Oculus Rift thoughts and opinions.

[Armos]

Has anyone heard of the Oculus Rift? Virtual Reality goggles? They seem pretty legit, the software. I've seen pretty good reviews about this product and it seems to be pretty great. It's suppose to trick your brain into making you think you are inside the game you are playing, so I was wondering if anyone has ever had any experience with the Rift or what are your thoughts on Virtual Reality games? It seems pretty legit. What are your thoughts and opinions of the Rift if you've heard of it?

[Agnostic Priest]

I think it looks fucking awesome.But, i will say its essentially the modern reincarnation of the virtual boy. if the virtual boy were done correctly, looking forward to getting one myself

[BullockDS]

I'm definitely looking forward to the Oculus Rift, particularly for the allegedly affordable consumer price point (moreso if the price of the devkit is any approximation of the consumer unit's cost).

 

Also, since the Virtual Boy was brought up: apparently, deep within Nintendo R&D's reaches was (or maybe still is) a test color Virtual Boy unit (obviously unreleased). In the end, they gave up on it quickly, especially since the display gave testers double vision instead of a proper 3D illusion.

[zaneebaslave]

Being a man who gets extremely motion sick very easily, I'm none too fond of the idea of the development of virtual reality. This brings back horrible, gut-wrenching memories of the time I went to Virtual Disney in Chicago when I was a kid, and the three days of vomiting afterwards. If they can somehow do it in such a way that it doesn't trigger motion-sickness, then I'd be okay with it.