Oculus Live Event: Oculus Touch Input

[Tbone]

Just gonna make bullet points of what we learned, which wasn't a lot other than a new input device

• Showed off the consumer Rift. It's lightweight, covered in fabric. No camera on it.
• Tracking system is being called "Constellation" - improved upon optical tracking
• Xbone controller is bundled with every Rift.
• Partnering with Microsoft/Windows 10 to stream your Xbox games to a virtual living room in the Rift (lack of enthusiasm from crowd).
• Showed off some lackluster games (old EVE: Valkyrie demo, third-person games).
• Oculus is working with Square Enix, and there was a brief shot of a cool looking sports emulator.
• Big announcement at the end was new input prototype for "Oculus Touch". This prototype version is called Half Moon.
• Two wireless controllers. They have buttons, analog sticks, and triggers. There's also a "hand trigger" that emulates picking things up.
• Haptic feedback.
• Tracked using the "Constellation Tracking", the same way the headset is tracked.
• Currently in the "prototype" phase, code-named Half Moon.
• Will be shown at E3.
• Uses a "matrix of sensors" to emulate finger tracking poses. Thumbs up, pointing, etc.
• Pre-order at the same time as the Rift. Not bundled together.
• Release window is first HALF of 2016. This implies it will most likely release AFTER CV1.

We still don't know pricing, pre-order time frame, or exact release dates. While input is coming, it won't be bundled with the Rift and will probably come some months after. It's also unclear on how Oculus will deal with occlusion of the controllers since optical tracking needs line of sight and they only have one camera. Regardless, it's a step in the right direction!

Check it out for yourself at the new website!

[NoCry]

Good looking website. Some form of link to Xbox looks intriguing too.

[Lithium]

Good looking website. Some form of link to Xbox looks intriguing too.

Really? I thought they were trying to sell facial hair, lol.

[Maglorius]

Good looking website. Some form of link to Xbox looks intriguing too.

Really? I thought they were trying to sell facial hair, lol.

Haha! That's hilarious!

[Maglorius]

I am glad to see that Oculus finally put out an input device.