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Just curious if anyone has an opinion: Is it worth ordering a dev kit now, or should I wait for this next one to come out? Also what's the minimum cost rig ne
by tocomment 13y ago
Just curious if anyone has an opinion:
Is it worth ordering a dev kit now, or should I wait for this next one to come out?
Also what's the minimum cost rig needed to run an oculous effectively? I only have a 3 year old macbook right now.
- wildermuthn 13y agoI have a dev kit, but unless you want to develop games, I'd wait for the consumer version. There's just too much missing in terms of resolution and positional tracking. If you just want to demo the rift, here's a map of willing owners: https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=216080568301080371629.0004d6d217a93e60f7cc6\ https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=21608056830108037... My Macbook Pro runs the rift just fine, but it all depends on the game.
- reustle 13y agoReally, no willing owners in NYC?
- tocomment 13y agoWhat's wrong with the positional tracking? Also do you need a certain Mac OS? I'm on something ancient like saber lion :-(
- termie 13y agoCurrently the Rift does not do positional tracking. So, in other words, the Rift can't tell when you move your head in space forwards or backwards. The quality of tracking up/down/left/right is good enough right now. If you have a Razer Hydra, there are some demos that will use it for positional tracking (forwards/backwards/squat/climb).
- thearn4 13y agoUnless you have some extra cash to burn, it's usually a bad idea to buy development hardware, unless you're interested in developing for it (or at least hacking on it).