My Journey Through the Rift v2.0 (DK2 Edition)

[Tbone]

Introduction

It's been over a year since I first was floored by the DK1. Last year in April rmclelland allowed me to come over and try out his DK1. He was in the FIRST batch, so only a handful of people had had a chance to try it. I wrote about my experience over the course of two sessions. Look at the top of my post if you're interested in those impressions.
Once again my good friend has allowed me to come check out his early adopted tech. While I purchased my own DK1 that I used quite a bit, I sold it back in April so that I could pre-order the DK2. It should be arriving sometime this month, and after trying it out for two hours this evening, I can't wait!

Like Seeing An Old Friend

It had been over three months since I had last taken a journey through the Rift. It was a sacrifice I made for the upgrade. The DK1 had enough shortcomings that it was hard for me to use it regularly, so it was a no-brainer move. But it made me anxious to jump back in - and nervous. Had I completely lost my VR legs? Nothing was going to stop me, though. I came prepared. I arrived at rmclelland's place with two cans of gingerale and Sea-bands. You know, just in case.
We chatted a bit about Oculus and the DK2. Then we laughed about how we were basically having the same conversation that we have online when obsessively looking at Oculus news. There was nothing we could tell each other that the other one didn't already know. Perfect - more time to be inside the Rift! I sat down and held the DK2. It felt very familiar - like seeing an old friend again after some time had passed. I recognized it, but it also looked different. He switched out the lenses and began setting up my profile. I asked him about getting demos to work and he said he hadn't really had any major issues. He was using the unofficial service and that seemed to be working well for him.
With the profile set up, the correct lenses in, and the notches extended to the third whatever (recommended to get rid of the black edges of the screen), I jacked in again with a fresh pair of eyes!...........

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[Zero]

Ha ha, I like the N64 to PS3 comparison!

Also, looking forward to positional tracking, if you know what I mean!