Oculus Rift / Virtual Reality General - Games

[QUOTE=Orkel;47141613]Oculus GDC space graph updated, they actually have two this time. [img]http://i.imgur.com/YOcpDlC.png[/img][/QUOTE] Interesting. One for the latest prototype, one for input or something related, perhaps? [editline]15th February 2015[/editline] Or it could be boring and one is for demos, another is for the corporate part.

[QUOTE=Beacon;47147945] Or it could be boring and one is for demos, another is for the corporate part.[/QUOTE] Most likely this.

I had a dream where I brought a DK1 to a VR convention and everyone had DK2s. I started to put on my DK1 and then... Then I woke up. I don't have any Oculus products. I think that dreaming thing is happening to me too :v:

DARPA announces plans to develop a "cortical modem", basically a direct neural interface that will feed video into your visual cortex or something to eliminate the need for goggles [quote]The short term goal of the project is the development of a device about the size of two stacked nickels with a cost of goods on the order of $10 which would enable a simple visual display via a direct interface to the visual cortex with the visual fidelity of something like an early LED digital clock. Consider a more advanced version of the device capable of high fidelity visual display. First, this technology could be used to restore sensory function to individuals who simply can’t be treated with current approaches. Second, the device could replace all virtual reality and augmented reality displays. Bypassing the visual sensory system entirely, a cortical modem can directly display into the visual cortex enabling a sort of virtual overlay on the real world. Moreover, the optogenetics approach allows both reading and writing of information. So we can imagine at least a device in which virtual objects appear well integrated into our perceived world. Beyond this, a working cortical modem would enable electronic telepathy and telekinesis. The cortical modem is a real world version of the science fiction neural interfaces envisioned by writers such as William Gibson and more recently Ramez Naam. [B]To the extent that it is real, the cortical modem is still a crude device. This isn’t going to give you a high fidelity augmented reality display soon. And since the current approach is based in optogenetics, it requires a genetic alteration of the DNA in your neurons. The health implications are unknown, and this research is currently limited to work with animal models. Specifically discussed was a real time imaging of the zebrafish brain with about 85,000 neurons.[/B][/quote] Link here but it's down due to the traffic [url]http://hplusmagazine.com/2015/02/15/biology-technology-darpa-back-game-big-vision-h/?1[/url] Crazy fucks. Pretty cool concept though, doubt it'll be ready for decades tho

Hatsune Miku will be able to visit my room! Finally!

[QUOTE=Orkel;47154802]DARPA announces plans to develop a "cortical modem", basically a direct neural interface that will feed video into your visual cortex or something to eliminate the need for goggles Link here but it's down due to the traffic [url]http://hplusmagazine.com/2015/02/15/biology-technology-darpa-back-game-big-vision-h/?1[/url] Crazy fucks. Pretty cool concept though, doubt it'll be ready for decades tho[/QUOTE] doesn't sound all that healthy

why not?

hackers are going to fry your brain :tinfoil:

[QUOTE=HybridTheroy;47155075]doesn't sound all that healthy[/QUOTE] Yeah, I think I'll stay away from DNA manipulation of my neurons, thanks. That's the closest thing to what's actually my conscious existence, I'd prefer not to have it manipulated.

I know of nothing that does that

[QUOTE=Orkel;47141613]Oculus GDC space graph updated, they actually have two this time. [img]http://i.imgur.com/YOcpDlC.png[/img][/QUOTE] Holy shit, they're bigger than nvidia and valve combined? [editline]16th February 2015[/editline] this is 1 device we know of

[QUOTE=J!NX;47155612]Holy shit, they're bigger than nvidia and valve combined? [editline]16th February 2015[/editline] this is 1 device we know of[/QUOTE] GDC isn't really for hardware manufacturers so much, and it's valve, it's a miracle they're even there at all

[QUOTE=Beacon;47156687]GDC isn't really for hardware manufacturers so much, and it's valve, it's a miracle they're even there at all[/QUOTE] How so? Technically AMD / Intel / Nvidia are all there to sell their hardware. GDC has always been a venue for promoting tech amongst game devs.

[QUOTE=Orkel;47154802]DARPA announces plans to develop a "cortical modem", basically a direct neural interface that will feed video into your visual cortex or something to eliminate the need for goggles Link here but it's down due to the traffic [url]http://hplusmagazine.com/2015/02/15/biology-technology-darpa-back-game-big-vision-h/?1[/url] Crazy fucks. Pretty cool concept though, doubt it'll be ready for decades tho[/QUOTE] personally i'm very surprised it's taken till now to people to fuck about with the raw input to the visual cortex, that idea had been going about in my head for donkeys

[QUOTE=Clavus;47157298]How so? Technically AMD / Intel / Nvidia are all there to sell their hardware. GDC has always been a venue for promoting tech amongst game devs.[/QUOTE] well sure, but it's more focused on developers and publishers than the hardware manufacturers

[QUOTE=Instant Mix;47157617]personally i'm very surprised it's taken till now to people to fuck about with the raw input to the visual cortex, that idea had been going about in my head for donkeys[/QUOTE] Hadn't that experiment been done before to restore (rudimentary) sight to blind people? Or was it a different approach? I remember something about tampering with optic nerves.

[QUOTE=_Axel;47157704]Hadn't that experiment been done before to restore (rudimentary) sight to blind people? Or was it a different approach? I remember something about tampering with optic nerves.[/QUOTE] We've actually had decent success at restoring sight via retinal bypass devices. Problem is, they rely on shoving big electrode arrays through your temples and into your visual cortex, and hoping your brain figures out how to use the input. They're also big, bulky, prone to infection, and display 24x24 monochrome.

I really hope that AMD shows something of their r9 300 series in GDC. an r9 390 is my final upgrade to VR / future-proofing my computer.

[QUOTE=Daemon White;47158071]I really hope that AMD shows something of their r9 300 series in GDC. an r9 390 is my final upgrade to VR / future-proofing my computer.[/QUOTE] No gpu is a final upgrade to VR at this moment not unti'll CV1 comes out.

However, I shall remain optimistic.

[QUOTE=Daemon White;47158071]I really hope that AMD shows something of their r9 300 series in GDC. an r9 390 is my final upgrade to VR / future-proofing my computer.[/QUOTE] I'm sorry to hear that considering that amd doesn't give a single fuck about VR. if you really want a good card with actual good VR support, nvidia is the only one.

Yeah, I actually realise that myself now and it sucks knowing that I probably won't be able to buy both an Oculus Rift and a new Nvidia-card.

[QUOTE=FrankPetrov;47158855]I'm sorry to hear that considering that amd doesn't give a single fuck about VR. if you really want a good card with actual good VR support, nvidia is the only one.[/QUOTE] [url=http://schedule.gdconf.com/session/low-latency-and-stutter-free-rendering-in-vr-and-graphics-applications-presented-by-amd]I think you're quite wrong there.[/url] Of course they care, VR makes sure that people will want high-end graphics cards for years to come.

[QUOTE=Clavus;47160423][url=http://schedule.gdconf.com/session/low-latency-and-stutter-free-rendering-in-vr-and-graphics-applications-presented-by-amd]I think you're quite wrong there.[/url] Of course they care, VR makes sure that people will want high-end graphics cards for years to come.[/QUOTE] I think he meant more along the lines of actual technology. AFAIK, Nvidia has already shown (or at least discussed) the idea of creating high-end GPUs dedicated to VR. AMD has yet to really show anything about that. Talking about how devs can better optimize their games doesn't exactly equate to a GPU manufacturer setting new standards and revolutionizing the industry.

[QUOTE=haloguy234;47160532]I think he meant more along the lines of actual technology. AFAIK, Nvidia has already shown (or at least discussed) the idea of creating high-end GPUs dedicated to VR. AMD has yet to really show anything about that. Talking about how devs can better optimize their games doesn't exactly equate to a GPU manufacturer setting new standards and revolutionizing the industry.[/QUOTE] We'll see where it goes. So far Nvidia has shown some slides but not much more. Last thing I want is for them to make yet another piece of proprietary tech that nobody uses to its full extent. Optimizing current tools and frameworks for VR dev seems to be the best work they can do short term.

[QUOTE=Kylel999;47127416]Do you think it would be [I]possible[/I] to fool a mouse or rat, for instance, into believing it was living in a forest, when it was actually in a cage it's entire life?[/QUOTE] I dunno about a mouse or a rat, but if it were a human they'd probably end up reacting something similar to Truman in The Truman Show.

Its also entirely possible the whole "Built for VR" angle nvidia is pushing on new cards is entirely marketing and a few things adjusted here or there that don't actually do anything meaningful other than to make it so it isn't false advertising. Because technically all video cards that are sufficiently powerful to run a screen at 90FPS and at good res are "built for VR"

2 weeks until GDC. Feel the hype

[QUOTE=Clavus;47163823]We'll see where it goes. So far Nvidia has shown some slides but not much more. Last thing I want is for them to make yet another piece of proprietary tech that nobody uses to its full extent. Optimizing current tools and frameworks for VR dev seems to be the best work they can do short term.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=KorJax;47164479]Its also entirely possible the whole "Built for VR" angle nvidia is pushing on new cards is entirely marketing and a few things adjusted here or there that don't actually do anything meaningful other than to make it so it isn't false advertising. Because technically all video cards that are sufficiently powerful to run a screen at 90FPS and at good res are "built for VR"[/QUOTE] I'm not talking about cards built for VR or VR items they're building in the future. So far, AMD hasn't been doing any sort of firmware updates to make the rift work much more smoothly with their cards where as nvidia has been doing it. i'm not saying that AMD never will, it's been said before that they're probably waiting to see if they should bother with it or not/waiting for CV1. ALl I'm saying is that at this very moment, if you want the best possible VR support, you want to use an nivida card.

[url]http://www.technologyreview.com/news/535266/paper-thin-lenses-could-shrink-cameras-and-holographic-displays/[/url] [quote]A new nanostructured material makes it possible to replace bulky lenses and other optical devices with a thin sheet of material such as silicon.+ The advance, described in the journal Science, could make it possible to shrink some professional-quality camera lenses to the thickness of a credit card. It might also enable lighter-weight, more compact full-color holographic 3-D goggles, the sort being developed by Microsoft and the Google-acquired company Magic Leap.[/quote] Also, interesting: [quote]Capasso has an agreement with Google not to talk about details of possible applications, but says his materials are useful for holographic 3-D imaging and augmented reality, in which computer-generated images appear to be overlaid on the real world. [B]The ability to manipulate multiple colors might help Google make a full-color wearable version of the Magic Leap technology—the compact version it’s demonstrated so far only displays a green image.[/B][/quote]