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Hands On With Virtual Reality's Greatest Hope

Posted by samzenpus on from the eye-on-the-prize dept.

adeelarshad82 writes "Oculus VR Rift is a one of the seventeen kickstarter projects to raise more than a million dollars in 2012 and a recently published hands-on shows exactly why it was so successful. Using Oculus VR Rift with the upcoming Infinity Blade and a modified version of Unreal Tournament 3, the analyst found that the 3D effect and head tracking provided a great sense of immersion. At one point while playing Infinity Blade, the analyst describes walking around the guards and watching their swords shift as he stepped, seeming like they were inches from cutting him. While he felt that the demo was impressive, he found that the software limitations made the whole experience a bit unrealistic. Needless to say that Oculus Rift is a long way from hitting stores but Oculus VR is getting ready to ship developer kits."

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  1. Not everybody wants to play soldier by aNonnyMouseCowered · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Only porn can save VR from going the way of the flying car. Seriously VR will become less than a gimmick if it's adopted by the social networking sheeple. VR gadgets will only go mainstream if combined with a SIM-like environment like Second Life but with better than Quake 2 graphics. Think Farmville where you can get a real close look at the virtual corn you've just harvested.

    The problem with most shooters is that they're too fast for everybody but so-called hardcore gamers. And I mean "fast" not just in a carpal tunnel sense but fast in terms of pacing as well, since body count is what counts the most: the aliens, zombies, terrorists fragged. Why can't 3D game designers watch an episode of say The Walking Dead, and learn the joys of not spending every other second bashing and blowing up heads?

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