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[Harlock]

FPS are the only real example I can think of... A platforer wouldn't gain much if anything from VR, over the shoulder maybe?

FPS are very fast. The combination of moving your head with thumbstick maybe is not so fast enough like using only mouse or controller.

But a game like Skyrim, a slower FPS, works better. And I think an next-gen Myst, with exploration and puzzles around you is the best use.

 

[Wubby]

You can also see vid here:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10200426540254005

 

[Hot Coldman]

That just made it look like TrackIR. That panoramic view or whatever really shouldn't be blown up on a normal screen.

Still, it's exciting.

 

[AllIsOneIsNone]

It may not have been long, but surely it was good exposure. 10 times more people know about the oculus rift now than before.

 

[UrbanRats]

Is this Fallon the only one doing these sorts of things (of the really popular ones, i mean).
I remember him playing with the WiiU and Uncharted 2/3.. i know Conan O'Brien does those game reviews, anything else?

 

[Frogacuda]

It may not have been long, but surely it was good exposure. 10 times more people know about the oculus rift now than before.

How many people do you think watch Fallon?

Anyway, it was exactly what I thought it would be. It's good exposure, I'm not too worried about the Rift. It kind of sells itself.

 

[The Abominable Snowman]

How many people do you think watch Fallon?

Net Show 18-49 Rating 18-49 Share Viewers Live+SD (million)
ABC Jimmy Kimmel Live -R 1.2 3 3.19

 

[QuicheFontaine]

I can definitely imagine playing a mario game where you spend the whole game inside of mario, looking through his eyes at the mushroom kingdom.

Phrasing...

 

[EagleBurnn]

MAN I LOVE VIDEO GAMES




OH GOD HOW DO I PLAY

/fallon

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[cakefoo]

Leave it to the Jimmy Fallon show to make tech look bad:

In case you missed it, the image is zoomed and stretched terribad.

 

[GeoGonzo]

Leave it to the Jimmy Fallon show to make tech look bad:

In case you missed it, the image is zoomed and stretched terribad.

We're probably simply looking at the zoomed view of one side of the display with cropped borders. They probably decided it was better to have one stretched and blurry scene instead of the usual fisheyed splitscreen, which may confuse viewers.

 

[cakefoo]

We're probably simply looking at the zoomed view of one side of the display with cropped borders. They probably decided it was better to have one stretched and blurry scene instead of the usual fisheyed splitscreen, which may confuse viewers.

This is the ironic probability. The issue with handholding the viewer is that this is VR that wraps a realistic image around your face but they made it look like your standard console shooter played with composite cables stretched to a 16:9 TV, with the sole difference being the headtracking.

 

[LordCanti]

Phrasing...

Dangerrrr zoneeeee.

Leave it to the Jimmy Fallon show to make tech look bad:

In case you missed it, the image is zoomed and stretched terribad.

It didn't look that bad live on TV. I wonder if people watching at home realized that he was seeing the video they were overlaying, or if they thought it was just an eye based controller or something. It would be cool to see twitter traffic about it from when it got on the show and then from right after. That would only be interesting if you could weed out tweets from people that already knew about the rift though.

 

[CountAntonius]

Terrible showing. Explained nothing.

 

[NomarTyme]

that was really shitty. thanks to that douche bag Josh wasted all that time on fucking clammy hands.

 

[MrCunningham]

Terrible showing. Explained nothing.

Well, that should've been expected from Fallon. It is a late night entertainment talk show and not a tech show. But even the small amount of exposure this got from Fallon was probably enough to generate more interest in the Rift. The amount of exposure the Rift is getting is pretty impressive, and it is all from word of mouth.

Granted it was already generating a lot of buzz from John Carmack at E3 2012 and Quakecon, but it is starting to go beyond that, starting with the hype from CES 2013.

 

[Gaogaogao]

Terrible showing. Explained nothing.

this is television. at least you got to see his raw reaction to it.

 

[cakefoo]

It didn't look that bad live on TV.

It looked just as bad to me. While the stretching wasn't actually noticeable until they humans came into view, the big problem is the tightened zoomed viewing angle. The beauty of the OR is the very wide field of view. Without it, it's just a personal TV screen. If you were to wrap a movie all the way around your face it would be nauseating.

I wonder if people watching at home realized that he was seeing the video they were overlaying, or if they thought it was just an eye based controller or something.

Are you saying people might think there's an eye tracker and no screen inside the OR helmet? I don't think anyone would think that. I think everyone knows what virtual reality is, especially Jimmy's audience which skews a little younger.

 

[SparkTR]

this is television. at least you got to see his raw reaction to it.

His reaction was nice, but the reaction of the audience and other onlookers? I'd wager it looked pretty damn strange and ugly. I think this kind of tech is amazing for hardcore and enthusiast gamers, but will it resonate well with mainstream, or hell, even casual gamers? I personally don't think so. I'm glad there's enough interest in the hardcore PC community, because the high system requirements and limited consumer appeal is kind of damning anywhere else.

 

[Keasar]

Terrible showing. Explained nothing.

Pretty much what happens when anything is supposed to be shown on Jimmy Fallons. Its just painful to watch.

 

[Haint]

Would'a liked it to be longer and more descriptive, but gotta be honest, it was pretty funny. The hollering when he first put it on, to I think I see people, to codpiece was as good as it could be for the minute or so it lasted.

 

[Good Job Bob]

that was really shitty. thanks to that douche bag Josh wasted all that time on fucking clammy hands.

lmao