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Oculus Rift Pre-Orders to Open on January 6

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Re: Oculus Rift Pre-Orders to Open on January 6

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Post by erikpukinskis »

irln wrote: post #110

Making predictions about the adoption of technology is always perilous. However, after using Google's cardboard camera to take a few pictures on vacation and reviewing those pictures afterward I'm a believer. There's something about the immersive nature of those images that provide a very emotional contextual experience. If one is able to experience this with albeit relatively crude technology when compared to offeri…

Wait until the light field cameras (like the Lytro Immerge) come out. It's going to blow peoples' minds.

Re: Oculus Rift Pre-Orders to Open on January 6

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Post by erikpukinskis »

strictnein wrote: post #45

Better link? https://www.oculus.com/en-us/blog/oculus-rift-pre-orders-to-... Also, no mention of the promised Xbox One controller among the bundled items. Wonder if they'll just be sending a coupon or something in the box.

It's in the box. Palmer has said over and over people can just sell it if they don't want it.

Re: Oculus Rift Pre-Orders to Open on January 6

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Post by erikpukinskis »

moron4hire wrote: post #141

VR is not comparable to 3D TV because it's not TV. It's fundamentally an interactive medium over which the user has complete narrative control, yet one that doesn't feel like you're interacting with something, so much as wearing a piece of clothing. 3D TV is burdensome for very little benefit . VR is freeing for significantly greater benefit. If you haven't tried it, you don't understand the difference between head t…

> VR is going to fulfill the promise of teleconferencing.

This is perhaps the most important aspect of VR to me. Presence with people who aren't present will be VR's killer app. Time and time again we see that messaging is the biggest use of most platforms. Messaging in VR will just be turning your head and talking to someone.

I am really interested to see whether meatspace office buildings will be able to compete with shared virtual workspaces.

Turning your head or walking across the room to ask someone a question was always the key differentiator for physical offices. VR takes that away. Maybe there is some killer feature left for offices, but I kind of think this might be the moment where the disruptive technology (telecom) overtakes the incumbent (meatspace).

Re: Oculus Rift Pre-Orders to Open on January 6

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Post by gh02t »

Pxtl wrote: post #182
gh02t wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Officially recommended graphics hardware is a GTX970, which are a much more palatable $3-400.

I've never dropped more than $150US on a video card, and that was before the Canadian dollar tanked. I'm thinking I'm going to be waiting a bit before getting into this business.

IMO, for Nvidia the *70's are the sweet spot at about $300. They perform well enough that they last for a while and aren't obsolete quickly (my main problem with buying at the lower-middle end), but don't have the absurd diminishing returns of something like the Titans.

The specs of the Oculus Rift are fairly steep and are basically a middle high end gaming PC, but they have said that the requirements won't change over the life of the device so it'll go down. It was about time for a GPU upgrade for me anyway, so I've been pondering over going for a new GPU + Rift.

Re: Oculus Rift Pre-Orders to Open on January 6

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Post by soared »

wmeredith wrote: post #56
aresant wrote: post #51

I am truly surprised at the lack of enthusiasm on this thread. The Oculus is the FIRST high-fidelity consumer VR experience. And they've got the horsepower of Facebook's cash-machine as their bankroll. Zuck gets this to the degree that I suspect he believes Facebook & VR will be synonymous within a decade (1) Do I wish that Oculus was owned by some benevolent billionaire trickster like OASIS in Ready Player One? Sure…

How do I try one without buying it? [serious]

Map of people with oculus setups willing to give out demos. [1] https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zOfhcB3uWEbI.k7yXLl...

Re: Oculus Rift Pre-Orders to Open on January 6

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Post by soared »

bonesinger wrote: post #67
glynjackson wrote: post #60

I'm more looking forward to seeing the Sony VR. It's rumoured to be around the $250-$350 price mark. Sony have a history of getting traction despite not having the best spec/product, for example, remember HD DVD vs Blu Ray?

I also think the Sony VR specs are pretty high. They want people to buy a PS4 and play games on their VR system.

No way in hell PS4 has the specs for VR.

Re: Oculus Rift Pre-Orders to Open on January 6

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Post by soared »

melted wrote: post #168
swalsh wrote: post #126

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I mean, i'm not going to buy it... but only because I think the vive offers a better experience. I think VR in general is pretty promising, and a bit more than "niche"

What's the use case to justify the massive cash outlay these things require? I don't see it.

Use case? Video games,obviously. This is early-early adopter tech. Chill out with your absurdly premature predictions.

Re: Oculus Rift Pre-Orders to Open on January 6

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Post by moron4hire »

erikpukinskis wrote: post #193
moron4hire wrote: post #141

VR is not comparable to 3D TV because it's not TV. It's fundamentally an interactive medium over which the user has complete narrative control, yet one that doesn't feel like you're interacting with something, so much as wearing a piece of clothing. 3D TV is burdensome for very little benefit . VR is freeing for significantly greater benefit. If you haven't tried it, you don't understand the difference between head t…

> VR is going to fulfill the promise of teleconferencing. This is perhaps the most important aspect of VR to me. Presence with people who aren't present will be VR's killer app. Time and time again we see that messaging is the biggest use of most platforms. Messaging in VR will just be turning your head and talking to someone. I am really interested to see whether meatspace office buildings will be able to compete wi…

I'm actively hoping meatspace office buildings become a quaint, too-expensive-to-compete contrivance. With AR and virtual work spaces, I think it'll be possible to make people more productive than they would be without VR. If that happens, it will be economic suicide to NOT use VR. The savings in green-house gasses, the extra time people will have, the reduction in cost of living. We'd finally have a truly global economy.

Re: Oculus Rift Pre-Orders to Open on January 6

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Post by enave »

erikpukinskis wrote: post #188
_pmf_ wrote: post #135

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Zuck gets this to the degree that I suspect he believes Facebook & VR will be synonymous within a decade (1) The vast majority of Facebook users has neither consoles nor PCs nor any interest in ever purchasing a peripheral in the targeted price range (even if it drops to 100USD). I don't doubt that they can break even regarding development costs, but it won't be a cash cow.

The Big Kahuna is going to be standalone mobile VR headsets. Expect to see a self-contained headset from Oculus for the price of a mobile phone within 5 years. Zuck knows he failed with Facebook Home. He has surveyed the landscape and he knows he'll never be more than the most-used app on someone else's phone. But he's still salivating to own a platform, so he's looking to the future. Think about this: if you're sitt…

> if you're sitting on the train, or waiting in the Doctor's office, would you rather wait in VR

Other than the added privacy, I'm having trouble imagining the advantages of that. I'm reading my facebook feed, but now nobody else can see it, oh boy!

But see, I already don't care if people see. So that doesn't help me. Being immersed might actually hurt me though. Honestly, the idea of being on a train and having no idea what's going on around me is kind of terrifying.

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