that effect when looking at LCD screens? That kind of effect, but much, much more noticeable.