I was at CES and got to put on their sensor suit with an Oculus Rift. It's the best immersion I've experienced so far. The ability to independently rotate your hands, biceps, and forearms is hugely beneficial.
Because the system isn't based on optical tracking, there are no occlusion issues. The biggest drawback is that it takes a couple minutes to "suit up". They need to devise a way to attach the sensors to you without all the straps. Also, I've heard people report that there can be sensor drift problems. I didn't experience that, though.
Overall, I was super impressed with the experience.
If you choose to go with optical media, you might want to look at including 30-50% parity files. Google the PAR2 format. I recommend QuickPar: http://www.quickpar.org.uk/. These files will allow you to restore corrupted parts of your data. The more PAR2 files you include, and the larger they are, the more data you can restore. Optical media sucks as a long-term storage medium, but sometimes it is the best choice.
Pros:
cheap
abundant
easy to transport
can buy only as much as you need
easy to set-up and use
Cons:
doesn't last long
damages easily
doesn't hold a lot of information (until Blue-Ray comes along)
requires splitting your videos into small chunks instead of being stored contiguously
For DV footage, you will need about 3 4GB DVDs/hour. That isn't a bad price point. Good luck!
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IGN already has responses from a Nintendo exec about the letter. It isn't really as big a deal as some would like to think. They are just trying to reassure retailers that their products will still sell very well against the XBox (et. al)
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No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.
I was at CES and got to put on their sensor suit with an Oculus Rift. It's the best immersion I've experienced so far. The ability to independently rotate your hands, biceps, and forearms is hugely beneficial.
Because the system isn't based on optical tracking, there are no occlusion issues. The biggest drawback is that it takes a couple minutes to "suit up". They need to devise a way to attach the sensors to you without all the straps. Also, I've heard people report that there can be sensor drift problems. I didn't experience that, though.
Overall, I was super impressed with the experience.
-Matt Sonic / virtualreality.io
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php
(Note: I have no affiliation with Foxit. They just make a better free Windows PDF Reader.)
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For DV footage, you will need about 3 4GB DVDs/hour. That isn't a bad price point. Good luck!
Here are some more pictures of Jessie Sullivan that show what the prosthetics look like.
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IGN already has responses from a Nintendo exec about the letter. It isn't really as big a deal as some would like to think. They are just trying to reassure retailers that their products will still sell very well against the XBox (et. al)
I can't *play* the game, but I can sure host it. It's great to run the (perceived) server os - linux geeks hate games anyway, right?
says that the one handed keyboard idea was coined during a game of Virtual Valerie. Notice that it is left handed, too.