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Re: The VR Thread
By: Mac Date: August 28, 2016, 6:07 pm
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Very interesting review. First I've heard of this product.
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Re: The VR Thread
By: Neumatic Date: December 7, 2016, 6:08 pm
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I was out Christmas shopping today and came across the
newly-opened Microsoft Store... looks pretty interesting, but
right out there up front was their VR and I got a chance to try
it. A Hive Rift, with the controllers, the camera, the X-Box...
Oh man. I think I mentioned that my big dream is to be in a
movie. Not be an actor, not be on set, be IN a movie. And this
was kind of that. The fact that there was some screen-door
effect probably helped in that regard, you do feel more like
you're surrounded by a spherical screen rather than in an
entirely different world (and it is weird that you can't see
your own body), but I totally was just inside a cartoon. It was
a simple snowball fight and I swear I could feel it when they
hit me with snowballs, even though there weren't any sensors.
The time cycle was also sped up, so while I started off at
morning, soon it was night. I could look up overhead and see
the stars and a full moon and a few clouds pass by. That was
neat.
It'll be interesting to see what happens when we get
force-feedback and find ways for us to touch with our hands
rather than with wands, and for the visual resolution to pick up
a little (slight issue: I can't squint. I mean, I can squint,
but it doesn't help me see any better in the distance, which I
tried to do a few times). But I can see this becoming VERY
addictive.
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Re: The VR Thread
By: Mac Date: December 7, 2016, 8:49 pm
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But I can see this becoming VERY addictive.
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Uh oh Chip, I think we lost him
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Re: The VR Thread
By: Neumatic Date: December 7, 2016, 10:16 pm
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Not for a while, you forget I'm a massive skinflint.
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