http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2014/01/oculus-rift
AMOLED screen, and marker tracking via a camera for positional tracking.
Very curious about the camera. Article is light on specifics there.
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Wired: First Look at latest Oculus Rift prototype
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http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2014/01/oculus-rift
AMOLED screen, and marker tracking via a camera for positional tracking.
Very curious about the camera. Article is light on specifics there.
Sounds like this would increase response time - after all that time Carmack spent talking about how huge a deal response time is, this makes me wary - but I'm interested in seeing where this goes. Another problem is that you can't look too far away from the camera. Tentatively interested but I'll probably end up keeping my prototype if they end up going in this direction.
Polygon has an article up too:
http://www.polygon.com/2014/1/7/528...otype-with-positional-tracking-and-mysterious
They're really stressing the persistence qualities of the OLED...not confirming the resolution of the screen in this prototype, although they're still sticking to a minimum of 1080p for the consumer model.
http://www.polygon.com/2014/1/7/528...otype-with-positional-tracking-and-mysterious
They're really stressing the persistence qualities of the OLED...not confirming the resolution of the screen in this prototype, although they're still sticking to a minimum of 1080p for the consumer model.
It depends a lot. Abrash went into some hypotheticals and back-of-a-napkin calculations involving an external camera for positional tracking before. It depends, on the camera, and other things.
Hopefully it is pretty wide-angle though, yes.
Declining to confirm a release for this year per the Polygon article is slightly concerning but we'll see.
googleplex
Member
This gives me hopes in a Playstation VR headset/PS4 eye combo.
I mean, it also depends on your use case. For gaming, I don't think it really matters. But we're using these for robotic teleoperation, and for that it does. (talking about the tracking angle range)
civilstrife
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Looks great. Enough tinkering now. Release it into my grubby paws.
GregLombardi
Member
They gotta be real careful with how they handle selling this to end consumers, or it will have massive problems. I'd suggest a significant rebranding or more partners. We'll see though, I hope it is as good as everyone says it is, and I hope it succeeds.
JetBlackPanda
Member
I agree get a consumer model out the door. People understand new version will come out.
zephervack
Member
I get that they want to get this thing right but couldnt they just release it now instead of waiting so long?
Im not really excited about all the motion capture stuff, all I want is to play my favorite games in 3D with the crazy FOV, stuff like Dark Souls, Assassins Creed 4, racing sims, etc etc.
Im not really excited about all the motion capture stuff, all I want is to play my favorite games in 3D with the crazy FOV, stuff like Dark Souls, Assassins Creed 4, racing sims, etc etc.
Betta Lines
Member
It sounds like they're aiming for this year, which is on track with expectations.
You won't if you got motion sickness after 2 minutes like I did.
Elitro
Member
Even so, they are at a position where they can afford to taker their time and make sure they only release the best possible product (which is fine by me).
Unless someone just announces an alternative version with all those features out of the blue, but i think that is unlikely.
FullMetalx117
Member
this has been going on for how long now? Just release a damn consumer version.
Pharaoh 117
Member
Sounds awesome.
zephervack
Member
Fair enough, I guess once they reach 20ms like the article says they will move to the retail version.
In my opinion, they should be spending more time in creating APIs and partnerships with major upcoming games so that they will work out of the box with crazy FOVs.
Canis lupus
Member
This better come out soon! Its hard to resist buying the dev kit...
Neuromancer
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Why does it require a camera? Can't it just have some kind of internal gyroscope or something that tells it what you're doing with your head?
civilstrife
Member
It's been 1 year since its first public showing, which was a very early prototype that usually wouldn't be seen by the public. Think about how long the big 3 have hardware in development before they are released.
This thing is on track.
Rodney McKay
Member
I hope it does. The longer it takes the more worried I am that some big name company will swoop in and come out with their own retail version before Oculus ever finishes.
I want one so bad! This + Steam controller =
Why? First they need games. Stuff like Star Citizen, Project Cars, DayZ, Routine, The Witness etc.
If they would release it now there would be not much to play, in 6-10months the situation will be totally different.
Internal sensors drift.
A static external observer can give a very accurate result.
Alx
Member
I suppose that they'll use the camera positioning to correct drifting, and keep focusing on the inertial sensors for fast reactivity. That way they can keep a low response time for the head motions, and only add a slow recalibration.
I think it adds to the complexity, cost and aesthetics of the setup, though ; not that a simple IR camera is that expensive, and that you would really care about aesthetics when you have your head stuck in a helmet, but it departs from the "here, put on this ski mask and have fun !" effect of the first prototypes.
I get the frustrations of a lot of people here who haven't had a chance to try it out in any form, it probably gets tiring just hearing about these improvements with each prototype, but try to have patience and faith people. Oculus is doing this thing the right way, and they are going to have an UNBELIEVABLE product when it's all said and done. I use the devkit daily (which in itself is still one of the coolest pieces of tech ever created imo) and can't even imagine how much better this prototype already is. People are going to need clean underwear when this thing is finally unleashed...
Neuromancer
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Ok thanks, that makes sense.
That would only measure tilting, this is positional tracking so full 3d movement. So for instance you could lean forward in the cockpit in Star Citizen and the in game character is going to fully lean forward, not just look down.
Camera would just be for positional tracking. Rotation would still be done as it is with the dev kit, I assume.
I know you're impatient, but maybe you should just look at something else for a while. This is going to take time, and it should take time. This is not a product that should be rushed to market.
Maybe if there are markers in the back.
civilstrife
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It's has both. The camera achieves positional tracking.
Without it, your head is tracked like its sitting an immovable stick. You can look around, but you can't move the stick. Now you can move the stick.
