modey Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 apparently there was a kind of VR hype in the 90s already and nobody wants to speak about it. yup, I remember going to a games show in the 90s and queueing up to play Doom 2 with a VFX headset complete with cyberpuck; it was truly horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisbot Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Man you guys are total buzzkills :P. I really like my DK2. Can't speak for the cardboard VR thing, but the DK2 has made playing video games fun again. Got bored and didn't play anything for like 2 years, then I got vr, then bam, not bored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 apparently there was a kind of VR hype in the 90s already and nobody wants to speak about it. yup, I remember going to a games show in the 90s and queueing up to play Doom 2 with a VFX headset complete with cyberpuck; it was truly horrible. I played Virtuality at Dave & Buster's back in the 90s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Us UK folks had this to 'enjoy' in the early 90s - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 http://me.ign.com/en/tech/115705/news/google-is-working-on-a-standalone-vr-headset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perunamuusi Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 apparently there was a kind of VR hype in the 90s already and nobody wants to speak about it. [youtubehd]YCxFGxqLsHE[/youtubehd] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 ^ lol yes :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Silent Member Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I think he is having some trouble typing on his Macintosh, no wonder he's pissed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyramidpanes Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redruth Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 fuck reality. virtual or otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goDel Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 You could watch chem trails in 3d. And jump on them like a little Mario perhaps. Fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redruth Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 You could watch chem trails in 3d. And jump on them like a little Mario perhaps. Fun! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logakght Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 This pic creeps me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logakght Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 This pic creeps me oh shit someone already posted it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted February 22, 2016 Author Share Posted February 22, 2016 They took the red pill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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manmower Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 apparently there was a kind of VR hype in the 90s already and nobody wants to speak about it.yup, I remember going to a games show in the 90s and queueing up to play Doom 2 with a VFX headset complete with cyberpuck; it was truly horrible. I have similar memories of seeing those things at a short-lived annual multimedia fair (which itself went tits up ten or so years ago IIRC) in Brussels in the mid 1990s. Except the demo wasn't even a game but you got to move around a room rendered in early blocky 3dfx style accelerated graphics. With hindsight it's like the most vaporwave thing ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azatoth Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 I wonder if VR will take off this time around. Last time the tech wasn't good enough, now it seems to be rather decent. But the price is still really high for such a, still niche, product. But I guess that will get lower as the tech advances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 it's gonna be the same as with the 90s thing, at some point the masses will realize that VR sucks, and will be hip to diss it for a while (we're very progressive here innit) and then nobody will want to remember anything about it at all. Remember Kinect? Remember how augmented reality apps were the future? On the other side, it seems to be part of natural evolution: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 remember when 3D televisions took off? Me neither Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 apparently there was a kind of VR hype in the 90s already and nobody wants to speak about it. yup, I remember going to a games show in the 90s and queueing up to play Doom 2 with a VFX headset complete with cyberpuck; it was truly horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bitroast Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I wonder if VR will take off this time around. Last time the tech wasn't good enough, now it seems to be rather decent. But the price is still really high for such a, still niche, product. But I guess that will get lower as the tech advances. i think it will, but slowly.. having actually used an occulus/proper VR headset.. its instantly immersive in a way that standard screens / 3D screens has never quite come close to. sure there's the issue of having to wear a headset, the lack of immersion with controls, the price, etc. but given that a pro setup can have low latency and fully immerse the person in a VR environment ... give it 5-10 years and who knows what improvements will be made to getting the cost down n ironing out the quirks. i think.. it's still a bit of a fad and a bit of a fun tech gimmick that isn't strictly needed in todays day n age. but with enough people excited by it and progressing the tech, it doesnt exactly seem like an idea that's destined to die on it's arse.. not this time round. comparing it to 3D is ... most people i know who have tried 3D or gone to 3D films still don't really care about 3D. 3D was always coming across as a blatent attempt at getting people back into cinema seats and not exactly something any consumer was ever asking for ( maybe i'm exaggerating here but ... maybe you get the distinction here. people are excited by VR.) also, as for this pic if anything, the alleged 'VR boom' will help whittle down the population a bit and help with some of the worlds larger over population / immigration / etc issues ??? not a terrible thing ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 ^ not at all, and it has already started: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redruth Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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