EPTi remember being a kid and going to a local trade exhibition and playing duke nukem 3d in "virtual reality" which was just a big ass helmet that would track the x/y and not even in stereoscopic or anything. was just an early mocap thing like the wii, only stuck to your head with a billion cables and hardware the size of a fridge. how times have changed! excited to see where this technology goes.. the whole holo deck thing is so incredibly unlikely for the next 100 years, but as far as gaming immersion goes, i think this would be cool. wont ever be used in competitive gaming, but for the casual wow players this would be extremely cool.
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Destro
Netherlands1206 Posts
i remember being a kid and going to a local trade exhibition and playing duke nukem 3d in "virtual reality" which was just a big ass helmet that would track the x/y and not even in stereoscopic or anything. was just an early mocap thing like the wii, only stuck to your head with a billion cables and hardware the size of a fridge. how times have changed! excited to see where this technology goes.. the whole holo deck thing is so incredibly unlikely for the next 100 years, but as far as gaming immersion goes, i think this would be cool. wont ever be used in competitive gaming, but for the casual wow players this would be extremely cool. | ||
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BirdKiller
United States428 Posts
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Croatia7457 Posts
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LaSt)ChAnCe
United States2179 Posts
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Hairy
United Kingdom1169 Posts
On January 18 2013 23:15 LaSt)ChAnCe wrote: this is going to destroy the willpower of everyone in the no porn thread *cough* http://www.sinfulrobot.com/ | ||
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Martijn
Netherlands1219 Posts
That was quick.. I was thinking about how it'd look good to have Occulus Rift experience on my resume, but that's not where my mind wandered. | ||
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Veldril
Thailand1817 Posts
On January 18 2013 20:44 BirdKiller wrote: I don't see this taking off or being successful besides catering to an extremely small niche market or to the curious consumer who wishes to spend money. Most gamers aren't going to spend more than $100 just to try out another gaming platform that has a risky future, especially a platform that will no doubt have few games in its library and without any social/internet connectivity. Most AAA developers will avoid it due to small audience (but that could just about buy anything that's available) and right now indie and small developers are being vied by multiple platforms that has access to a larger audience. It is connected to PC and can be used to play Unreal Tournament. How the hell it would not have internet connectivity, since it acts more like a mouse/keyboard set and not a new console. | ||
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LaSt)ChAnCe
United States2179 Posts
well, that escalated quickly.. NSFW spoiler that please... lol | ||
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KiWiKaKi
Canada691 Posts
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dabom88
United States3483 Posts
http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/25/facebook-to-buy-oculus-vr-maker-of-the-rift-headset-for-around-2b-in-cash-and-stock/ http://kotaku.com/facebook-buys-oculus-rift-for-2-billion-1551487939 http://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2014/03/25/facebook-buys-oculus-virtual-reality-gaming-startup-for-2-billion/ http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/facebook-buys-virtual-reality-oculus-2b-23057463 Facebook has bought Occulus VR for 2 Billion Dollars. Facebook's goddamn rich, throwing out these billion dollar investments. First they buy Instagram for a billion. And they apparently think Occulus VR is worth twice as much as that. | ||
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HackBenjamin
Canada1094 Posts
On March 26 2014 06:54 dabom88 wrote: http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-to-buy-oculus-rift-for-2-billion-2014-3 http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/25/facebook-to-buy-oculus-vr-maker-of-the-rift-headset-for-around-2b-in-cash-and-stock/ http://kotaku.com/facebook-buys-oculus-rift-for-2-billion-1551487939 http://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2014/03/25/facebook-buys-oculus-virtual-reality-gaming-startup-for-2-billion/ http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/facebook-buys-virtual-reality-oculus-2b-23057463 Facebook has bought Occulus VR for 2 Billion Dollars. Facebook's goddamn rich, throwing out these billion dollar investments. First they buy Instagram for a billion. And they apparently think Occulus VR is worth twice as much as that. Well this is fucking awful... | ||
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CuddlyCuteKitten
Sweden2843 Posts
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Lonyo
United Kingdom3884 Posts
On March 26 2014 06:54 dabom88 wrote: http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-to-buy-oculus-rift-for-2-billion-2014-3 http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/25/facebook-to-buy-oculus-vr-maker-of-the-rift-headset-for-around-2b-in-cash-and-stock/ http://kotaku.com/facebook-buys-oculus-rift-for-2-billion-1551487939 http://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2014/03/25/facebook-buys-oculus-virtual-reality-gaming-startup-for-2-billion/ http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/facebook-buys-virtual-reality-oculus-2b-23057463 Facebook has bought Occulus VR for 2 Billion Dollars. Facebook's goddamn rich, throwing out these billion dollar investments. First they buy Instagram for a billion. And they apparently think Occulus VR is worth twice as much as that. $400m. Shares are shares, they go up and down in value and Zuckerberg doesn't really care about them. | ||
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HackBenjamin
Canada1094 Posts
On March 26 2014 07:10 Lonyo wrote: $400m. Shares are shares, they go up and down in value and Zuckerberg doesn't really care about them. I'm very curious as to why the fuck he went ahead with this. Facebook has literally no products that would take advantage of this technology. Frankly I'm a little pissed that this was even considered by the guys at Oculus, let alone approved. | ||
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dabom88
United States3483 Posts
On March 26 2014 07:09 CuddlyCuteKitten wrote: Wonder what Valve thinks about that since they basically gave them a lot of tech for free. They're probably okay with it. All they Valve about is how it can be integrated into games, hopefully boosting game sales or creating new games to sell. If they now have an investor to soak up the high costs of developing new technology, they're probably glad that Occulus is now more stable. On March 26 2014 07:10 Lonyo wrote: $400m. Shares are shares, they go up and down in value and Zuckerberg doesn't really care about them. Shares are still worth money. Please don't act like shares aren't a big deal. | ||
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Roe
Canada6002 Posts
On March 26 2014 07:10 Lonyo wrote: $400m. Shares are shares, they go up and down in value and Zuckerberg doesn't really care about them. ugh, I hate stupid buys like this | ||
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KillerSOS
United States4207 Posts
Why is it stupid? It gives OR some breathing room. | ||
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Golgotha
Korea (South)8418 Posts
On March 26 2014 07:27 HackBenjamin wrote: I'm very curious as to why the fuck he went ahead with this. Facebook has literally no products that would take advantage of this technology. Frankly I'm a little pissed that this was even considered by the guys at Oculus, let alone approved. 2 billion. they sold out for 2 billion. I would be okay with this if another investor like Google or Valve bought them, but to sell out to fucking FB of all the damn companies shows that they simply wanted the crash grab and FB offered most. What if Blizz sold out to FB? Yeah both have social aspects and are tech companies, but there is no way in hell that their goals are alike. Public outcry incoming. | ||
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wei2coolman
United States60033 Posts
I don't get this sentiment. There's nothing to show that facebook is going to shit this up. If anything this investment is showing that they're going to try and be a serious player in the tech world, not just a social network hapstance that made tons of money. On March 26 2014 07:27 HackBenjamin wrote: I'm very curious as to why the fuck he went ahead with this. Facebook has literally no products that would take advantage of this technology. Frankly I'm a little pissed that this was even considered by the guys at Oculus, let alone approved. Google has a fuck ton of side projects that made no sense. Like automated cars and shit. This outcry is so bullshit. | ||
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Golgotha
Korea (South)8418 Posts
On March 26 2014 07:58 KillerSOS wrote: Why is it stupid? It gives OR some breathing room. breathing room? you must know nothing about the millions it raised via crowd funding and pre orders. | ||
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