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Meh, has Tadhg actually tried the Valve VR room demo? If he has't tried that demo, I question his credibility in claiming that VR doesn't work. I'm as skeptica

Meh, has Tadhg actually tried the Valve VR room demo? If he has't tried that demo, I question his credibility in claiming that VR doesn't work. I'm as skeptical as any about the Oculus acquisition, but having experienced the Valve VR room demo (now owned by Oculus), I think we're a lot closer to the Matrix than anyone would have thought after looking at DK1. My first thoughts after taking the demo rig off was "wow, I'm going to have to reconsider what the next 10 years looks like for humanity."

z3phyr 13y ago
Matrix is Simulated Reality. Virtual Reality (imo) is just a component of it. Believe it or not, but Simulated Reality is as close to us, as Proxima Centauri is close to the Sun. Its just about ~4.6 light years away! We have MUCH research to commit to for us to get close to SR in an academic way, forget about commercial ways in even far away future....
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jblow 13y ago
He obviously did not try the demo. The demo meets all specs that Mike listed in his talk and it exists today, thus nullifying the entire thrust of the article. The demo is not consumer-product-ready, as it is currently expensive and the tracking requires you to paper your room. But those things are all solvable (inevitably with a bit of time, which is why Mike said 'within two years'). A number of the key people responsible for the Valve work are now at Oculus with a mandate to consumerize the best tech possible. So yeah, it is going to happen. Do not believe this article. Oculus CV1 may not get all the way there but it will be better than is necessary to show clearly the writing on the wall (the main factor in its quality being cost, which the Facebook deal helped tremendously with). CV2 will, I expect, be pretty badass. (I have tried the Valve demo and then spent a few days working with my game on their hardware.)
- nasmorn 13y ago
  Also if conditions need to be perfect but the effect is incredible we will just see the return of the arcade. The OP can have fun with candy crush 2 waiting outside while I fly my cowing through the death star for real. If VR is good people will queue to pay for it, even if doesn't work at home for another 10 years.

z3phyr 13y ago

Matrix is Simulated Reality. Virtual Reality (imo) is just a component of it. Believe it or not, but Simulated Reality is as close to us, as Proxima Centauri is close to the Sun. Its just about ~4.6 light years away! We have MUCH research to commit to for us to get close to SR in an academic way, forget about commercial ways in even far away future....

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jblow 13y ago

He obviously did not try the demo. The demo meets all specs that Mike listed in his talk and it exists today, thus nullifying the entire thrust of the article. The demo is not consumer-product-ready, as it is currently expensive and the tracking requires you to paper your room. But those things are all solvable (inevitably with a bit of time, which is why Mike said 'within two years'). A number of the key people responsible for the Valve work are now at Oculus with a mandate to consumerize the best tech possible. So yeah, it is going to happen. Do not believe this article. Oculus CV1 may not get all the way there but it will be better than is necessary to show clearly the writing on the wall (the main factor in its quality being cost, which the Facebook deal helped tremendously with). CV2 will, I expect, be pretty badass. (I have tried the Valve demo and then spent a few days working with my game on their hardware.)

nasmorn 13y ago
Also if conditions need to be perfect but the effect is incredible we will just see the return of the arcade. The OP can have fun with candy crush 2 waiting outside while I fly my cowing through the death star for real. If VR is good people will queue to pay for it, even if doesn't work at home for another 10 years.