VR News

Sargoth 2016-01-29 06:56:34 UTC #1

A look at how the vive renders its environment, dubbed the 'tron-mode'

Don't think there will be any problems tracking keyboard here

VR again

Aginor 2016-01-29 14:12:22 UTC #2

Interesting!

But I wonder.... If I have those sticks in my hands, how am I supposed to grab the HOTAS?
Or is there a solution for that already? Perhaps mounting those things on gloves or something...

Sargoth 2016-01-30 11:15:49 UTC #3

Don't think those are necessary. I actually had the opportunity to test the Vive yesterday. It felt really natural to get into and use. Only problem I had at first was depth perception. But I adjusted quickly. Demo I tried was chopping up fruit with a katana sword. Unfortunately it was an older test version, didn't have the sensors.

fearlessfrog 2016-02-23 03:20:00 UTC #4

Vive mini-review, plus some news that local (UK, Canada etc) pricing is 'really really soon'.

http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2016/02/i-dont-care-what-it-costs-htc-vive-made-me-a-virtual-reality-believer/

Sargoth 2016-03-10 06:26:54 UTC #5

Tron mode in action

Sargoth 2016-03-10 06:31:40 UTC #6

Level Editing

fearlessfrog 2016-03-10 06:58:00 UTC #7

The Level Editing vid reminded me of this (very good) recent PA article:

In terms of interaction, it's going to be a whole new ball game..

VR again

Sargoth 2016-03-12 09:41:42 UTC #8

more tron mode vid

katana1000s 2016-03-13 02:24:57 UTC #9

Been catching up with young dudes on VR once more, hardly anyone of them thinks to test even a basic Flight sim, but we have what we have

I dont want to do what these overweight dude plonkers do, but they do demonstrate where VR is going somewhat I suppose.

katana1000s 2016-03-12 21:27:29 UTC #10

And in fairness

BeachAV8R 2016-03-12 22:47:05 UTC #11

"Someone coming up to give you a hug might be one of the most unusual feelings ever..."

That's what I was thinking. Gawd..if you are playing some creepy game in VR and someone comes in your room and taps you on the shoulder...LOL...

Sargoth 2016-03-13 01:42:24 UTC #12

This probably could be merged with my post https://forums.mudspike.com/t/htc-vive/1457/7 @fearlessfrog

fearlessfrog 2016-03-13 02:25:46 UTC #13

I merged, mainly because we never do that and I wanted to see if it would work.

PaulRix 2016-03-13 03:23:00 UTC #14

The Vive, looks very impressive, but I am still going to stick with the Rift. From what I have read, the Rift gives a slightly sharper image while the Vive has a slightly taller FOV. For playing DCS I think a sharper image is going to be worthwhile as it will make instrumentation a little easier to read. Room scale really isn't a huge deal to me as the games I am interested in playing usually involve being sat in a cockpit of one kind or another. I should get my new PC and Rift towards the end of April. I guess I had better take May off work .

Sargoth 2016-03-13 11:06:31 UTC #15

Thanks. Better this way. So much better to have everything in one thread, instead of having to go through multiple threads

Sargoth 2016-03-13 23:20:30 UTC #16

Ocoulus Canyon run - Elite: Dangerous

fearlessfrog 2016-03-14 04:49:52 UTC #17

Nice update from @wagmatt regarding VR and DCS. Exciting times..

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=162487

Sargoth 2016-03-14 13:19:13 UTC #18

New VR-headset from AMD

http://sulon.com/blog/sulon-q-sneak-peak

fearlessfrog 2016-03-14 16:23:56 UTC #19

Interesting. You wear the PC on your head, so no tether. Weight issues I'd guess?

Sargoth 2016-03-14 17:53:49 UTC #20

I'll hold off comments until I see something more solid on it