Willow Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 http://i.imgur.com/oelpV.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/ogCzT.jpg http://www.oculusvr.com https://vimeo.com/49294325 This thing could change everything Also: http://www.polygon.com/2013/1/15/3880926/team-fortress-2-ported-to-vr-headsets-valve-at-gdc-2013 Given Team Fortress 2's longstanding and profitable relationship with headwear, a port of the free-to-play shooter to virtual reality goggles — like the highly anticipated Oculus Rift — seems like a natural fit. Apparently, that's what developer Valve has done. Valve employees plan to share details of the Team Fortress 2 VR port at a pair of talks at this year's Game Developers Conference. The talks, one from programmer Joe Ludwig and one from wearable computing specialist Michael Abrash, will be technical in nature. Ludwig's talk will focus on the process of porting Team Fortress 2 to virtual reality goggles, touching on user interface design and integration of head tracking. Abrash's session looks at the convergence of key technologies that make VR gaming more viable than ever and explores the future of the interface. Abrash occasionally writes about augmented reality, virtual reality and the challenges that face both technologies at his blog, Ramblings In Valve Time. Abrash recently wrote at length about the issue of latency as it relates to delivering believable virtual reality experiences. The GDC main conference will take place March 27-29 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Calif. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Imagine some Mirrors Edge on this thing Intense! more chatter here http://neogaf.net/forum/showthread.php?t=508457&page=1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pi_D Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Looks amazing! Is it being sold anytime soon? /drool Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Looks amazing! Is it being sold anytime soon? /drool Dev kits are going out in March I think and a number of well known games work with it Left 4 Dead Half-Life 2 Portal 2 Skyrim Mirror's Edge AaaaAAAAA!!!!!!!! Unreal Tournament 3 Dear Esther DiRT 2 Doom 3 Still plenty of work to be done but games are about to hit the next level, imo, if this takes off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I think Skyrim would blow my socks off Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Final design http://i.imgur.com/MKrVh.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 backed by John Carmack, vid from last summer: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Imagine some Mirrors Edge on this thing Intense! more chatter here http://neogaf.net/forum/showthread.php?t=508457&page=1 Mirrors edge + Those ridiculous things + fan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Yeah you do, it's a great game, think I read they're working on the sequel at the moment Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Cautiously optimistic about stuff like this. Could be immense if they get it right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I just wish more console FP perspective games were more imaginative. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Fuck, Baseball batting in Dead Island with those. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I just wish more console FP perspective games were more imaginative. unsure if you saw this, may be interesting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I just wish more console FP perspective games were more imaginative. I hate how in almost all FPS games you don't have any legs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 That'll be dead in the water if this VR kicks off. IMHO. Apparently you actually die when you hit the floor in that Mirrors Edge clip! Yeah you do, it's a great game, think I read they're working on the sequel at the moment I meant, you really die (wearing the VR headset) It was clearly a shit joke. I was basing it on those 'die in your dreams die in real life' movies etc. so hungover today, didn't twig it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I just wish more console FP perspective games were more imaginative. I hate how in almost all FPS games you don't have any legs. So I'm not the only one that looks down and either sighs or does the ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 If you're lucky you get ripples in a puddle. Never. I like that FPS games are really floating heads and arms with guns. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Flying Vampire bats with massive guns. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Team Fortress 2 is Oculus Rift's first official game http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/18/team-fortress-2-is-oculus-rifts-first-official-game/ still a way to go before seeing more of rift, but it looks promising http://i.imgur.com/CtYvJ3x.png Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggs Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Will be amazing when it up and running in games and tbh will be hard to not be knackered after playing a game Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Inside Oculus: a tour of virtual reality's would-be savior A small California-based team is burning the midnight oil to put goggles on your head http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/19/4122388/can-oculus-rift-save-virtual-reality On the fourth floor of a fourteen-story California skyscraper, a stone’s throw from UC Irvine, a tiny startup named Oculus is trying to bring the idea of virtual reality back to life. It might even have a chance: just six months ago, the company raised $2.4 million on Kickstarter with only a duct-taped pair of LCD-equipped ski goggles to its name, and now the company’s about to start shipping some 10,000 completed Oculus Rift developer kits to its backers in the video game industry. Also, engadget article plus video http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/19/oculus-rift-development-kit-hands-on/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 The original concept was constructed from leftover parts in the garage of a tinkerer who was trying to create an affordable VR experience. Looking to further the Rift's development, the newborn firm took to crowdfunding and smashed its 30-day Kickstarter goal of $250,000 by raising a colossal $2,437,429 this past August. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiquidAK Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 WHEN. WHEN CAN I THROW MONEY AND GET THIS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 WHEN. WHEN CAN I THROW MONEY AND GET THIS. Read the articles? Be some time yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 WHEN. WHEN CAN I THROW MONEY AND GET THIS. Read the articles? Be some time yet. Well, you could splash $300 and get a dev kit in May. https://www.oculusvr.com/pre-order/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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