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>Very little worthwhile content. You don't play Onward? Everyone should play Onward. I don't get sick from movement because the ground textures are plain. Run

by SerLava 10y ago

>Very little worthwhile content. You don't play Onward? Everyone should play Onward. I don't get sick from movement because the ground textures are plain. Running in place while moving is also wonderful for acclimation to artificial movement. If Onward was the only VR game in existence, I would pay roughly half of the Vive's sticker price for just that. I am very excited for later iterations of that game, as well as higher budget knockoffs that may come in the future. But I could play the current version for years if necessary. With you on most of your points though. I wish the built in camera wasn't attached to the virtual controller - it makes it hard to use and thus very antisocial.

nilkn 10y ago
Onward is a fairly intense multiplayer military sim. Unfortunately, that's just not for everyone. I don't enjoy that sort of game in VR or not. I agree though that I unfairly overlooked Onward due to my personal lack of interest in it.
- derefr 10y ago
  It occurs to me that "prosumer" military sims will probably prop up continued VR development even if the consumer-gaming market stops caring. Just like the US Interstate is mostly there to be a military logistics system, and smart-phone GPS is a pure "side-effect" of ICBM guidance systems, I could imagine that we get cheap VR mostly as a side-effect of the military demanding cheaper and higher-fidelity training simulation software. Stuff like http://www.prepar3d.com http://www.prepar3d.com fits VR so well it's crazy.
  - ghaff 10y ago
    >US Interstate is mostly there to be a military logistics system Eisenhower certainly played the military need card. It's unclear to what degree that was actually his primary motivation. >smart-phone GPS is a pure "side-effect" of ICBM guidance systems Military, yes, to a large degree but not ICBMs specifically. If ICBMs are going off you can't depend on GPS still being operational. ICBMs rely primarily on inertial guidance with a star sight around apogee to provide any corrections.

by SerLava 10y ago

nilkn 10y ago

Onward is a fairly intense multiplayer military sim. Unfortunately, that's just not for everyone. I don't enjoy that sort of game in VR or not. I agree though that I unfairly overlooked Onward due to my personal lack of interest in it.

derefr 10y ago
It occurs to me that "prosumer" military sims will probably prop up continued VR development even if the consumer-gaming market stops caring. Just like the US Interstate is mostly there to be a military logistics system, and smart-phone GPS is a pure "side-effect" of ICBM guidance systems, I could imagine that we get cheap VR mostly as a side-effect of the military demanding cheaper and higher-fidelity training simulation software. Stuff like http://www.prepar3d.com http://www.prepar3d.com fits VR so well it's crazy.
- ghaff 10y ago
  >US Interstate is mostly there to be a military logistics system Eisenhower certainly played the military need card. It's unclear to what degree that was actually his primary motivation. >smart-phone GPS is a pure "side-effect" of ICBM guidance systems Military, yes, to a large degree but not ICBMs specifically. If ICBMs are going off you can't depend on GPS still being operational. ICBMs rely primarily on inertial guidance with a star sight around apogee to provide any corrections.