Escape Goat
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Great.....if you live in a completely empty and white room.
haha, thats what I was thinking.
Great.....if you live in a completely empty and white room.
I just meant, screen as in - the various options that are on the market. If a gamer has a choice between a higher quality screen, vs this screen (but this has the Illumi feature), I would have to think most gamer's would choose the higher quality screen. I'm also assuming this Illumi feature will tack on the price.
Basically, I'm just saying it needs to deliver on quality and performance. Which is just stating the obvious. But yeah, when I said screens I just meant - all the screens that will be available on the market to choose from (it has to compete with those).
tech definitely looks better than MS version.
Currently yes. But the creator of Rift said the final consumer version will be in HD. People who have used it are going crazy in CES stating that nothing has wowed them like this in such a long time. There is a detailed discussion on Verge with a live demo as well. Its stunning even when it is low res. I can only imagine how it will look in HD. It is a gamechanger if they can somehow resolve the form factor. It will be very difficult to market it otherwise. They are looking to put this in consumer hands later this year and Carmack has confirmed Doom 4 will
be running on Rift.
I have not seen people this excited for a product in a long time. It does not have any of the drawbacks of 3D but I can understand some people will not dig wearable computing which is why I said it will be very difficult to market unless there is somehow make the form factor palatable.
Really my biggest issue with it. I just find things like that/Glasses to be uncomfortable, especially during a long gaming session.
Don't see any benefit but nice immersive. But I think I have seen this tech before somehow.
So how expensive will this be if MS decides to sell it along with the next box? The images seemed low def so the projector may not be too expensive. Not sure how low projectors cost these days. Also would use of glasses reduce the price and remove the necessity of any component?
I was talking about those rumors
http://***************/2012/11/29/r...y-hardware-and-third-party-softwear-next-gen/ // yeah banned site ;p dual pixels
All I can think about...is a racing game and getting in a crash and the sparks and bits of debris flying past me, barely visible in my peripheral vision. Without having to wear anything and that other people can see as well.
Burnout Paradise 2...make me a believer.
Good morning Xbox.
Good morning Batman.
All I have heard about Rift is that it has a ton of visual issues with depth perception and feeling distracting WHILE coupled with awesome.That sounds cool. There is one problem with this though. The effectiveness of this tech will come down to how well it is used unlike something like an Occulus Rift which would always be immersive without the need for introducing any gimmicks. In this vid stuff like weather effects ( snow flakes ) being projected is really cool and adds to the immersion. But projecting the ground that is in the game on to the room floor felt so distracting ( during the fps part ). It looked really awkward. My only worry is the effectiveness is so dependent on the implementation ( just like 3D ) that there may a ton of gimmicks that just dont work well.
Rift reminds me of that vr headset that was supposed to come out for the mega drive.
VR is still eons of man.
Interesting idea, but it seems gimmicky at best to me.
What about when you have friends over? The IllumiRoom looks like it would be much better to have in that situation. But I think the Rift and this are created for different purposes and shouldn't be directly compared. The Rift is great for VR, but I think the IllumiRoom is targeted more towards AR.
Watched the video. That seems crazy. If it really works that well, then sign me up.
What the hell is a gimmick anyway? You know, rumble pack controls could have been considered a gimmick, but it was embraced by core gamers because it helped immersion. I see no difference with this.
I cant wait to use this on my tiny shit apartment.
Supposedly, the video is using the actual tech, with no post-processing to add those effects.
My wife would fucking hate this because she reads on the couch while I play games and the last thing she wants are lights flashing all around the room and not just on the TV.
That's pretty crazy then.
IllumiRoom is a proof-of-concept Microsoft Research project designed to push the boundary of living room immersive entertainment by blending our virtual and physical worlds with projected visualizations. The effects in the video are rendered in real time and are captured live -- not special effects added in post processing.
More info: http://research.microsoft.com/projects/illumiroom/
My point about things like 7.1 sound. At some point...many things we use are gimmicks.
All I have heard about Rift is that it has a ton of visual issues with depth perception and feeling distracting WHILE coupled with awesome.
This is the same to me.
Oculus, by their own definition, isn't really something that will be supported by everyone either or...for an easier description will have the same kinds of issues as this. So I can wear something on my head SOMEDAY that will be AWESOME.
AND I can have something in my living room SOMEDAY that will be awesome.
For me there are just as many awkward issues with the Oculus...might even be more. And I actually want an Oculus.
And if the truth is to be said. I don't find them comparable. Both by ultimate definition but by system(PC versus console) and all that other stuff already mentioned. Both are keen techs. This one has had me more excited in the short term than Oculus.
wow that's pretty incredible. I liked in the FPS shots how the TV even seemed to disappear and the entire wall was your screen. intense.
I dont see the Oculus being adopted in a large scale at all. This will be way more popular. Just worried about the implementation part. Really excited for this though. I hope content on the next xbox drives this tech. Man why dont they announce the bloody console already.
Ambilight never really took off, though
Yeah.. I waited 5 seconds for these "gifs" to load ;(space-odyssey-images.jpg
Don't give them IDEAS!Can't wait for this to happen
I like the idea, making the game area off the screen doesn't do it for me but seeing item pickups on your wall because they are outside the tv area is a really cool idea, same with people shooting at you from all directions.
Can't wait for this to happen
Exactly. The idea of a hub system like that even in a shooter could rock and leave more of the main screen for the "other stuff"
gauges in racing
2nd screen for basic additional games or 2 player and up stuff
All manner of things.
BURN this picture, omg no!Can't wait for this to happen
oh fuck
Do you know where this projector goes? Does it stick on the ceiling or something?
MS: XBox Live Now with 1000% more advertisements.Can't wait for this to happen
http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af102/Norgler/cantwait_zpsab1ee1b4.jpg
Time for a new wife.
In both the sony and the microsoft versions the projector appears to be on the ceiling in the middle of the room pointing directly down - or slightly towards the tv. The lens would then likely be adjusted to give as wide a picture as possible i.e fill up as much of the room as possible