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Re: Oculus Rift

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Post by tedajax »

baldfat wrote: post #7

I am still not sold on VR, but I feel that AR (Augmented Reality) really is the future. 1) AR seems to help in real world situations vs VR which actually makes you feel vulnerable due to lack of vision and impaired hearing of what is around you. 2) VR also has the issue with physical issues with nausea and 10% of people with lazy eyes or other optical issues that make them unable to see 3D clearly. 3) Star Trek Holos…

I equate VR -> movies and AR -> smartphones.

VR is a medium for immersion but AR really shines as a tool.

Re: Oculus Rift

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Post by Kapura »

pkaye wrote: post #6

They missed the opportunity to get it out by Q4'15. Would have been a great Christmas seller.

I think you overestimate the draw of device that isn't really market tested and doesn't yet have a lot to recommend it besides its newness. Christmas of 2016 will give it time for good games to have bubbled up and make the value proposition of the Oculus + supporting hardware much stronger.

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Post by taylorwc »

jonknee wrote: post #28

The Xbox controller is really surprising to me. Years in development and it will ship with an Xbox controller. Oculus Touch didn't even get demonstrated and "prototype" was mentioned time and again.

That really doesn't bother me. Having used an Xbox One controller regularly, I think it is a fantastic controller, and I like that Oculus didn't feel the need to reinvent the wheel. I am excited about new interfaces other than a traditional controller though.

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Post by Pxtl »

Arelius wrote: post #25
Pxtl wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But AR requires several technological leaps beyond VR in terms of transparent screens and location tracking. So I'd expect to see usable VR headsets to appear in homes a generation two before AR ones. I mean, the HoloLens is additive . That means if you want to show a dark object in a room with white walls, you cant .

> I mean, the HoloLens is additive. That means if you want to show a dark object in a room with white walls, you cant. You sure? Do you have a source you can cite?

https://twitter.com/akipman/status/595028946720137216

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Post by gibsonje »

jonknee wrote: post #28

The Xbox controller is really surprising to me. Years in development and it will ship with an Xbox controller. Oculus Touch didn't even get demonstrated and "prototype" was mentioned time and again.

"The oculus will ship with...

A wireless....

Xbox one controller"

I closed out of the stream at that point.

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