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

[gravy]

You know when get a plastic ruler and twang it?

If you grip one in your teeth and twang it at the right frequency it can make CRTs look a bit strange as well.

[gilesgoat]

... and I was wondering WHY on EARTH on certain products like let's say a bottle opener they put 200 lines of warnings with stuff such as "do not eat", "do not use as a sex toy", "not for opening doors", "not to be used underwater","not to be used as a shoe iron","use only for bottles with caps","read instructions before to use" and such ...

Tech Support Request #131073233 "Oculus Rift distrorts image when doing HORSE NOISES while wearing it" .. Hey my gyro fucked up after 1 hour I was doing this and the image I saw was distorted, please fix !

OK MAYBE ... MAYBE that could issue some User Warining on the label of some VR Horse Racing games saying "Please don't make horse noises while playing this game or damage and/or visual distortion may occur"

[gumboot]

Jew's harp may be another possible risk factor. Beware!

[rowan]

You can hum at particular frequencies for the CRT effect. It's also mentioned in some Ian Banks book I seem to remember.

[gumboot]

You can hum at particular frequencies for the CRT effect. It's also mentioned in some Ian Banks book I seem to remember.

I get my authors mixed up. Is he the spy thriller guy?

So, like, you could print a secret message on screen that could only be rendered visible by humming, twanging, or horse-noising at the right pitch?

That'd be fucking fantastic! This must be researched!

[pogo]

All Oculus Rift preorders will include exhilarating VR space combat game EVE: Valkyrie

So, price and date? Can’t be long before we know both.

[zbandito]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/toddkenreck ... tation-vr/

[zbandito]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kYDSqRzOVKE

[toxibunny]

You can hum at particular frequencies for the CRT effect. It's also mentioned in some Ian Banks book I seem to remember.

I remember that (and I remember trying it at the time but never succeeding) - that one character thought he had a superpower for a while IIRC. Is it possible that the 'humming' never actually worked for anyone, but was changed from the real life 'making horse noises' or 'sticking a ruler in your mouth and twanging it' for literary reasons?

[gumboot]

but was changed from the real life 'making horse noises' or 'sticking a ruler in your mouth and twanging it' for literary reasons?

I could see that.

Or it could be the MacGyver rationalisation. They didn't want to teach anybody how to actually do it at home because then they might blow themselves up. Not sure wibbly-CRT effects could be quite so dangerous, though.

There may be a similar frequency to ruler-twang which is less of a hum and more of a croak, but I can't imagine that having the power to shake your eyes enough to make the effect apparent.

[zbandito]

It's easier to achieve / more noticeable at lower refresh rates.

[Bod]

Missus has bought me a PS4 for chrimbo. I hinted that I wanted one so that I can get the Morpheus when it comes out.
Looking forward to see what Llamasoft have ready to release for it too.

[Bod]

Consumer Electronics show begins soon.
Hopefully some news about release dates would be good.

[pogo]

Some news about release dates:

Oculus announces “Touch” VR controller delay to second half of 2016

Odd, as all they are is their version of the PS Move/DualShock 4/Wii controller/Kinect, i.e. something that adds hand motion tracking.

[Jamesac]

They add more than that. It's not just positional of the controller in relation to the room, but also specific finger tracking as well so you can use them for hand gestures. There's a decent amount of tech in the things, and those rings around the hand are for more than protection if you swing wildly while unable to see the room you're in.