kuhla Posted April 30, 2015 Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 I don't think there was a thread for this previously but it's really picking up steam so I think it's worth starting one. The big players we have so far... Microsoft's Windows Holographic (HoloLens) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Holographic Sony's Project Morpheus (PS4) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Morpheus_%28virtual_reality%29 HTC Vive (the one with Valve) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Vive Oculus Rift - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oculus_Rift Big players. A lot of people talking about content, support, etc. For the HTC Vive, Epic Games announced yesterday that UE4 engine will support SteamVR (HTC Vive). I am 100% ready to invest in one of these provided there is some decent content and the hardware is ok (Sony's Morpheus is 960x1080 per eye at 120fps). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhla Posted May 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 source - http://anandtech.com/show/9213/microsoft-hololens-handson .... Another interaction method was using a mouse, and when looking at a PC, you can simply drag the mouse off the display and the mouse cursor just moves into free space. In my demo, which was based on an architecture theme, this allowed me to interact with the model and move walls around, and change the design. Another cool feature was the ability to leave virtual notes. Looking at a wall, I could see that someone had left me a note, and with a simple air tap I was able to hear what they had left. Then I could leave a note of my own on the wall for that person to see later. .... Neat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhla Posted June 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 i want to believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhla Posted June 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Video is a bit marketing but is supposed to be representative of what the people saw at E3 and what the article describes seems to match it pretty close: http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/17/halo-5-hololens-e32015/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhla Posted July 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Barely had a chance to skim over it..... http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/08/minecraft-hololens-minecon/ ....but it's more than a stage demonstration. At least we know that now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhla Posted July 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 link - http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/14/real-virtuality-multiplayer-vr/ Do I have to add another category ("Real Virtuality") to the title of this thread? It's VR but involves physically interacting with real objects (not an overaly on real life image like AR). Linked source has a little more interesting info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaphax Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 While the concept is really interesting, it would require a dedicated setup/space. While I could picture this being really cool in concept, I'm not sure there would be too many companies that would go to the effort of creating these virtual spaces if there wasn't a large market that would use them. Also this is getting closer and closer to a holodeck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhla Posted July 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 While the concept is really interesting, it would require a dedicated setup/space. While I could picture this being really cool in concept, I'm not sure there would be too many companies that would go to the effort of creating these virtual spaces if there wasn't a large market that would use them. Also this is getting closer and closer to a holodeck. A part of me imagines it like an in-door airsoft field type event. Because it's a "controlled" environment, you can have high speed cameras for motion capture and lots of wireless APs to cut down on lag, etc. It can be built up like a movie set with easily movable props, seasons... I dunno... it's not an easy fit but it brings up more interesting ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaphax Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 I imagine it like that as well, but let's start thinking of the limitations. How large can individual rooms be? How many individuals can you accurately track? More importantly, how much does it cost to set this up? How many people are going to be interested enough to come and pay for the experience? I think it's an awesome idea, and it would make for a hell of a tech demo, but I'm not sure it would scale well or even be viable as a product/service people would buy. I feel as though it would be cheaper and easier to push for more augmented reality setups than fully virtual ones. You could rent a big warehouse install a few wireless APs and then cover everything in QR codes that are read by a hololens/google glass type of setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kuhla Posted September 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 It's going to be hilarious one day when "average" people get something like this, think they are awesomesauce, turn off the autoaim and then realize how terrible their aim is. http://i.imgur.com/2eKaVJ9.gifv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhla Posted September 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2015 Apparently that gif came from this... source - http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/25/epic-games-new-shooter-is-virtual-reality-killer-gaming-app/ .... "We made it so that it hits the [player's] expectations rather than a more accurate physical simulation of it," says Whiting of the current demo's design. "We had an accurate physics setup, and it's not very fun because people aren't assassins going through and shooting a bunch of people in a train station. ... You're playing to the expectation rather than the reality of it." .... Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhla Posted September 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2015 Hmmmm. https://youtu.be/OeG72jLkYNc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhla Posted November 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 Microsoft's Windows Holographic (HoloLens) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Holographic Sony's Project Morpheus (PS4) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Morpheus_%28virtual_reality%29 HTC Vive (the one with Valve) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Vive Oculus Rift - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oculus_Rift Since I had a chance to try the Oculus Rift (dev kit mk2) at the car show over the weekend, small bump because I wanted to double check specs on the 3 main VR units out there. Last time I checked, Sony's had the highest resolution and refresh rate.... ....and it looks like it has fallen a bit behind on the resolution part (960×1080 per eye vs 1080x1200 per eye) but still has the edge on refresh rate (120 Hz vs 90 Hz). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhla Posted November 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 So I got google cardboard. If used right it's kind of like how I felt about the Oculus that I tried, it's a cool experience but resolution still feels too low and the interaction is difficult but I'm glad I got it. I'll have to try it out more. There is a bit of lag but it's still low compared to what I would have expected. Quality of source videos is suppppper important. UI needs lots of work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaphax Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 Decent article talking about the HTC Vive Pre. Looks like they added a camera to the head unit which allows users to recognize object inside/near the area being used. http://www.tomshardware.com/news/htc-vive-pre-first-look,30894.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhla Posted January 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 So it will be "capable" of AR too is what I'm getting from this. source - from article linked above .... One of the first things you’ll notice about the new Vive headset is the camera mounted on the lower front of the HMD. This camera is the basis of the “breakthrough” that HTC hinted at last month. The camera is used to bring real objects into view while you’re wearing the headset, though I wouldn’t really call this AR per se. HTC is using this feature as an extension of the chaperone system, which is used to map the barriers of the room scale tracking area. With the camera, HTC is able to present a blue wireframe outline of the objects and even people in the room. Some of the editors at Tom’s Hardware have dubbed this “Tron Mode,” which actually describes what you see fairly well. .... I guess sorta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaphax Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 It's more of a broad outline. I don't think the camera is traditional, I would imagine it acts more like a kinect camera to give a broad outline of objects rather than a picture (which might interrupt the gaming experience). Something like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi2155 Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 I don't know if its been mentioned, but I got a Gear VR for Christmas and been loving/playing with it a bunch ever since. If you guys want to do a dinner one of these nights I'll bring it along. Looking to get a controller too as I imagine I can do more with some of these apps with it. http://www.roadtovr.com/watch-samsungs-gear-vr-motion-controllers-rink-in-action/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaphax Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 The Oculus Rift is available to Pre-purchase. https://shop.oculus.com/en-us/cart/ http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/6/10722212/oculus-rift-price-shipping-date-ces-2016 It's neat to see all of this VR tech coming out of CES and hopefully in the next few years this tech will catch on and we'll have some decent content for the VR setups out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedi2155 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 I want a rift, but I'm concerned it'll have the same screen door effect as my GearVR which I think its basically a screen resolution issue. I can still see individual pixels so I think 500+ ppi is not enough for VR experiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kuhla Posted March 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 I got a steam update today and... source - http://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/announcements/detail/887579816614870215 ...* Added new Desktop Game Theater support, run any of your normal desktop games and have them appear on a giant virtual screen in your headset. Any game that supports Steam Broadcast should work with this feature, some tuning of the games graphical settings may be required for the best experience. This feature is currently in beta and can be accessed by adding "-vr2dgames" the command line when launching Steam.... ...I'm not sure what that means. Does it just do a 2D "window" in 3D space? Is there some curvature to it? Can't find much more info right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuhla Posted March 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 I got a steam update today and... source - http://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/announcements/detail/887579816614870215 ...I'm not sure what that means. Does it just do a 2D "window" in 3D space? Is there some curvature to it? Can't find much more info right now. ....and now I have my answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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