Just wanted to point out there's a bit of sarcasm in the title of this thread; it's a subtle dig at the price of other, "actual" VR rigs. I don't think any reasonable person would expect these to measure up to Rift or Vive any more than Cardboard, including parents that take their kids through the drive-through.
That said, it's interesting to see the market adapting to the 2016 VR wave. Kind of a VR "sample" kit.
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Just wanted to point out there's a bit of sarcasm in the title of this thread; it's a subtle dig at the price of other, "actual" VR rigs. I don't think any reasonable person would expect these to measure up to Rift or Vive any more than Cardboard, including parents that take their kids through the drive-through.
That said, it's interesting to see the market adapting to the 2016 VR wave. Kind of a VR "sample" kit.
if that is the case they likely should not have created the thread for risk of someone thinking they actually do think this and actually are not that bright or use it as an opportunity to attack.
just something to think about
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Anyway.... For the people curious about how a more holo-deck like VR experince would work.
Swing by the old youtubes have a look at the people trying out Vive units.
Both barnacules nerdgasm and Jacksepticeye have videos i have stumbled across showing both in-headset and room view. It is actually pretty impressive.
Now look at those and then imagine wearing a par of haptic gloves... Then you will actually be able to pick stuff up... with your hands... Sure you will not feel the item in the traditional way but pick it up you will none the less.
Anyway.... For the people curious about how a more holo-deck like VR experince would work.
Swing by the old youtubes have a look at the people trying out Vive units.
Both barnacules nerdgasm and Jacksepticeye have videos i have stumbled across showing both in-headset and room view. It is actually pretty impressive.
Now look at those and then imagine wearing a par of haptic gloves... Then you will actually be able to pick stuff up... with your hands... Sure you will not feel the item in the traditional way but pick it up you will none the less.
and I would like to point out that a holodeck system like that is more limiting in what it can do then a VR headset because of what I might call the 2 foot problem
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and I would like to point out that a holodeck system like that is more limiting in what it can do then a VR headset because of what I might call the 2 foot problem
Sean... the Vive.... is a headset.... It just add two IR cameras and let you map your actual room so you can move around in the VR space without dying from smashing in to a wall.
No joke at all here. Google did this a while back as well, either purchased or the cut-out prints for making your own: https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/
No joke at all here. Google did this a while back as well, either purchased or the cut-out prints for making your own: https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/
Real gig. Nice post.
so people really do think that the VR of an Oculus headset is the same as a McDonalds headset?
I am confused now
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No joke at all here. Google did this a while back as well, either purchased or the cut-out prints for making your own: https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/
Real gig. Nice post.
so people really do think that the VR of an Oculus headset is the same as a McDonalds headset?
I am confused now
Certainly not the same. Though I see no reason why some kind of compatibility couldn't be implemented. Considering such, there would be a pretty bad delay transmitting video over a bluetooth or wifi signal to accomplish it. Similar to that of the chromecast (A device for streaming video to a television via wifi network from a smartphone, tablet, or PC.)
No joke at all here. Google did this a while back as well, either purchased or the cut-out prints for making your own: https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/
Real gig. Nice post.
so people really do think that the VR of an Oculus headset is the same as a McDonalds headset?
I am confused now
Certainly not the same. Though I see no reason why some kind of compatibility couldn't be implemented. Considering such, there would be a pretty bad delay transmitting video over a bluetooth or wifi signal to accomplish it. Similar to that of the chromecast (A device for streaming video to a television via wifi network from a smartphone, tablet, or PC.)
if its not the same and everyone knows its not the same then...where is the joke exactly?
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No joke at all here. Google did this a while back as well, either purchased or the cut-out prints for making your own: https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/
Real gig. Nice post.
so people really do think that the VR of an Oculus headset is the same as a McDonalds headset?
I am confused now
Certainly not the same. Though I see no reason why some kind of compatibility couldn't be implemented. Considering such, there would be a pretty bad delay transmitting video over a bluetooth or wifi signal to accomplish it. Similar to that of the chromecast (A device for streaming video to a television via wifi network from a smartphone, tablet, or PC.)
if its not the same and everyone knows its not the same then...where is the joke exactly?
I read a few posts stating "is this a joke." I more or less was trying to point out that my post with information about smartphone VR was not a joke. Perhaps I should have read more of the later posts in the forum to keep it relevant to the current conversation.
oculus and McDonalds headset are in basic same but oculus is way more high tec and was billed from ground up to do what mcDonalds and google cardboard needs phone to do
oculus and McDonalds headset are in basic same but oculus is way more high tec and was billed from ground up to do what mcDonalds and google cardboard needs phone to do
In the same way that a typewriter and my computer is the same... They do both produce text after all. =P
oculus and McDonalds headset are in basic same but oculus is way more high tec and was billed from ground up to do what mcDonalds and google cardboard needs phone to do
In the same way that a typewriter and my computer is the same... They do both produce text after all. =P
oculus and McDonalds headset are in basic same but oculus is way more high tec and was billed from ground up to do what mcDonalds and google cardboard needs phone to do
this!
this is what the threads reads as the understanding of many people here, which is the REAL joke
and I am sooooooo going to run with it. VR critics think this...that is what I am going with
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I fail to understand how @psypoison is mistaken. And @seanmcad hasn't explained the difference well enough to educate us poor unwashed masses.
Phone provides the screen, audio, and tracking, and CPU power, and is wireless to boot. What else does the Rift or Vive do that the phone doesn't, apart from those same basic functions only in higher fidelity, because it's tethered by a mess of wires to a PC?
I fail to understand how @psypoison is mistaken. And @seanmcad hasn't explained the difference well enough to educate us poor unwashed masses.
Phone provides the screen, audio, and tracking, and CPU power, and is wireless to boot. What else does the Rift or Vive do that the phone doesn't, apart from those same basic functions only in higher fidelity, because it's tethered by a mess of wires to a PC?
so can I put you down as a 'yes' you think the cardboard and Oculus Rift experience is basically the same?
great...thanks
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Honestly though, if you think about it for a second, someone could put all these overpriced fad devices out of business in a heartbeat. You just need something comfortable to mount your phone to your ugly mug, and something else to bridge the connection between your game and your phone. Bam, instant VR headset for your (supported) game.
Yes, I called VR a fad. Who can really sit there with that thing hanging off your face for any extended period of time. It's gonna go the same place 3D TV went. Guaranteed!
What else does the Rift or Vive do that the phone doesn't, apart from those same basic functions only in higher fidelity, because it's tethered by a mess of wires to a PC?
Well the Vive comes with full body tracking... That a cellphone can´t do.
But beyond that it is as you say... just a matter of fidelity (and by extension quality of software) but hey... who has ever cared about higher fidelity... *looks at blu-ray and the GPU wars*
But me personally think that there is a slight difference between a mobile app and Valves new VR demo... But that is just my opinion.
BY STEVE WATTS Soon you may be able to get a cheeseburger with a side of virtual reality.
McDonald's is testing a promotion in Sweden that turns Happy Meal boxes into "Happy Goggles," a simple Google-Cardboard-like device that can be used with your smartphone. Only about 3,500 of them will be available across 14 restaurants between March 5 and March 12.
"We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." SR Covey
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That said, it's interesting to see the market adapting to the 2016 VR wave. Kind of a VR "sample" kit.
"The simple is the seal of the true and beauty is the splendor of truth" -Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Authored 139 missions in Vendetta Online and 6 tracks in Distance
just something to think about
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this is doing neither
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Swing by the old youtubes have a look at the people trying out Vive units.
Both barnacules nerdgasm and Jacksepticeye have videos i have stumbled across showing both in-headset and room view. It is actually pretty impressive.
Now look at those and then imagine wearing a par of haptic gloves... Then you will actually be able to pick stuff up... with your hands... Sure you will not feel the item in the traditional way but pick it up you will none the less.
This have been a good conversation
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any way.. for the lazy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWproPHhHd0
This have been a good conversation
Real gig. Nice post.
I am confused now
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This have been a good conversation
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https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/
this is what the threads reads as the understanding of many people here, which is the REAL joke
and I am sooooooo going to run with it. VR critics think this...that is what I am going with
Please do not respond to me, even if I ask you a question, its rhetorical.
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Phone provides the screen, audio, and tracking, and CPU power, and is wireless to boot. What else does the Rift or Vive do that the phone doesn't, apart from those same basic functions only in higher fidelity, because it's tethered by a mess of wires to a PC?
great...thanks
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Yes, I called VR a fad. Who can really sit there with that thing hanging off your face for any extended period of time. It's gonna go the same place 3D TV went. Guaranteed!
But beyond that it is as you say... just a matter of fidelity (and by extension quality of software) but hey... who has ever cared about higher fidelity... *looks at blu-ray and the GPU wars*
But me personally think that there is a slight difference between a mobile app and Valves new VR demo... But that is just my opinion.
This have been a good conversation
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/02/29/mcdonalds-creating-limited-edition-vr-goggles-from-happy-meal-boxes
BY STEVE WATTS Soon you may be able to get a cheeseburger with a side of virtual reality.
McDonald's is testing a promotion in Sweden that turns Happy Meal boxes into "Happy Goggles," a simple Google-Cardboard-like device that can be used with your smartphone. Only about 3,500 of them will be available across 14 restaurants between March 5 and March 12.
"We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." SR Covey