4 ms·

I'm really glad for what Carmack did. It's rather sad though, that support was dropped for this headset after only two years. As a reminder, the Oculus Go was

by causi 5y ago

I'm really glad for what Carmack did. It's rather sad though, that support was dropped for this headset after only two years. As a reminder, the Oculus Go was released more than a year after the Nintendo Switch.

baby 5y ago
VR is advancing at an incredible pace really, I don't think it's sad.
- gokhan 5y ago
  Can you give some examples? What was not possible and what's possible now?
  - djmips 5y ago
    In this particular case, it didn't have full tracking, you could only rotate your head (the 3dof mentioned in another comment). So even at launch it was behind the times. Full tracking is so much better, even required for VR to work.
  - baby 5y ago
    It's honestly hard to describe to someone who's never tried modern VR, but it basically gives you full immersion. You can watch Netflix in VR, you can move around (if you have enough real-life space), you can grab and play with things surrounding you, it's just so close to real life it's mind blowing. I actually wrote about social experiences (specifically playing boardgames in VR!) within the Go[1], and you can imagine that it has evolved exponentially with the Quest and the Quest 2. I'm not sure how easy it is to get a demo, but look around you maybe malls or some arcade places will have a headset you can try. Or you can spend the $300 to get the Quest 2 :) It's honestly not that much to get a taste of the future. [1]: https://p1x3l.com/story/239/social-virtual-reality-and-the-oculus-go https://p1x3l.com/story/239/social-virtual-reality-and-the-o...
    - causi 5y ago
      It's definitely immersive, but after a while I found it wasn't any more fun than normal gaming, and the constant setup was horrible. I still can't look at a headset without wishing ill will upon the Oculus Home developers. Maybe I'll pick up another headset someday when I don't have to fix the play area every single time I use it and can put the headset on without thinking whomever designed it has a grudge against people with glasses.
    - baby 5y ago
      Also watch this to understand how immersive the tech is now xD https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/qdcrxl/vr_but_taken_too_seriously/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/qdcrxl/vr_but_taken...
  - charcircuit 5y ago
    Some of the latest stuff that's now possible is very small form factors, variable focus lenses, and correction for people who need glasses including people with astigmatisms.
mappu 5y ago
It was obsolete at launch, though. 3DOF is "poison the well" territory and not good marketing for VR at all.
- SV_BubbleTime 5y ago
  This is true. I’ve had both the Go and Quest2. The difference is between taping a screen to your face, and VR.
- causi 5y ago
  True. It also had a garbage Snapdragon 821 in it, even while smartphones had the Snapdragon 845.

by causi 5y ago

baby 5y ago

VR is advancing at an incredible pace really, I don't think it's sad.

gokhan 5y ago
Can you give some examples? What was not possible and what's possible now?
- djmips 5y ago
  In this particular case, it didn't have full tracking, you could only rotate your head (the 3dof mentioned in another comment). So even at launch it was behind the times. Full tracking is so much better, even required for VR to work.
- baby 5y ago
  It's honestly hard to describe to someone who's never tried modern VR, but it basically gives you full immersion. You can watch Netflix in VR, you can move around (if you have enough real-life space), you can grab and play with things surrounding you, it's just so close to real life it's mind blowing. I actually wrote about social experiences (specifically playing boardgames in VR!) within the Go[1], and you can imagine that it has evolved exponentially with the Quest and the Quest 2. I'm not sure how easy it is to get a demo, but look around you maybe malls or some arcade places will have a headset you can try. Or you can spend the $300 to get the Quest 2 :) It's honestly not that much to get a taste of the future. [1]: https://p1x3l.com/story/239/social-virtual-reality-and-the-oculus-go https://p1x3l.com/story/239/social-virtual-reality-and-the-o...
  - causi 5y ago
    It's definitely immersive, but after a while I found it wasn't any more fun than normal gaming, and the constant setup was horrible. I still can't look at a headset without wishing ill will upon the Oculus Home developers. Maybe I'll pick up another headset someday when I don't have to fix the play area every single time I use it and can put the headset on without thinking whomever designed it has a grudge against people with glasses.
  - baby 5y ago
    Also watch this to understand how immersive the tech is now xD https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/qdcrxl/vr_but_taken_too_seriously/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/qdcrxl/vr_but_taken...
- charcircuit 5y ago
  Some of the latest stuff that's now possible is very small form factors, variable focus lenses, and correction for people who need glasses including people with astigmatisms.

mappu 5y ago

It was obsolete at launch, though. 3DOF is "poison the well" territory and not good marketing for VR at all.

SV_BubbleTime 5y ago
This is true. I’ve had both the Go and Quest2. The difference is between taping a screen to your face, and VR.
causi 5y ago
True. It also had a garbage Snapdragon 821 in it, even while smartphones had the Snapdragon 845.