Oculus Rift - Virtual Reality

[Strod]

The Rift can not be stopped!

http://www.gamespot.com/news/oculus-rift-secures-16-million-in-funding-6410362

[Longboard]

It's catching on!!!

[Strod]

Very old. Already posted by Tbone tok I believe. But still great footage.

[NoCry]

Not seen this on this forum before: anyway, if nothing else the women are quite fit.

http://www.businessinsider.com/oculus-rift-video-demo-2013-7

[Tbone]

Yeah, that was posted today on Reddit. I obsess with the Oculus Reddit, mtbs3d, and the Oculus dev forums.

[Strod]

http://www.gamespot.com/news/oculus-rift-beats-xbox-one-and-playstation-4-in-game-critics-e3-award-6411018

Oculus Rift, still winning.

[likwidtek]

Amazing little article:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-07-11-happy-go-luckey-meet-the-20-year-old-creator-of-oculus-rift

[Tecknik]

http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/16/intuitive-aerial-oculus-rift-fpv-drone/

FPV drone flight video, using the Rift!

[Akiya]

The Rift just got props from Chuck.... (around 39:00)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS_HhtsCikk

Let's start a fund to send everyone to ComicCon next year?

[Subb]

The Rift just got props from Chuck.... (around 39:00)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS_HhtsCikk

Let's start a fund to send everyone to ComicCon next year?

You mean, you're all willing to fly me over?! *Taps fingers together* Excellent.

[Mharz]

http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/16/intuitive-aerial-oculus-rift-fpv-drone/

FPV drone flight video, using the Rift!

Pretty unimpressive.  I've seen a video (that I can't find at the moment) that had a Parrot AR Drone partially controlled with the rift to turn left and right.  Up and down did nothing and you had normal flight control otherwise.

And FPV is really nothing new to the UAV market.  Folks have been doing it for a long time but not with the rift.  In many ways the FPV market is pretty far along and the rift doesn't add much to it yet.  Just google up FPV and UAV or drone and you'll get a bunch of neatness.

Check out the set I'm looking to pick up as soon as possible.

http://www.fatshark.com/dominator.html

In any event, the only thing we're missing is the stereoscopic rift view.

Where the rift might shine, and I'm interested in seeing this developed, is for a multi-axis gimbal camera like this one.

http://www.uavvision.com/gimbals/cm380.html

With a set up like this, you could have a pilot who could be looking all around the airspace they're flying through.  Control would still be maintained by some separate device as I really don't see a way you can "fly" with the rift.

[Tbone]

My check for a commercial I did is on its way. It should be $900. Even though I am otherwise broke, I am very tempted to spend $300 on a dev kit. Is that the smartest choice? Probably not. But I may do it anyway. Ugh!

[Revalis]

Woot.

[Tbone]

Evil, Revalis! Now I'm really tempted to order...

[Tbone]

My check came in for $900. I'm staring at the preorder screen for the Rift. I know that, intellectually, I should start saving this money so that I don't end up broke the next time something decides to break down. But I've been obsessing about the Oculus Rift for 7 months now and I don't think I can wait another year and a half. I don't buy consoles or many games...most of my money has gone towards clothes and food and work supplies. Should I do this for myself? I mean, it's an investment. A collector's item. Or I can sell it before the commercial one is released and make a profit. Investments are smart. Maybe this is the fun AND smart choice.