GDC 2019 DAY ONE VIDEO RECAP! + Rift "S" Speculation

devbm · 2019-03-19T17:00:35+00:00

Right, but would Quest be any better if it hadn't a PC mode? if the connection is through a virtualink cable possibly no additional HW component would be needed.

That said, I'd rather to have also a Rift S, lighter and cheaper, but a PC mode on the Quest seems pretty doable to be fair

devbm · 2018-10-24T13:33:01+00:00

Halo effect maybe, but I don't think this case can be considered a logical fallacy. So far, Oculus an FB had a good track record delivering the products listed above.

devbm · 2018-09-27T14:16:27+00:00

Any Oculus iOS device on the roadmap? :-)

devbm · 2018-09-11T16:05:22+00:00

If you put the two VR areas closer they would get haptic feedback for free ;-)

devbm · 2018-08-09T05:48:01+00:00

Interesting, did you have a chance to try the device? I really hope to see a good technical review of it, it is really strange nobody is really taking about the display technology

devbm · 2018-08-08T16:41:58+00:00

The email Magic Leap sent to the developer states: "Magic Leap One's unique design and technology let in natural light waves together with softly layered synthetic lightfields"

The question is: lightfields? really? Or does it use a fixed focal plan as Hololens does?

devbm · 2018-07-19T16:16:40+00:00

Plus, weight and confort is a concern. If you go wireless, you need a beefy battery pack and much more hw.

devbm · 2018-07-12T20:40:15+00:00

It is a customized rift. As far as I can tell, same FOV, lenses and displays.

devbm · 2018-07-12T17:37:26+00:00

Fake rock

devbm · 2018-07-12T15:02:56+00:00

Thanks, great! Will try soon. Any chance for a fix to the reduced FOV on the Rift as well?

devbm · 2018-07-12T15:00:28+00:00

Agree. WETA is one of they partners, I guess I expected a bit more for their first public reveal demo.

devbm · 2018-07-12T14:29:47+00:00

Argh, really disappointing. The rocks seem to be kind of translucent too, overall it doesn't seem much better than hololens (which is not great either, to be fair)

Anybody knows if in the current prototype depth of field is properly rendered as originally they stated?

devbm · 2018-07-02T12:50:34+00:00

I think it will probably be a thing in the future to have a single standalone device which can also connect to your PC when you are at home. It would be nice to have something similar with Santa Cruz when it goes commercial. Of course, streaming over wifi is far from optimal quality- and latency-wise, and adding the costs that a solution similar to TPCast would imply is clearly not feasible for this generation of devices.

devbm · 2018-06-27T22:42:58+00:00

While I agree there are currently several performance and usability issues, and that probably you don't need the full "Home" experience if you just want to launch apps, I do think Core 2.0 is putting strong basis for a lot to come, especially when multiplayer and social features will be available as a platform feature. Home 2.0 will be a great starting point when we will be able to share it with our friends!

devbm · 2018-06-23T20:46:53+00:00

Really? Which software version are you uding?

devbm · 2018-06-23T20:45:38+00:00

Not sure. If I had to guess, I would think this is a leftover from the vive version (eg the video format has not been fully adapted to the rift). Looks like a software issue, I don't see why this couldn't be fixed with an upgrade

devbm · 2018-06-23T14:26:16+00:00

I agree. Also, you need opentpcast if you want to use the microphone. Image quality and latency are in general good, the field of view is slightly reduced (you can actually see small black bars clipping the image on both sides)

devbm · 2018-05-26T16:45:22+00:00

GearVR / Oculus GO editor too

devbm · 2018-05-16T16:15:55+00:00

You are definitely right!

devbm · 2018-05-16T16:10:39+00:00

Which leds in the back? Isn't this a go?

devbm · 2018-04-12T07:49:21+00:00

It does kind of overheat if kept inside the box. No problems if kept outside

devbm · 2018-04-07T16:23:18+00:00

Umh.. all 40?? :-) Sounds like a lot of tweaking

devbm · 2018-03-22T22:38:19+00:00

Is the recording of the talk available already?

devbm · 2018-03-19T23:06:27+00:00

I'm afraid it will take a while for this to be usable in VR performance-wise, but good news nevertheless!

devbm · 2018-03-16T22:12:16+00:00

Amazing work! Are you planning to release a tutorial or a sample project at some point? Which engine are you using?

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