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I have done a lot of Vive stuff. I have also been to a VR done and ran around shooting zombies. I never felt immersed. But I also never experienced nausea. I’l

I have done a lot of Vive stuff. I have also been to a VR done and ran around shooting zombies. I never felt immersed. But I also never experienced nausea. I’ll be honest, I just don’t get people who say VR is amazing. I enjoy it. I’m developing games for it because I think the control scheme is innovative. But I don’t think we are close to something I would call immersive.

chime 7y ago
Played for 3 hours with my 60+ year old parents today. They absolutely loved Shadow Point and Beat Saber. For Shadow Point, I was wearing the headset, casting to my iPhone which was AirPlaying to Apple TV and they were following my every movement on the big screen. Not sure what you mean by immersion but all of us said how real it felt and how addictive this could be. When I came up to the edge of a cliff, I screamed and stepped back. The absolutely best part of Quest is the guardian system. It lets you feel free and completely unrestricted. Unless you are literally running across the room, you can trust it to warn you when you get close.
- mrfusion 7y ago
  Dumb question. How do you cast to the iPhone? And does it slow down the vr?
  - chime 7y ago
    The Oculus iOS app connects to your headset and handles casting. Then you can just mirror the iPhone to Apple TV. Needs good wifi though or else it keeps disconnecting.
- b_tterc_p 7y ago
  Beat saber is an incredible game. I think the best of all vr games by a fair margin. > Not sure what you mean by immersion but all of us said how real it felt and how addictive this could be. When I came up to the edge of a cliff, I screamed and stepped back. I mean exactly the lack of what you experienced. I have no problem stepping off cliffs in vr. I don’t brace my knees for a landing. I have never thought I was somewhere else than my living room. I wonder if it’s a physical thing because, as I mentioned, I also get zero nausea outside of extreme disconnects from my head motion. Moving around with a control stick is fine for example.
  - mrguyorama 7y ago
    You are a thorough outlier. I don't get motion sick either, but it is still a completely immersive experience.
empath75 7y ago
It’s utterly jaw dropping amazing for like 30 minutes and then it’s like, okay so what can I _do_ with it, and it turns out that playing games in it kind of sucks and there’s almost nothing productive you can do with it.
- jobigoud 7y ago
  You can paint and sculpt and animate if you are into art or need to create assets.
- westmeal 7y ago
  1. Install Dirt Rally 2. Purchase steering wheel and shifter. 3. Run game and put on headset 4. ??? 5. Profit!
  - mrguyorama 7y ago
    Alternatively VTOL VR is another awesome (though still incomplete) game, and Hotdogs, horseshoes and handgrenades is HUUUUGE on the content front, with more coming Experiencing a racing game in VR is certainly something huge for me.
    - westmeal 7y ago
      It is absolutely bonkers. Hopefully you don't get motion sickness because flying around in a rally car is pretty ridiculous.

chime 7y ago

Played for 3 hours with my 60+ year old parents today. They absolutely loved Shadow Point and Beat Saber. For Shadow Point, I was wearing the headset, casting to my iPhone which was AirPlaying to Apple TV and they were following my every movement on the big screen. Not sure what you mean by immersion but all of us said how real it felt and how addictive this could be. When I came up to the edge of a cliff, I screamed and stepped back. The absolutely best part of Quest is the guardian system. It lets you feel free and completely unrestricted. Unless you are literally running across the room, you can trust it to warn you when you get close.

mrfusion 7y ago
Dumb question. How do you cast to the iPhone? And does it slow down the vr?
- chime 7y ago
  The Oculus iOS app connects to your headset and handles casting. Then you can just mirror the iPhone to Apple TV. Needs good wifi though or else it keeps disconnecting.
b_tterc_p 7y ago
Beat saber is an incredible game. I think the best of all vr games by a fair margin. > Not sure what you mean by immersion but all of us said how real it felt and how addictive this could be. When I came up to the edge of a cliff, I screamed and stepped back. I mean exactly the lack of what you experienced. I have no problem stepping off cliffs in vr. I don’t brace my knees for a landing. I have never thought I was somewhere else than my living room. I wonder if it’s a physical thing because, as I mentioned, I also get zero nausea outside of extreme disconnects from my head motion. Moving around with a control stick is fine for example.
- mrguyorama 7y ago
  You are a thorough outlier. I don't get motion sick either, but it is still a completely immersive experience.

empath75 7y ago

It’s utterly jaw dropping amazing for like 30 minutes and then it’s like, okay so what can I _do_ with it, and it turns out that playing games in it kind of sucks and there’s almost nothing productive you can do with it.

jobigoud 7y ago
You can paint and sculpt and animate if you are into art or need to create assets.
westmeal 7y ago
1. Install Dirt Rally 2. Purchase steering wheel and shifter. 3. Run game and put on headset 4. ??? 5. Profit!
- mrguyorama 7y ago
  Alternatively VTOL VR is another awesome (though still incomplete) game, and Hotdogs, horseshoes and handgrenades is HUUUUGE on the content front, with more coming Experiencing a racing game in VR is certainly something huge for me.
  - westmeal 7y ago
    It is absolutely bonkers. Hopefully you don't get motion sickness because flying around in a rally car is pretty ridiculous.