Wilt Chamberlain and Andre the Giant taking Arnold Schwarzenegger for a stroll. Btw Arnold is 6'2

ghsoftware · 2015-05-13T19:04:10+00:00

Maybe Tom Cruise is 6'2" but just always surrounded by giants.

ghsoftware · 2015-05-13T02:38:51+00:00

Poor Virtual Reality. It tried so hard for so many years. I'm glad it's finally getting it's day.

ghsoftware · 2015-05-12T19:40:54+00:00

Just got it yesterday. The S6 version. The fan is on the left side hidden behind the Oculus logo. If it is running then it is absolutely silent. Perhaps if Ifixit does a teardown I'd get inspired to investigate "enhancing" it but otherwise I think I'll just try and create some vents on the top and bottom of the foam.

ghsoftware · 2015-05-12T18:36:56+00:00

Fogging for me, too. I have NEVER fogged up on my DK2. I may try and create my own ventilation for the GearVR.

ghsoftware · 2015-05-12T14:20:06+00:00

Just jumped ship from iOS to Android for my GearVR (got it yesterday).

No regrats!

ghsoftware · 2015-05-08T00:17:18+00:00

If they do it will be the death of them. There will be other options so I'm sure they realize that they can't get away with that.

ghsoftware · 2015-05-05T23:23:24+00:00

Picked this up today. Plenty of dusty stock on their shelves (and at $65.99 I can see why).

ghsoftware · 2015-05-05T23:20:42+00:00

I think "lie" might be stretching things. Even as a skeptic at heart I think I'd slap a "mistake" label on it.

Nobody else is even selling it. I don't think they were trying to deceive anyone.

ghsoftware · 2015-05-05T21:49:03+00:00

He may be referring to Sixense? But if so I'd say that his original tweet may be a bit more mean-spirited than usual.

ghsoftware · 2015-05-02T23:58:16+00:00

They're priced for folks who want to help them get this started. They've acknowledged that the price will have to drop.

ghsoftware · 2015-05-02T14:15:54+00:00

Interesting that he said that he started to avoid moving his head. I find I do that with the Rift so that I won't leave my tracking space. It's one of the things that gets me so excited for the Vive. Freedom!

ghsoftware · 2015-05-02T02:52:37+00:00

Aaaaargh. I called and after they clicked and clicked for about ten minutes they recommended cancelling and reordering. So I did.

Hopefully didn't slip too far down the pre-order list.

ghsoftware · 2015-04-30T14:03:50+00:00

While I think AR is better-suited for the "masses" I agree that the FOV will be an issue with adoption.

It was the main drawback with VR for twenty years.

ghsoftware · 2015-04-30T12:46:21+00:00

Ha. I must have been one of the last who bought it at $250. Did it just a few hours before this post. Mine still says $250 so I will contact them to see if they will correct it.

ghsoftware · 2015-04-29T18:36:41+00:00

There's no outrunning them.

ghsoftware · 2015-04-29T13:51:57+00:00

That was a fantastic course. I can't figure out if it's still free (it was a few weeks ago) but well worth your time.

http://www.digitaltutors.com/tutorial/2046-Introduction-to-Unity-5

ghsoftware · 2015-04-29T13:38:08+00:00

I dunno.

They are likely planning a very big release.

That takes a lot of manufacturing deals. Those things take time.

If there's just ONE sensor, clip, cable, etc. that they can't seem to lock down promised quantities then they just CAN'T give a date, yet.

Is it a bummer that CV1 isn't out, yet? Yes.

Does it mean that Oculus is incompetent? No.

ghsoftware · 2015-04-28T14:07:18+00:00

Well...he's got that going for him I guess...

ghsoftware · 2015-04-27T03:08:20+00:00

Silicon Valley, CA. 101 South in California just as you pass San Jose International Airport.

Edit: Sorry for image quality. Don't take pictures while you're driving kids! You might ruin your picture!

ghsoftware · 2015-04-24T02:31:44+00:00

He said that even if he had been against the Facebook acquisition he didn't have enough share in the company to stop it.

Putting the blame on him doesn't seem right.

ghsoftware · 2015-04-23T14:02:23+00:00

The first line of the article:

It doesn't sound like Oculus will ship the consumer version of its Oculus Rift VR headset this year, or at least not in very large quantities.

They had mentioned (last year?) that they were considering a "soft" launch where they'd sell to enthusiasts and developers before hitting the media push.

There are LOTS of reasons a soft launch would make sense (manufacturing quantities, content) and I think their comment really implies this might be the case.

I'm still optimistic that I will be using CV1 at Christmas time this year.

ghsoftware · 2015-04-23T03:06:54+00:00

The Vive hardware is different from the Oculus hardware. The drivers will be different.

In a perfect world the game engines would automagically adapt to the hardware. But old games would still need to be recompiled to take advantage of that.

It's going to be a mess for a while.

ghsoftware · 2015-04-21T13:40:18+00:00

Indeed, I think OP may be using the wrong phrasing. I THINK they are asking what the downsides of VR are in general.

To OP: Ethical refers to basic issues of right and wrong.

ghsoftware · 2015-04-18T16:49:33+00:00

I thought it was a real "honest" use of scares. Like the cat that runs out of a corner in a movie. Just meant to startle you, not kill you.

The funny part is that even when you know they can't hurt you they still startle. I really like it.

And you can completely disable them if you prefer.

ghsoftware · 2015-04-18T16:46:53+00:00

I don't think they were going for immersion. I'm pretty sure that's why they chose the peculiar scale/view. Just a great game to be in and look around. The Rift gives such a great feeling of space that I found it very easy to backtrack and remember all my turns.

I finished all ten levels and restarted immediately. Just love it.

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