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 Post subject: Re: PCVR
PostPosted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 0:38 
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Introduced the kids to the Technohat this evening, with a session in Job Simulator. The boy child needed zero instruction beyond locating the trigger and the girl was almost as quick to pick it up. I was astonished how easily they took to it. The adjustable headstrap on the Lenovo kept everything snug even on their tiny noggins.

Amazingly, Job Sim has a 'short person' mode. Very handy


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 Post subject: Re: PCVR
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In case you're allergic to the iRacing thread because it's even admittedly boring for me some days, here's a video I made of being a VR passenger during one of my replays.


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It's a bit dark. Does the driver's head move when you move yours? It would be a nice touch if you could look at cars next to you on the grid and give them a little nod.


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It's a bit dark. Does the driver's head move when you move yours? It would be a nice touch if you could look at cars next to you on the grid and give them a little nod.

Yes, it's very dark. It won't be at all scary when the DPs charge up behind you, nosirree.

Not yet. They've only just implemented hand over hand animations for the steering. It used to lock at 90 degrees either side.

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Tried Dirt Rally in VR last night in admittedly non-optimal circumstances (sat on the floor, keyboard controls, no sound). Fuck me, but that's convincingly immersive! I was doing Rally cross in the rain and just sat on the start line for a while taking it in (and trying to find the accelerator).

Once I was going, I had some mild motion sickness, but it helps you by not jostling the horizon too much when the car goes over bumps and the like. Slightly unrealistic, but better for my stomach.

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If you want to experience proper motion sickness try the view where the camera is fixed relative to the interior of the car. That was when I first got my PSVR and I just had to rip the fucking thing off my head, turn everything off and crawl straight into bed.

Fine with it now, though. In fact nothing makes me queasy anymore.


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 Post subject: Re: PCVR
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Yep, you soon find your VR legs.

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Yep, you soon find your VR legs.

In your VR trousers.


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If you want to experience proper motion sickness try the view where the camera is fixed relative to the interior of the car.

I can't work out what you mean.

How else would an in-car camera work?

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 Post subject: Re: PCVR
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If you want to experience proper motion sickness try the view where the camera is fixed relative to the interior of the car.

I can't work out what you mean.

How else would an in-car camera work?

It locks the horizon so if the car tilts, your head doesn't. Well, not as violently as the car.


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I think this is it.


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The normal camera seems to do a bit of smoothing of the violent motions of the car, so the world outside isn't bouncing around all over the place. It feels a lot more natural.


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I was not expecting Waltz of the Wizard to be a genuinely creepy experience. I thought it was just a fun little "intro to VR" thing, like First Contact.

And then... after tapping out a tune on the xylophone, I was transported to an arena style environment where enormous beings loomed over me and a cage made of spider legs closed around me and weird steampunk robot arms spidered around, Glados style. Wasn't prepared for it. Shit me right up!

AND THEN... I walked though the door and was thrown into a maze with flame headed zombies and bucketheaded, dark magic casting knights. Fuck me.

I'm glad I didn't put the kids in that one! They were creeped out by the Surgeon Simulator, so I might have traumatised them :D


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AND THEN.... I played Superhot VR. Such as good game. Makes you feel like a badass ninja.


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I had a quick blast at Lucky's Tale last night. It's a 3D platformer viewed from a semi-forced perspective. I really, really liked the concept of controlling a 3rd person view in VR. It added for want of a better word, depth. The game itself isn't really my bag, as cutesy platformers have never appealed, but as a tech demo for other 3rd person games, I loved it.

I wonder what something like Assassin's Creed would be like as a seated VR game.


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DavPaz wrote:
I wonder what something like Assassin's Creed would be like as a seated VR game.


Utterly awful. Anything with that amount of vertical movement would be vomit inducing in first-person and a forced third-person view like Lucky's Tale would make it a real pain to see what vertical traversal options were available to you at any given time. Any game that stuck to mostly horizontal movement (e.g. Diablo and that kind of thing) would certainly work well enough but wouldn't realy be doing much to take advantage of VR and I'd rather play that kind of thing 'normally'.


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You make good points.


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Ok, so the Vive version of Tilt Brush works better with WMR than the Oculus version. It scales up in resolution too, unless my eyes deceive me.


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Family time in Tilt Brush. Worth every penny :)


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That looks massive on him.

Did you set it up for our head?


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That looks massive on him.

Did you set it up for our head?


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Mr Dave wrote:
That looks massive on him.

Did you set it up for our head?

I wasn't aware we were sharing.

But seriously, it does sometimes roll forward on smaller noggins. Just a quick adjustment fixes it


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Me and the kids did a Christmas Tree.

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Vive Pro anyone?

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he Vive Pro is a beefed-up version of HTC's original VR headset, adding integrated 3D audio and high-res OLED screens displaying 2880 x 1600 combined, with a pixel density of 615 pixels per inch, an upgrade from 448ppi. The headset also addresses some of the first iteration's fit issues, adding a new headstrap with a sizing dial that helps redistribute weight, so it's not all collected at the front of the headset.


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There’s a first-party wireless adapter coming too. Meanwhile, HTC’s finances are circling the drain though. I wouldn’t spend much of my own money on their platforms.


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There’s a first-party wireless adapter coming too. Meanwhile, HTC’s finances are circling the drain though. I wouldn’t spend much of my own money on their platforms.

With over 2 million Vives sold, would it be feasible that someone else could take over?

Or more likely, Zuckerberg will buy it up, steal the tech for Oculus and kill it off :(


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Be interesting to see how they price the Vive Pro. There's a big disparity at the moment between Rift pricing and Vive pricing, so logically they'd bring the Vive price down to something closer to Rift (perhaps even beating it) and then pitch Vive Pro at where Vive is now.


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Not interested in just a resolution bump. Need a much better FOV before I consider upgrading.

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Not interested in just a resolution bump. Need a much better FOV before I consider upgrading.

Move your eyes closer to the lenses.


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Not interested in just a resolution bump. Need a much better FOV before I consider upgrading.

Move your eyes closer to the lenses.

That's what some people have done by taking the foam inserts out, but it looks really uncomfortable. Plus having my eyelashes brush against the lenses all the time would drive me mad.

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Not interested in just a resolution bump. Need a much better FOV before I consider upgrading.

Move your eyes closer to the lenses.

That's what some people have done by taking the foam inserts out, but it looks really uncomfortable. Plus having my eyelashes brush against the lenses all the time would drive me mad.

I knew about that, I was hoping you didn't, so I could be clever :D

VRcover do a replacement face 'interface' that's supposed to get you closer to the lenses.

The order that I placed with them on the 2nd was shipped yesterday. From Bangkok. I might get Lewie to get it for me :)


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VRcover stuff is all shit. I got an extended insert for glasses from them but it's solid with no flex, so actually more difficult to put on over glasses. Plus their covers are useless too. Very disappointing.

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VRcover stuff is all shit. I got an extended insert for glasses from them but it's solid with no flex, so actually more difficult to put on over glasses. Plus their covers are useless too. Very disappointing.

Well now you tell me :)

Is there anyone else doing that sort of stuff?


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Not that I'm aware of. :(

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Finally got some time alone with SUPER HOT and made a small bit of progress. What a game. Love it. I did find myself face to crotch with one red guy after a transition as I was still hunkered down after dodging some bullets. Awks.


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Superhot is really good, isn't it? Just found myself crawling around on my office floor trying to avoid bullets. I literally didn't know which way I was facing when I took my headset off.

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Superhot is really good, isn't it? Just found myself crawling around on my office floor trying to avoid bullets. I literally didn't know which way I was facing when I took my headset off.


That must be an odd sensation. I always had the backs of my legs against the sofa when I started so I knew where I was. When I’d die I’d reset myself by pressing up against the sofa again.


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VR forums often suggest a rug or similar in the middle of your space to help with self orientation.


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Oculus has the guardian system so I knew I wasn't up against any walls, but it was still weird finding out I was facing the window when I thought I was looking straight at my PC.

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I don't suppose any one on here has used VorPX?

I know that Fallout 4 VR does not work with my headset (DK2) but apparently it does using VorPX. However, VorPX is quite poorly documented and quite expensive. I did manage to try FO4 VR on my headset and whilst I couldn't move around the graphics seemed quite good. More than acceptable. Been very busy lately with other things but as soon as I get one of my PCs out here and over to mum's I will have the space to set it up again.

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So... https://www.azanaband.com/

You too can feel pain.

" 73% of users reported no long-term side effects. "

This has got to be something else, right?


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This has got to be something else, right?


"Available exclusively with the azanaband game"

So yes, it's marketing.

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We know this is fake right?

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It has a very Black Mirror vibe to it.


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