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New Oculus Rift dev kit goes on sale for $350 today, likely ships in July

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Re: New Oculus Rift dev kit goes on sale for $350 today, likely ships in July

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Does the latest versions make people sick after prolonged use? How similar does it feel to looking at real far away objects? Is it easy to tell it's not 3D and the screen is flat? If I tied a passed out "friend" up and put on the Oculus Rift glasses and played a movie of them being thrown out of a helicopter from 1st person, would they be able to tell that it was fake or is there a perceived feeling of it being real?

That is some sick thoughts you have there.

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Re: New Oculus Rift dev kit goes on sale for $350 today, likely ships in July

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Does the latest versions make people sick after prolonged use? How similar does it feel to looking at real far away objects? Is it easy to tell it's not 3D and the screen is flat? If I tied a passed out "friend" up and put on the Oculus Rift glasses and played a movie of them being thrown out of a helicopter from 1st person, would they be able to tell that it was fake or is there a perceived feeling of it being real?

Well in a movie he wouldnt be able to look around, defeating the purpose somewhat. So a game scene or 360 degree movie would be needed.

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Does the latest versions make people sick after prolonged use? How similar does it feel to looking at real far away objects? Is it easy to tell it's not 3D and the screen is flat? If I tied a passed out "friend" up and put on the Oculus Rift glasses and played a movie of them being thrown out of a helicopter from 1st person, would they be able to tell that it was fake or is there a perceived feeling of it being real?

Depends on how awake your soon-to-be-former-friend is, but the pressure of the device on his face would most likely give away that it's fake within a couple of seconds.

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Fresh new Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 FAQ is here: https://support.oculusvr.com/hc/en-us/articles/201835987 Here's an excerpt: Q: What is the Oculus Rift Development Kit 2, its features, and what does it come with? A: The Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 (DK2) is a development kit meant for developers that want to create virtual reality content for the upcoming consumer version of the Oculus Rift. New features: - Posi…

Apparently it supports the "Linux 12.04 LTS operating system"!

Re: New Oculus Rift dev kit goes on sale for $350 today, likely ships in July

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Does the latest versions make people sick after prolonged use? How similar does it feel to looking at real far away objects? Is it easy to tell it's not 3D and the screen is flat? If I tied a passed out "friend" up and put on the Oculus Rift glasses and played a movie of them being thrown out of a helicopter from 1st person, would they be able to tell that it was fake or is there a perceived feeling of it being real?

The motion sickness feeling is not due to the product itself but the mixed sensory perception by the brain when different senses present contradictory signals: e.g. visual movement perceived by the eyes vs lack of movement by the ears. Therefore, a newer product version is unlikely to address this. Regarding your helicopter question, if you're tied and blind-folded and somebody moves you around, would you be able to…

I would argue that your brain probably believes what it sees over the sense of touch, at first at least. It would be confused why the body didn't feel anything, but that could be explained by being paralyzed on or some pain-killer.
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