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If you like VR (and I suspect that you might ;-)), watch this video!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1523379957/oculus-rift-step-into-the-game

Given the companies they already have on-board, and the amount this campaign has made above it’s goal, this thing is GOING to happen. Even at $300 it’s very cheap for an HMD, and they can hopefully get the final MSRP even lower than that.

If the Wii-U doesn’t support this in every game, Nintendo will have a new “biggest blunder” to replace the VB. Mark my words!

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That looks awesome. I can’t wait to play Doom 3 on one of those. This may be a dumb question but is this going to be it’s own system, or will you need to plug it into a system to play it?

VBrulez wrote:
That looks awesome. I can’t wait to play Doom 3 on one of those. This may be a dumb question but is this going to be it’s own system, or will you need to plug it into a system to play it?

The impression I got is that it’s just an LCD monitor and motion tracker (most likely in the form of a USB or, eventually, Bluetooth HID). Software support will likely be limited to PCs at first, but the hardware is probably compatible with the big three game consoles (and a few older ones).

It is a really exciting project. I have been thinking about donating for quite some time now. For 300$ (+30$ for international shipping) they send you a developer kit which includes a prototype of the actual hardware and access to the development resources.

Regarding the technical questions. The FAQ on Kickstarter basically says that it is more or less an 3D-Display with motion detection. Right now they focus on PCs, Consoles are planned for the future. The FAQ says that the only connection needed is DVI (or HDMI). I am not sure how motion data is transmitted though.

This thing looks awesome. I have donated a last minute $333 last night, now can’t wait for the Oculus to arrive in December – if they can adhere to their schedule now that they fundraised 10 times their initial goal. A friend of mine will be receiving his Leap Motion prototype dev kit in December as well, which ia a new motion tracking system. Maybe we’ll try to combine both systems.

Anyway, I hope Ryphecha got an Oculus Rift as well and will add a special display mode to Mednafen.

KR155E wrote:
This thing looks awesome. I have donated a last minute $333 last night, now can’t wait for the Oculus to arrive in December – if they can adhere to their schedule now that they fundraised 10 times their initial goal. A friend of mine will be receiving his Leap Motion prototype dev kit in December as well, which ia a new motion tracking system. Maybe we’ll try to combine both systems.

Anyway, I hope Ryphecha got an Oculus Rift as well and will add a special display mode to Mednafen.

Actually, with that kind of cash, they should be able to get these things on shelves in Best Buy within the deadline!

I’m not sure using that Leap thing without a screen would be that much fun… But, it’s worth a try!

As for Mednafen support: it looks like the OR just uses standard side-by-side mode. You might need to tweak the scale and positioning, but I think Med. already has options that should at least get you close.

Skip to 3:24 to see the Oculus Rift being used with Virtual Boy emulation:

Benjamin Stevens wrote:
Skip to 3:24 to see the Oculus Rift being used with Virtual Boy emulation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qqH_L8H-7s&feature=youtu.be

Thats awesome that VB emulation works on the Rift. It’s going to be great to use a VR headset that plays VB aswell as other immersive games.

KR155E wrote:
This thing looks awesome. I have donated a last minute $333 last night, now can’t wait for the Oculus to arrive in December – if they can adhere to their schedule now that they fundraised 10 times their initial goal. A friend of mine will be receiving his Leap Motion prototype dev kit in December as well, which ia a new motion tracking system. Maybe we’ll try to combine both systems.

Anyway, I hope Ryphecha got an Oculus Rift as well and will add a special display mode to Mednafen.

Did you got yours yet?