Multiple screens?

[lustuccc]

Is it? Will it be possible to play Overload on 3 split screens?

[Miasmic]

Oh the dream! lol. I believe thats a windows/gpu thing moreso than game-to-game, no? If your system can run it, there's no reason to think any game you choose can't support it (granted some may look funny).

[lustuccc]

I mean, with side views like VR, not a streched front screen. It has to be set up in the game no?
Would be quite immersive IMO.

[Valkyrie Celes]

It is unlikely that it can happen the way you want. We are unable to do PiP for the rearview, which a number of people had already requested. This would effectively be rendering three different views at the same time, so if we can't get 2 with rear & forward, I wouldn't hold out on the sides ;).

[lustuccc]

Too bad!

[lustuccc]

Do you happen to know if this kind of design is a priority for the next version with a capable engine?

[Valkyrie Celes]

Sorry, no idea on an answer for this right now ;).

[Hyper Sonic]

Simultaneous Multi-Projection would be nice, though I'm not sure that Unity supports this yet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6NbyEmPalA

[lustuccc]

Nice, but does it mean my brand new 1070 Ti is obsolete? Oh my! I should be used to it by now...
But Hey! It's awesome for the Overload of joy next week!

[Hyper Sonic]

Everything after 1080 has SMP, 1070 Ti is a year newer than the 1080. Ti is always the year after models, like what Apple used to do by adding an S at the end of the model name.

[lustuccc]

Thanks for the information!

[Hyper Sonic]

Np. I think newer versions of Unity supports SMP
https://developer.nvidia.com/vrworks
"VRWorks DirectMode as well as Simultaneous Multi Projection (SMP) features are supported in DX12."

Though I can't find mention of it here, but that doesn't neccesarily mean it isn't there
https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-vrworks-and-unity

They mentioned something like 16 different projections in that video, I suppose if you had say 4 or more displays you could potentially completely surround yourself with monitors using SMP to get much of the same feel as using HMD w/o a HMD.

[lustuccc]

A single spheric monitor you sit in! Mini holodeck!?!

[Hyper Sonic]

There is at least 1 spherical display
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2e9noEg1zg

There is at least 1 hemisphere display
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dtH6uKj-QI

Here's example of 4 surround displays, but the perspective is only correct if you sit in the center
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb9ayYGM-4c

Here's an example where the perspective is correct no matter where you stand, and it's stereoscopic to boot! (FF to 2:40)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j59JxfbvxGg

[lustuccc]

Wow! Interresting links! You like VR a lot don't you? I imagined further an immersive vibrating spherical "LCD monitor" display with surrounding sounds coming from the display itself all around, with the smells as a bonus! I wonder what a Kraken smells? ;-)

[Hyper Sonic]

A display screen vibrating could cause smearing, and sound generation involves vibration as well, headphones might work best. I'd be happy with surround displays before incorporating scents!