Virtual Reality

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Yep. Right now VR support is enabled by Skyrim and other games through a 3rd party application (VorpX or Vireio). Because OVR keeps changing their SDK API (and rightfully so) it hurts groups like that trying to wrap their SDK. Once OVR settles on an API definition and stabilizes their SDK groups will be able to have much more consistent support.

What that means is that we can expect VR support in FO4 and a lot of other games without much effort from the user.

Speaking of which 0.8 was released today.
Developers ??" Build The Future | Oculus

It has major API changes, but they say that 0.7 and 0.6 applications will work with it.

and vorpX 0.9 is out

vorpX 0.9 Available - vorpX - VR 3D-Driver for Oculus Rift

allegedly has really good Skyrim performance with the OVR 0.8 SDK.

Where did you hear that CV1 preorders start soon?

Here's the current price for DK2s. I wonder if that's for new ones? I wonderh ow much old ones are worth...

rift dk2 - Price trend - bidvoy

Ah ok. Any news on preorders is a big deal to me. I know OVR is trying to have mass produced head sets to meet demand, but it's very possible that not being in on the first hour of pre-ordering might delay delivery for weeks. That depends on how much marketing they do before opening up pre-orders.

image someone made on locomotion in VR, focusing on anti motion sickness.
https://i.imgur.com/Y5XPxY9.jpg

What do you mean?

Skanda_sl said:

I think walking would fall under "Deal with it"

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I'm still not sure what you mean. The Rift is intended as a seated experience so external walking is a bit unsupported (but still possible, and lots of people will use stuff likehttp://www.virtuix.com/thingto do it.

The HTC VIVE however is targeting a small room size walking experience, but there are a lot of challenges to overcome that make me think that is more of a demoable experience than a lengthy user-driven one (who wants to walk in circles in a room for hours?).

As for internally walking, that poster decries it but I think VR game modalities will be extremely popular where it's ports like Skyrim/GTA or games built from the ground up where you walk around. However it has some real obstacles that space sims don't when it comes to motion sickness. I just think the upside of general purpose VR in FPS/TPS games will be worth overcoming that from a technical and player standpoint.