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Sharp · Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 1:15 pm Post subject: My Daughter playing in VR.

Hi all.
I remember when I got my first GameBoy. 256 shades of gray-scale. Now I'm working with VR. This technology will change entertainment forever.

Here's my daughter checking out the latest SDK "Orion" for Leapmotion while in the VR world. It can't be explained as to how awesome it is to actually experience this. Seeing it on the screen is nothing whatsoever like seeing it in VR. In VR you feel you are actually there in a world that couldn't possibly exist. When I say "in a world" I really mean in there. Your brain thinks it's really there.

Regards
Sharp.
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BobTheDog · Platinum Member Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 1535

Love the waving at the end Smile

Joe Gerardi · Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 5:29 pm Post subject:

That's awesome!

Sharp, how old is your little girl?

..Joe
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Bertotti · Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 9:45 pm Post subject:

Sharp have yo tried the samsung unit yet? My wife was looking at it but I am holding on for a Occults because I have a mac. Will any of them work directly with a game machine like a PS4 or Xbox, WiiU etc? Thanks

You kids looks like she is having a ball! I showed my wife and she is even more determined now to make me buy earlier then later.

Sharp · Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 12:00 pm Post subject:

Joe Gerardi · Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 12:19 pm Post subject:

That's why I asked. Here we have a little girl to whom VR is no big deal and part of everyday life, and an old fart like me - who is celebrating his 30 th year of working in IT by being laid off from IBM - who would have to be dragged kicking and screaming into the VR realm.

Sometimes I'm glad I'm approaching my dotage...

Thanks.

..Joe
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Sharp · Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 12:37 pm Post subject:

Yes I have the Samsung Gear VR too.

Gear VR is perfect for watching Moves in your own Cinema, or Netflix on a 20 ft TV. Seeing 360 video and photo's from around the world. For Gaming, it's going to be dead basic as it simply doesn't have the power to do much at all CPU/GPU wise. Things like the free version of Solitaire are nice, but generally speaking it's very limited for everything gaming.

All in all, it's still impressive, but nowhere near what it's to use an Oculus Rift.

The downsides to Gear VR is that it feels like a brick on your face. It's a lot of weight that falls on the bridge of your noise. The lenses fog up like crazy when starting out so best to wear the device on your head for about 10 minutes before using it. There's no tracking camera, so Gear VR drifts often. This is very annoying if sitting down to watch a movie because to look forwarded, you have to keep turning your head slightly more and more over the space of a few minutes just to keep looking forward. I find myself having to recentre the Gyro often when watching moves which is very annoying.

Still... well worth the money and very enjoyable.

Sharp · Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 12:46 pm Post subject:

Bertotti · Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 8:48 pm Post subject:

Thanks Sharp.

I didn't know mac was basically abandoned.

I will let her look into the samsung if she likes it. I may hold out for the Sony version. I will wait and see who really nails it to the fence this year. I am really looking forward to VR.

Bertotti · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 3:14 am Post subject:

Just looked into Vive, which is quite interesting, wireless head set and two sensors to track you through your room! I guess we'll see how this all developed!