Source: http://www.sammobile.com/2014/07/08...et-will-be-called-gear-vr-launch-at-ifa-2014/
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Samsung Officially Enters VR Market: Gear VR
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GoofsterStud
Member
VR is going to be huge! I still can't believe Microsoft hasn't shown any VR plans. With all they spent on Kinect, they could have been the pioneers for VR.
The latency and noise of Kinect isn't conducive to good VR if you're using Kinect to track the user's head - you'll experience a lot of stuttering which will be extremely disorienting - source: tried it
Very excited to see what Samsung does with VR. lol @ those who kept claiming VR was a gimmick that will die.
Iacobellis
Junior Member
I think he meant that he's surprised that Microsoft didn't do VR separately so soon. The only thing they have seemed to pioneer in recent years is the 'flat, minimalistic' UI design Apple and Google are moving towards.
Thats how all VR works.
This isn't a shoddy attempt. These are the same screens that'll be used in the Oculus Rift. It's a symbiotic partnership - Samsung provides Oculus their screens, and Oculus shares their tech with Samsung.
This is legitimate VR. It's a great thing for the industry. Samsung is now pretty much officially the fourth major player in VR, joining Valve, Sony, and Facebook.
Yes. That's how every modern post-PalmerLucky VR device works. One screen, dual image rendering, anti-fisheye image warping filter, and very simple set of lenses. Movement of the user's head is captured by both very fast internal sensors and external camera [which will not be present in Sammy design]. Neat, cheap and highly effective design that is fully fueled by mobile phone technology.
Google lacks it... right now. Google cardboard is part of a much larger project. Eventually, they're going to launch something similar to this.
This, essentially, is the birth of Mobile VR.
Yoda
Member
It's not like they can't hop on board later. VR won't be the "big-thing" this gen because the earliest we are going to see a consumer unit will be late 2015 and that is assuming no delays. Early units will be pricey, content will be limited, and won't get much market penetration. Whenever or whatever the next generation of gaming is will see VR in all its glory if people accept it. Microsoft could easily jump in than and not be too far behind.
According to Google, its not. It was created by few Google developers in their spare time.
Garrett Hawke
Member
Did you try it using V1 or V2?
Zabant
Member
That's reassuring. Now I simply hope the oversaturation/too many choices effect does not put people off.
thunder_snail
Member
Samsung is the only company right now that can produce good screens for VR. OLED is the way to go. Oculus has the idea, Facebook has the money and Samsung has the tech. It's perfect.
it's not even alive yet...
Nicktendo86
Member
Hope it isn't of the same shitty workmanship of the new gear android watch.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...r-lives-horrible-charging-mechanism-breaking/
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...r-lives-horrible-charging-mechanism-breaking/
No, according to google it is. The cardboard project was birthed by the 20% rule. But it's just a tiny portion of their larger VR project that includes:
-Chrome VR: http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/vr-support-coming-to-google-chrome/0135014
-Google VR SDK: http://blog.tojicode.com/2014/07/bringing-vr-to-chrome.html?m=1
-Project Tango: http://www.theverge.com/2014/6/26/5...g-project-tango-tablet-is-coming-to-consumers
Further, and more direct: http://www.roadtovr.com/google-cardboard-virtual-reality-6000-kits-50000-app-downloads-first-week/
Cardboard is intended to give developers immediate access to their VR SDK as part of their larger VR project.
TheAdmiester
Member
What makes VR so special? It seems like more of a gimmick than motion controls but it still hasn't died off yet.
Samsung is providing the low-persistence screens to Oculus. This will assuredly only work with Samsung VR phones, and those will be functionally identical to the screens Oculus uses in the rift.
nowhere does it even begin to indicate no low persistence.
You won't understand until you try it.
Amazing how I have this unborn piece of technology sitting right next to me.
Gimmick... Right... Have you tried it out?
Looks nice and light.
I like it.
'See through' button is likely to be common to many VR devices I bet.
I like it.
'See through' button is likely to be common to many VR devices I bet.
There it is. Was wondering how we'd gone 25 posts in a VR thread without this response.
test_account
XP-39C²
VR gives the feeling of being "in the game". Kinda hard to describe exactly how it feels if you havnt tried it yourself. If one think that is special or not, or if one like that or not, that is completely subjective of course.
Pops Maellard
Member
Just because the screen is manufactured by the same company does not mean the final product will be nearly as good. After Samsung's venture into the smartwatch market, this announcement is rather concerning.
TheAdmiester
Member
I'd rather play games on a conventional screen, I don't plan on ever trying it. Not being able to see anything else around you sounds awful, I don't need to be that close to a game.
test_account
XP-39C²
Hes probably thinking about commercially. VR still hasnt reached the mass market yet.
The screen technology is the single most important bit of VR technology. Everything revolves around the screen. It's not like the rift uses particularly advanced IMUs at this stage anyways.
Cool.
ElectricKaibutsu
Member
I just want Google Cardboard.
Triggerhappytel
Member
I await the Piranha 3DD and Clash of the Titans of the VR hardware market.
Gotta say - I didn't think it was necessary, but these companies are going to have to educate people on what VR is because there's obviously a fair amount of ignorance about it.
If that is VR living, then it is already dead
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You didn't think a company would need to educate consumers on what it's new tech is?
They just have to get people to try it. That's all it really takes. Create a killer application for it and demo it in malls. I had a huge crowd at SeaTac when I demoed mine until TSA made us disperse.
Red Chocobo
Banned
I was expecting it to be VR for the Game Gear 
Anyway. Another expensive way of making me feel ill.
Anyway. Another expensive way of making me feel ill.
Uh, it's developer technology right now. And it's the hottest dev tech around. It's setting the development sphere on fire.
Few products create this buzz in the development sphere before their release. That general users even know about this stuff in the first place is testament to its reach and viability.
blu
Wants the largest console games publisher to avoid Nintendo's platforms.
I have half a dozen pieces of unborn technology sitting right next to me. The fact somebody produced some tech does not automatically make the latter commercially viable.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
No imagination... stubbornly rigid... You must be a lot of fun.
TheAdmiester
Member
What? We're you guys demoing it inside the terminal? Lol
Whats wrong is that you posted it in a topic about new technology.
When I arrived in seattle for Steam Dev Days, I had to kill 4 hours until my buddy could come and scoop me up. So I hit up one of their bars and started dicking around on my laptop. Eventually people noticed and started talking to me about the headset. Then a small crowd gathered. Then it started growing, haha.
Gathering large crowds of people in an airport is apparently a no-no.
And I hope they bring it to life; they've got quite a lot left to do tho.
TheAdmiester
Member
That's because I was hoping it'd make for more discussion. The fact that to me it looks like a massive gimmick, but it hasn't gone under yet, means it has to be doing something right, but I have no idea what that is since apparently it can't be explained but I have no reason to try it otherwise.