Playing Amnesia with the Oculus Rift.

[Whisky Jr :3]

Just saying.

[Shufflecat]

I'll believe Oculus Rift (in general, not in regrd to Amnesia specifically) when it actually hits shelves. Until then it's just another BS vaporware hype project.

Don't get me wrong, it does sound awesome, and I want it to be a real thing and to work well. I've just seen SOOOOOOOOOOO many hype-y cool tech device/peripheral projects over the years that either never actually get released or get released and turn out to be rubbish (including other VR headset projects, several of them). Yes, I know they have a prototype. No that doesn't acually mean squat as to weather they'll ever have a product. Yes, I know they're working with game devs to ensure compatabilty. No, that doesn't mean squat as weather it'll actuall be good if it does comes out.

Until it actually ships, which IIRC is still at least a year way according to the company itself (read: "soon", valve time, etc. I.e. expect longer), it's BS. I want it to be real, but the hype machine for tech stuff like this is so beyond broken that I just can't take any such projects seriously anymore.

[ShadowsCreed]

well consumers have not gotten there hands on it. its just a tv screen that has 3d in mind. so ya.

[Archy]

Not really. The rift is a hmd with immersion in mind, meaning high fov and low latency head tracking. Stereoscopic 3d is nice but not the most important thing about the rift and it definitly is not a replacement for a tv screen.

Sony's HMZ-T1 is "just a tv screen that has 3d in mind". It is a totally different experience, I tried both headsets.

[Shufflecat]

Still doesn't mean squat until it ships.

[brucifer]

It's kind of hard to believe until you try it. I got to beta test the Oculus Rift at IndieCade East, And, hot damn, was I blown away. I expected it to be realistic, but not anywhere near that realistic. It feels as though you're actually inside the game, and it covers every corner of your entire field of view. And that was only a beta test. Honestly? It was the single most amazing gaming experience of my life, and I only got to use it for five minutes. So from first hand experience, I can confirm, it's no gimmick. And I would really, really love to see what Amnesia would be like.

[[OCN]Skupples]

Its real, and will be on shelves soon. The biggest private wallets in the industry are getting behind this project.

[x181]

I own a rift developer kit and I can say that it will be a game changer when it hits the shelves. These types of games will support the rift in the future. Oculus VR needs to establish the market first.

[宮内凛]

whats up with all the hate for the oculus rift?

Probably the most important difference between the oculus rift and virtual reality devices that came before is cost. It is made from the same components that are mass manufactured for mobile devices, thus making it significantly cheaper than what has come before.

I don't really see what the point is of hating on it. Yeah, it might fail, but so what? Whats wrong with getting excited about something that might be cool? Is it just so that you can give yourself a pat on the back if it fails? Because that seems pretty pathetic if that's all you can do to feel better about yourself.

[WIns_jbMurdock]

Sounds pretty stupid to say: "VR never worked in the past, so it will never work in the future"
Just saying... if I had told my grandparents about the idea of a smartphone back in the 80s they would have sent me directly to the next mental asylum...

[[OCN]Skupples]

Messaggio originale di Skyhawk02:

whats up with all the hate for the oculus rift?

Probably the most important difference between the oculus rift and virtual reality devices that came before is cost. It is made from the same components that are mass manufactured for mobile devices, thus making it significantly cheaper than what has come before.

I don't really see what the point is of hating on it. Yeah, it might fail, but so what? Whats wrong with getting excited about something that might be cool? Is it just so that you can give yourself a pat on the back if it fails? Because that seems pretty pathetic if that's all you can do to feel better about yourself.

People have been educated/indoctrinated (depending on your nation) to hate/fear what they do not understand. Rift is a disruptive tech after all.

Rift will be AMAZING. I really hope it turns out to be something that I can plug into my 3 titans for processing power.

Messaggio originale di WIns_jbMurdock:

Sounds pretty stupid to say: "VR never worked in the past, so it will never work in the future"
Just saying... if I had told my grandparents about the idea of a smartphone back in the 80s they would have sent me directly to the next mental asylum...

VR has been massively sucessful in the past, just not in the consumer market. Rift will be the disruptive tech that pushes afordable VR into the living room.

Anyone who says otherwise is sadly mistaken, i'll just leave it at that.

[宮内凛]

Messaggio originale di WeHaveWonForNow:

People have been educated/indoctrinated (depending on your nation) to hate/fear what they do not understand. Rift is a disruptive tech after all.

Dang, that is all too true.

[Orange Floppoid Creature]

NOPENOPENOPE

[[OCN]Skupples]

NO KEVIN BACON WAS NOT IN FOOT LOOSE... EEEEHHH AAHHHHH EEEE AHHHH EEEE AHHHH

[BassKnight]

I really want to play amnesia with the rift! But i can afford the rift.

[Tyrone7570]

Take my money, please.