Valve's VR headset, Vive, will go head-to-head with Project Morpheus and Oculus Rift in 2016
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When I read Vive I instantly thought of Revive, as in are Valve going to Revive their game releases and actually make a game.
[QUOTE=GHOST!!!!;48574244]When I read Vive I instantly thought of Revive, as in are Valve going to Revive their game releases and actually make a game.[/QUOTE]
goddamnit you stole my joke that i would tell someday
[QUOTE=AntonioR;48561048]I personally don't need "true immersion" or a holodek. All I want is that when I move my head to look around, the camera follows properly. Then give me few "walking simulators" and I'm good. I'm waiting for this tech since 1997 and this cover:[/QUOTE]
Then just get a TrackIR?
[QUOTE=l337k1ll4;48575999]Then just get a TrackIR?[/QUOTE]
Doesn't allow you to use your eyes naturally, and doesn't empower you with stereo depth perception.
A VR headset is a much better solution.
[QUOTE=paul simon;48570515]Yeah, the son of an actual billionaire posts on facepunch.
He took a picture as proof :v:[/QUOTE]
I remember that
[QUOTE=Rahu X;48560901]But in all reality, you aren't. You're just some guy with goggles strapped to your head and holding some dildos with buttons on them.
Again, don't get me wrong. I'm not hating on the tech (I absolutely love it), but "true immersion" probably will not be had until any form of bulk is removed and interfacing with the content doesn't require a specific form of input (controller).
Basically, not until we get to the point where the holodeck from Star Trek is a thing.
I see this attempt at VR lasting much longer than the previous attempts did, but after awhile, people will just get tired of strapping on some goggles to enjoy media when they can enjoy it just as much without having to do so. Once the need to equip accessories is removed, and there's no sort of limitations (battery life for the 3DS for example), then there will be no going back.
I don't mean to sound like I'm down on VR, I just don't see it being a huge game changing revolution that most people are painting it to be. Rather, it's more of an alternative to what we have now. A very impressive and compelling alternative.[/QUOTE]
A lot of people don't get this, but the Rift/Vive isn't the endgame. It's the first step. And the only way we reach that point you're talking about is by taking these first steps. This will be a niche thing for the first few years, but several years from now as the tech progresses it can have a major impact on things. There's definitely interest in VR in the biomedical and military sectors so this isn't going away anytime soon. The first computers were huge, awkward, and clunky, yet as the tech advanced they began to change the world. I think it's entirely possible that in like 10+ years VR could be a much bigger deal than it is now.
When Facebook is investing 2 billion into VR they're trying to get ahead of a technology that they think will change the world over the course of many, many years. Not just to make a quick buck next year and forget about it.
Time will tell, though.
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