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I am in a similar boat. Thought it could be interesting to code in VR but the clunkiness of the whole setup (keyboard pass-through is limited) and the text resolution have held me back from trying and real work on my quest 2.
The first thing I tried in VR when I got my Oculus DK1 was was to create a Javascript REPL in VR. I've experimented with many iterations since then and the biggest issue is the resolution of the headset in terms of pixels per degree. This is ~20 on modern headsets compared to the ~60ppd of human eyes. The low res means you need to constrain yourself to ~1024x1024px screens for text. But if you're willing to use a low…
In order for VR headsets to truly replace laptops/PCs, they need to be both portable and have extraordinary pixel density. We're working on making portable VR within one doubling of human eye PPD.[1]
I predict that once you learn the chords enough with muscle memory, you'll be able to take off the headset and just type with the hand wands.
I have this idea for a chorded VR keyboard that's modeled after a drum kit or xylophone. I predict that once you learn the chords enough with muscle memory, you'll be able to take off the headset and just type with the hand wands.
There's also someone I met recently who is working on a VR keyboard (though it's not chorded).[2] Seems like an elegant design.
Earlier, I also made an apron keyboard specifically for VR usage.[3] It's cool but arguably more invasive than these other designs.
[1] https://twiddler.tekgear.com/
[3] https://www.wolframcloud.com/obj/george.w.singer/business/pn...
There was a guy on HN within the last year who was more or less F/T in VR. He posted about it and answered questions. I'm not sure if either of these are related but fine tuning searches might track them down: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28678041 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29978036
Highly recommended reading since this person is basically living 3-10 years into the future and telling us what it's going to be like. :]
I got an Oculus Rift CV1 In 2016 and started developing VR interactive sims using the Unity Engine and found the dev process tedious. There are many times you need to wear the HMD and take it off, look at code, then into unity UI and back to 3D modelling app etc. It's a slow repetitive pattern. As others have mentioned, the eyes / camera motion sensors and telemetry tracking HMD felt like invasion of my privacy too.…
> I bought a 3D projector and use face tracking camera instead so i can look around still like you do in VR and have a higher fidelity experience playing racing sims etc.
Is this a custom setup? It sounds pretty cool / you should consider making a video showing it off.
Reason: resolution is too small. Hard to truly see the code, even when I bought lens inserts that matched my prescription.
I really like using Immersed VR though, it was cool to be able to have 5 different screens. Although, frankly, I’m probably more productive using a generic iMac with no other external monitors.
I have used nReal glasses for dev work - they are incredibly light, and are ideal for use outside in situations where a laptop screen would be washed out, or perhaps when travelling, especially if privacy is an issue. The audio is pretty good too, as their intended purpose is really to watch films. Plugs and plays with many, but not all devices. (Hilarious aside: the windows device driver identifies as something simi…
The first thing I tried in VR when I got my Oculus DK1 was was to create a Javascript REPL in VR. I've experimented with many iterations since then and the biggest issue is the resolution of the headset in terms of pixels per degree. This is ~20 on modern headsets compared to the ~60ppd of human eyes. The low res means you need to constrain yourself to ~1024x1024px screens for text. But if you're willing to use a low…
Yeah. Most people don't realize that PPD is the single most important metric for viable VR computing. Here's a chart showing the evolution of pixel density over time for various headsets over time: https://www.wolframcloud.com/obj/george.w.singer/business/pn... In order for VR headsets to truly replace laptops/PCs, they need to be both portable and have extraordinary pixel density. We're working on making portable VR…
