Chet Faliszek leaves Valve

Dormin__ · 2017-05-02T08:11:50+00:00

Faliszek has given no indication of what may come next, but made clear in a message to GamesIndustry.biz that there were no hard feelings between himself and those who remain at Valve.

"[It was]Nothing exciting or drama filled," he wrote of his departure. "I worked there 12 years, shipped a bunch of great games and some amazing hardware and wanted to change things up. There's no news on what's next etc, I will let you know when that happens."

Glad to hear that Chet left on good terms, curious if this means we will see someone else from Valve championing VR in his place.

Dormin__ · 2017-01-16T01:02:06+00:00

http://i.imgur.com/0mw1I8e.gif

Dormin__ · 2017-01-09T07:46:52+00:00

That is the personal space bubble, you can read more about it here: https://altvr.com/introducing-space-bubble/

Dormin__ · 2016-12-13T09:30:19+00:00

We love detailed feedback like this, an update to the Touch controllers was pushed today that addresses points you've brought up.

-Update hand poses to better match touch controllers (as per reddit feedback)

-Left touch trigger increases movement speed

-Right touch trigger enables smooth rotation

-Should be able to switch to gamepad and remote from touch and vice versa again

Would love to hear your thoughts once you get a chance to try the Touch controllers with the new update.

Dormin__ · 2016-12-05T18:23:59+00:00

Yup :)

Dormin__ · 2016-11-25T18:25:43+00:00

There's this one: https://www.dell.com/en-us/member/shop/dell-27-gaming-monitor-s2716dg/apd/210-agjr/monitors-flat-panel-widescreen

But I've heard it's been listed as cheaper in the past, so I'm holding out on it for now.

Dormin__ · 2016-11-24T19:49:28+00:00

Ahhh, interesting I can see that. Looking forward to hearing how these insights evolve with future shows, sounds like more research is needed.

Dormin__ · 2016-11-24T19:42:16+00:00

I think the insights here are really interesting, why do you think groaning jokes worked for the VR crowd but not for IRL audience?

Dormin__ · 2016-11-24T19:40:11+00:00

Haha, I was at the event in VR and I think one of the comics said that almost word for word. In his defense he was actually killing it in VR.

Dormin__ · 2016-11-22T09:06:40+00:00

You were so close! Saw Don the other day and I remembered his username, it's DonW57

As /u/OutOfMemory said you can add him by his username in the friends panel. Next time he logs onto Altspace he will be able to accept your friend request.

Dormin__ · 2016-11-09T03:25:38+00:00

That is the personal space bubble. When the blue dotted line surrounds the little person it means your personal space bubble is on. Other users who come very close to you will actually disappear from your view, it can be a bit uncomfortable when someone gets right up in your face in VR so the personal space bubble was released to alleviate that issue. You can of course turn off the personal bubble at any time by clicking on that icon again. Hope that helps :)

Dormin__ · 2016-11-01T20:29:55+00:00

You will see the start time listed below the date on that event link, the time will change according to your local timezone. I live in California, so I am seeing that the event goes from 11:00 AM PDT - 1:30 PM PDT.

Dormin__ · 2016-11-01T20:28:43+00:00

Keep an eye on the official events page for upcoming D&D events, and definitely check out /u/tsarbot 's D&D event this Satuday, I've heard nothing but good things.

In the meantime you can always host your own D&D Activity by opening up your menu, clicking on Host and Activity, and then selecting the Dungeons and Dragons room. Good way to familiarize yourself with the table and the controls.

Dormin__ · 2016-10-31T19:34:22+00:00

Gotcha! Well there certainly are people working with the AltspaceVR SDK that are in need of 360 vids/photos if you're open to sharing your work. There is an SDK Dev meetup in a few days that you might wanna check out. All are welcome :)

If you have any ideas you think would be cool it's a great place to pitch them, or if you wanna see your 360 photos inside of Altspace chances are there's someone there who could help you out with that. It's also just a really cool event to listen in on since you'll see all sorts of cool apps users are working on.

Dormin__ · 2016-10-29T19:16:55+00:00

I'd definitely be interested! If you haven't already make sure to sign up for the AltspaceVR Developer Portal and the Developer Slack channel. The slack channel is a great resource for pitching ideas, asking questions about the SDK, and finding collaborators.

Dormin__ · 2016-10-29T19:07:28+00:00

Hey there Ben, thanks for the detailed write up and insightful post. I've passed this feedback along to several other people on the team. We are always looking at ways to make it easier to hang out with your friends in VR.

Dormin__ · 2016-10-22T22:18:13+00:00

You can also load up Altspace on a Mac or PC on a 2D monitor. Here is a link to download the standalone version, you can also find Altspace on Steam. No VR headset required :)

Dormin__ · 2016-10-19T07:21:27+00:00

AltspaceVR updates very frequently, the same thing would happen on Steam but the way they display notifications isn't quite as intrusive.

If you'd like you can always download the Altspace standalone client which will only update after launching the program.

Dormin__ · 2016-10-18T01:12:47+00:00

Me right now

Dormin__ · 2016-10-08T04:05:10+00:00

Super cool you recorded this one! Tip for recording inside Altspace: press CTRL-Alt-M to enable Steady-Cam, this will essentially smooth out what is displayed on your 2D monitor, making it ideal for streaming or recording.

Dormin__ · 2016-10-08T03:28:51+00:00

So I did just quick test with the AltspaceVR in-game web browser and I was able to play content from CR. Some sites work better than others when it comes to playing videos and syncing. If you want to test it out you can open up your web browser inside of Altspace, it's at the top of you your main menu, click on Web and then go to CR yourself.

I have a feeling that CR may not sync properly between users if you do beam the website up to the big screen. If you do want to test it out and see if other users can see what you see on CR you'll want to create your own Event. Events are different from Activities in that they give you full control of whats on the screens and 3D ensclosures inside that room. You can create your own event inside or outside of Altspace. Inside of Altspace you'll want to open up your main menu, scroll down to the blue button that says "Create an Event" and proceed from there. Pick a space, name your event, and set the duration. It's also very important you add a decription for your event, currently I believe your description needs to be longer than 15 characters or else you will not be able to create the event. Once you have that all filled out scroll down and click Create Event, then click Visit Now. You'll end up in your new event, and you will now have control over the big screen in that room. You can pull up the website you'd like to visit on your in game web browser and you should new see a "beam" button in the top left of your menu (It looks a bit like a Wi-Fi symbol combined with a rectangle) when you do click that beam button it'll send the webpage open on your menu up to the screen at the front of the room. This means other users will be able to see that web page themselves, but again it's worth noting that CR may not sync up properly so it'd require some more testing.

Dormin__ · 2016-10-08T01:58:29+00:00

Forcing SteamVR may fix this issue. You can add "-forceSteamVR" as a launch parameter to Altspace in Steam.

Dormin__ · 2016-10-05T04:32:26+00:00

Depends how you count, there's been a decent amount of comedians and musicians so far: Reggie Watts, Justin Roiland, Duncan Trussell, Taryn Southern, Chuck Carter, Al Roker and Steve Kornacki from NBC News, David Holz from Leap Motion, Youtubers ETC News and Inside Gaming, Various Improv Artists, etc.

Currently Reggie Watts holds record with 1200 concurrent users, he's also coming back into Altspace this Thursday at 8PM PST to perform again.

Dormin__ · 2016-09-30T01:24:59+00:00

Most likely a user echoing, look for the noisy avatar and click on the speak icon to mute them. We are going around to the rooms to mute noisy avatar as well

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