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

[Orangy Tang]

That's promising, you'd hope the FOV could be widended before launch.

If you look at MS's patent application for the screen, they basically can't. It's essentially an elaborate optic fiber using internal reflection and medium changes to bounce light sideways along the surface of the glasses to emerge at the right point.

With regular glass (ie. a refractive index of about 1.5) the widest spread you can go is about 35 degrees. You need to find something transparent to visible light with a higher refractive index. I suspect that means the only alternatives are crazy expensive synthetic materials.

I can certainly still see uses for a limited fov device, but it's a far throw from the fully immersive rendered videos they're using to show it off.

[gravy]

Wonder if that can be extended with curving the glass?

Diamond's got an RI of ~2.5, they could do a bling version

[pogo]

This looks like the relevant patent:

https://www.google.com/patents/US20130201094

A virtual image can be made by pointing a video projector into a lens to project the virtual image from a surface of the lens. A pair of eyeglasses, or spectacles, can include a virtual image projector to project a virtual image in front of the eyes of a wearer of the eyeglasses. Virtual image projectors small enough to be placed on a pair of eyeglasses, however, typically project a virtual image with a narrow field-of-view.

So yes, the narrowness is constrained by the technology (though not in a way I guessed). It does suggest it’s constrained in only direction, so making it wider might not be a problem, but would make the shape increasingly unusual. The other option might be to double up the effect by splitting it in two. Hard to do though with MS’s design where all the projection stuff is at the top. And splitting in two might mean a noticeable seam where the two parts join.

[Jamesac]

Q1 2016 for Oculus Rift. No final specs yet, but at least they've narrowed the window. I'll be much more interested in this news "in the coming weeks" when they start talking about what's actually going inside in regards to hardware, but I'm planning my PC upgrade for the end of the year and I'll have my preorder in place for the consumer version as quick as they open.

[offyoutoddle]

i will just be playing with my google cardboard goggles like the unashamed pauper I am

Actually they arrive monday....

[MegaZoid.]

I'll probably end up getting the Valve/HTC VR headset.

[Mqark]

Who wants a second hand DK2? (and for that matter, a DK1)

Serious offers considered - just PM me.

[Whiteball]

OK, I'm playing far to much Elite Dangerous and getting nothing else done.

To curb this I'm going to sell my Oculus DK2 (as I can't play ED anymore on a monitor after experiencing it in the DK2).

It's in great condition and has all the original parts and box etc.

£200 (plus whatever the postage will be) if someone wants it...

[gilesgoat]

OK, I'm playing far to much Elite Dangerous and getting nothing else done.

To curb this I'm going to sell my Oculus DK2 (as I can't play ED anymore on a monitor after experiencing it in the DK2).

It's in great condition and has all the original parts and box etc.

£200 (plus whatever the postage will be) if someone wants it...

Someone tells me that 200 pounds seems to be "classic ebay price" and thinks it's a bit "too high".

[Whiteball]

I just picked that as I thought it was resonable, haven't checked ebay to be honest.

I'm open to (sensible) offers.

[Deckard]

Generally always head for ebay and completed listings to see what the going price is as you can how your item measures up in terms of condition, newness, warranty, accessories etc

[Rhythm]

Recommended specs

NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater
Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater
8GB+ RAM
Compatible HDMI 1.3 video output
2x USB 3.0 ports
Windows 7 SP1 or newer

[Chontler]

£260 is the lowest I've seen one sold for, and that was a one day auction.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Oculus-Rift-D ... 5d58871637

In excellent condition they seem to sell for 300.

I'd love to try this out, but am stuck with macs for now. I guess my foray into VR will be when sony release theirs and that's my excuse for the PS4.

[Baggypants]

Mac and Linux thrown under a bus
https://www.oculus.com/blog/powering-the-rift/

Our development for OS X and Linux has been paused in order to focus on delivering a high quality consumer-level VR experience at launch across hardware, software, and content on Windows.

[rowan]

Mac and Linux thrown under a bus
https://www.oculus.com/blog/powering-the-rift/

I guess cashflow's gotta come from somewhere innit..
The multiplatform ideal is somewhat compromised when the expenses start rolling in and there's a majority audience who are used to paying for software that does stuff.