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Re: Virtual Reality
« Reply #105 on: May 02, 2016, 07:54:20 AM »
one hell of a run on sentence  :lol

I personally wouldn't know the anser though as I am currently out priced with these and am more in the waiting game anyway until this becomes more main stream.

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Re: Virtual Reality
« Reply #106 on: May 02, 2016, 08:18:27 AM »
What's the best one to buy seems like oculus rift is the most popular like what one should I preorder when they come out or wait for and are there any that will be great for watching sports like will make you feel your there live

If money is not an option, buy the Vive.

If you're looking to not break the bank, you can buy a PS4, cameras, controllers, and headset for less than what the computer needed for the Oculus or Vive would cost.

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Re: Virtual Reality
« Reply #107 on: May 02, 2016, 08:38:42 AM »
None of them will be great for watching sports like it's live, because they're not shot in VR to begin with. Aside from that, it depends on what you want. Will it just be for gaming? Are there exclusive games that will sway you? Do you just want the best visual quality? Do you want the best immersion? The question is far too broad.
Personally I'd go with the Vive for the most complete VR experience, because of the controllers, which will be amazing for a lot of the games built for VR from the ground up, like Job Simulator. The Rift is cheaper due to the lack of motion controllers, but it has ergonomics on its side, and I've heard it has a slightly better screen (not much between them though), so that might be a better option depending on your criteria.
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Re: Virtual Reality
« Reply #108 on: May 05, 2016, 10:51:21 AM »
My housemates bought The Vive and we have been playing the heck out of it; I mostly play the space pirate trainer. The Vive is absolutely amazing and a total game-changer. I bet this is the future of gaming.
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Re: Virtual Reality
« Reply #109 on: May 06, 2016, 07:47:10 PM »
Alot of this will happen in the coming month and years:

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Re: Virtual Reality
« Reply #110 on: May 07, 2016, 12:05:28 AM »
She's an idiot for running in VR. :lol (probably staged anyway)
This is why the Rift focuses on sitting experiences, and why the Vive has a camera and allows you to map your usable area first.
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Re: Virtual Reality
« Reply #111 on: May 09, 2016, 11:38:04 AM »
Im once again more curious on the porn side of this, like all the guys who will have someone walk in on them watching VR porn without them even knowing.

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Re: Virtual Reality
« Reply #112 on: May 09, 2016, 11:55:34 AM »
Im once again more curious on the porn side of this, like all the guys who will have someone walk in on them watching VR porn without them even knowing.

PornHub has a VR channel now. I tried it through my phone with my Google Cardboard headset, and even that was pretty awesome. I can't imagine where it's going to be in 3 years time once a lot of people have legit headsets.

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Re: Virtual Reality
« Reply #113 on: May 13, 2016, 05:24:30 AM »
Simple reviews like this makes me giddy, my first VR experience...can't wait for it!

https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/4j36la/a_rift_review_from_someone_whos_never_used_vr/
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Re: Virtual Reality
« Reply #114 on: May 18, 2016, 01:27:25 PM »
Alot of this will happen in the coming month and years:


I'm adding this to the list of scenarios that will unfold in the coming months and years. Also related the recent discussion.  :lol

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Re: Virtual Reality
« Reply #115 on: May 18, 2016, 02:02:24 PM »
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Re: Virtual Reality
« Reply #116 on: May 18, 2016, 02:46:39 PM »
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Re: Virtual Reality
« Reply #117 on: May 21, 2016, 09:00:37 AM »
That lady took way too long to shut the door
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« Reply #118 on: May 24, 2016, 10:42:33 AM »
Love level...

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Re: Virtual Reality
« Reply #119 on: June 27, 2016, 03:27:18 AM »
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Re: Virtual Reality
« Reply #120 on: November 02, 2016, 08:04:59 AM »
Well, I just bought the samsung VR thingy, it will be here in around a month. I'm pretty excited to see how it works
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Re: Virtual Reality
« Reply #121 on: September 29, 2018, 10:41:48 AM »
So i finally took the plunge and got myself an Oculus Rift, i've had it for a couple of months though. It's been quite the journey to get the best experience and to feel comfortable with it because honestly my first few times trying it, I almost wanted to refund the damn thing. Since I have glasses most of the time I was hoping that wasn't an issue, well you can have the Rift with glasses but it's so uncomfortable especially if your moving around, sitting down it can work. Anyway I have to have contact lenses for the best experience as simple as that as my glasses are probably to big to fit. I wonder why they don't the have a focus slider to compensate for nearsightedness, couldn't that be a thing?

I also realised two trackers wasn't enough to get full 360 tracking in some games, 1 more would have probably been enough but I bought two more so now I have one in every corner in my room which works great.

So many cables everywhere.... 4 USB cables for the trackers, the headset uses a usb + hdmi in one cable so you can't seperate. More sockets than I had in my PC with everything else plugged in so I had to buy a USB hub. Luckily the trackers I ordered contained longer cables because otherwise that would had been an issue since the original tracker cables are to short to place at correct distance since they are placed behind you away from the PC. The usb cable extending from the hub to the PC was of course as minimal as the could make it with a type B socket so I couldn't use the million USB type A cables I have laying around, I had to get a longer with a B socket.

When all that was sorted out I was finally able to get a decent experience. One thing that is painfully obvious once you put the headset on atleast it was for me, is the pixilated graphics which as I understand it is because of the resolution. 1080×1200 sounds great but when the lenses are so close to your eyes you will need a much great resolution to not see the pixels but this dosen't mean you can't get a cool experience which leads me to the things that are really awesome with VR.

Titanic VR was the first game I tried and it's pretty awesome, despite the grainy quality the immersion is real. To explore the ship in the dark using a rover in FPV is pretty cool, overall a cool experience that truly shows the potential in VR.

Another cool game that's also underwater is Subnautica now I love this game and have played it alot before I had VR, it's an intense experience exploring the depth of the ocean, with VR everything is turned up too 11 basically. VR aside I highly recommend that game because I feel it's a bit underated.

Project Cars 2 is also cool, I bought a steering wheel a year ago so combined with that it's a fun experience.

I have Lone Echo but haven't tried it yet, that seems cool.

I also haven't tried Fallout 4 VR or Skyrim VR, those are considered one of the only games that are trully complete games and dosen't feel like short tech demos because honestly, even though there are alot of cool gaming experiences to be had with VR most of the games still feel like VR tech demos even if they are complete games.

Besides games there's also small things like virtual desktop that's fun to use. Browsing youtube in VR and watching videos is cool, especially live concerts. Browsing DTF in VR is a divine experience.

Up until now VR has been a cool and neat experience but that's about to change...

Because I just had to try one of all these virtual girlfriend games that popping up from... wait for it...Japan  :omg: Who would have thought...

VR Kanojo, it's on steam and even though that game is pretty mellow after I tried it I pretty much instantly understood where the real potential are for VR...

Because whether you like or not VR has found it's perfect match made in heaven and that is PORN and they will have a bright future together!  :lol







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Re: Virtual Reality
« Reply #122 on: September 29, 2018, 01:06:59 PM »
Btw the new Oculus Quest looks to go in the right direction. I do wonder about the gpu power in the headset since it's all in one, no PC needed.
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Re: Virtual Reality
« Reply #123 on: November 13, 2018, 07:15:53 AM »
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Re: Virtual Reality
« Reply #124 on: November 13, 2018, 07:43:25 AM »
I find myself never playing my PSVR, but not because of lack of entertainment or anything like that. For the price, the tech is solid and performs surprisingly well.   

I feel too isolated when I play it. I like being able to look around the room or at my phone during loading screens, or be able to pause and glance away without having to undo headphones and a visor. I feel terrible for my dog as well. He starts scratching at like legs when he can't see my face for some reason. 


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« Reply #125 on: April 30, 2019, 02:55:10 PM »
Valves upcoming high-end VR kit looks really nice, wireless is very tempting and the 120Hz refresh rate.
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Re: Virtual Reality
« Reply #126 on: May 01, 2019, 04:57:54 AM »
I still really want a VR kit but I don't really see any games that worth me spending the money for one.

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Re: Virtual Reality
« Reply #127 on: May 01, 2019, 06:45:21 AM »
Beat Saber is really fun. Totally worth it.

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Re: Virtual Reality
« Reply #128 on: August 05, 2020, 07:49:35 PM »
So.... the grandkids are here for a couple weeks.  My grandson really wanted a Quest.  I was always a PC gamer, but I went to Mac for media editing capabilities. For gaming I then went to PS4.  Well, we got him the Oculus Quest, it arrived yesterday.  I was kinda like...yeah... OK, probably not that spectacular.  He put me on the basic tutorial and I was FLOORED!  I was so impressed with the immersive experience.  How impressed?  Well so impressed that I went straight out and bought myself one!  Been playing all day and having a blast.  Even beyond the games, there is some great 360 and 180 content as far as documentaries and the such.

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Re: Virtual Reality
« Reply #129 on: August 06, 2020, 07:50:41 AM »
So.... the grandkids are here for a couple weeks.  My grandson really wanted a Quest.  I was always a PC gamer, but I went to Mac for media editing capabilities. For gaming I then went to PS4.  Well, we got him the Oculus Quest, it arrived yesterday.  I was kinda like...yeah... OK, probably not that spectacular.  He put me on the basic tutorial and I was FLOORED!  I was so impressed with the immersive experience.  How impressed?  Well so impressed that I went straight out and bought myself one!  Been playing all day and having a blast.  Even beyond the games, there is some great 360 and 180 content as far as documentaries and the such.

I was pretty impressed when a friend bought a Quest over and I played one of the dancing games.  It was definitely cool, but I just couldn't see myself doing that for any significant period of time.  Also, I feared for my tv and furniture if I played alone  :lol

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Re: Virtual Reality
« Reply #130 on: August 06, 2020, 11:56:57 AM »
I was pretty impressed when a friend bought a Quest over and I played one of the dancing games.  It was definitely cool, but I just couldn't see myself doing that for any significant period of time.  Also, I feared for my tv and furniture if I played alone  :lol
  So true!  I already grazed (punched) the wall playing drunken bar fight.... :lol.  You definitely need at least a 6x6 area and then a 2' buffer zone so if you hit the boundary you're still good!