Thread Virtual Reality

[Domon]

Peanut got me a windows mixed reality headset for my birthday a bit ago. Ive been slowly dipping my toes into the world of VR, and man, it is amazing. Its seriously real.

You step up to the edge of a cliff, or climb a mountain and there is a very real sense of height, you feel nervous peering over the edge, etc.

Its a bit tricky to get it positioned precisely right on your head for maximum crispness. But once you get it right, its spot on.

The sense of touch is really quickly adapted to. Within a couple of minutes, you are reaching down, and up and grabbing things, and moving them around naturally as if you are actually holding them in your hand.

things I have done so far

1) climbed a mountain
2) watched a movie on the biggest imax screen ever.
3) took apart and put back together a robot
4) went for a run
5) played with a bunch of stuffed toys


much much more to do, i havent paid for any games or programs yet, but so far its a very impressive experience.

 

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

hows the porn?

 

[Domon]

well, that and skyrim.

 

[Domon]

and elite dangerous

 

[Domon]

wow, quad post.

 

[Jehannum]

wow, quad post.

You're very interested in VR porn.

 

[Domon]

You're very interested in VR porn.

400% interested apparently.

 

[Mean Mr. Mustard]

I would expect the worst part of VR porn would be dodging the money shot
Unless thats what youre there for

 

[Valve1138]

Or you could go do some of those things for real

 

[Hoff Kinkmeister]

Please post videos of yourself running into things.

 

[fly]

Haven't done the Microsoft one, but the Oculus full VR is amazing. The Vive is not as good, but still awesome.

I really want it to play board games (or something like DnD even) with remote friends.

 

[Domon]

Please post videos of yourself running into things.

i havent hit one thing, the virtual walls and sense of presence are spot on. i can tell to the mm when im about to touch something real.

The floor is sometimes slightly offf though.

 

[Domon]

if i set down my controllers, i can pick them back up as if i could see them without removing the headset.

 

[fly]

Please post videos of yourself running into things.

IIRC, the MS one is AR, not VR.

edit: According to @Domon's last post, Im wrong.

 

[Jehannum]

Haven't done the Microsoft one, but the Oculus full VR is amazing. The Vive is not as good, but still awesome.

I really want it to play board games (or something like DnD even) with remote friends.

You want to play board games in virtual reality, and not just skip the board game abstraction and play the fantasy in virtual reality?

 

[Domon]

IIRC, the MS one is AR, not VR.

edit: According to @Domon's last post, Im wrong.

It's a stupid name. It's full vr just like the oculus and vice.

Only difference is controller traking is self contained, so you can't put the controllers behind you

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[fly]

You want to play board games in virtual reality, and not just skip the board game abstraction and play the fantasy in virtual reality?

Correct.

 

[Jehannum]

Correct.

Weird.

 

[kiwi]

Download a roller coaster game. Seriously Trippy. Don’t try to do it standing up, you’ll fall over.

 

[Domon]

Download a roller coaster game. Seriously Trippy. Don’t try to do it standing up, you’ll fall over.

I shall. There are so many possibilities.



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[fly]

Download a roller coaster game. Seriously Trippy. Don’t try to do it standing up, you’ll fall over.

I did that in an office chair and my friend dropped the chair piston right as I went over the first hill.