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This is a link post Blog Post : My views on VR as it stands in the summer of 2018. I made this!


Not posted on here for like forever, and this subject might be a bit dated for some, but I thought I'd do a blog on VR. Not massively insightful and might be a total shit sandwich, but a shit sandwich that I'm sharing with you none the less.
 (I helped save b3ta! Firkinfedup last shat on your wife's tits at, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 13:20, , Reply)
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Oculus Go is a bit shite. I say that as a Rift fanboy (and owner).
 (I helped save b3ta! DinivanX Has stinging piss after drinking Pact Coffee, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 13:45, , Reply)
This is a normal post Go is great for Porn.
Apparently. In fact the GearVR was nicknamed the "masturbatorium".
 (I helped save b3ta! JamTallons, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 14:02, , Reply)
This is a normal post I heard it has flunked
shit battery apparently? I've not tried the Rift yet, gotta be done.
 (I helped save b3ta! Firkinfedup last shat on your wife's tits at, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 14:29, , Reply)
This is a normal post I've tried most
And the Vive is far and away the best - as you'd expect for something that expensive.
The Playstation version is more than adequate, especially given how much cheaper it is. I certainly prefer it to the DK versions of the Rift (I haven't tried the consumer version).
Things get very shit when you're down at the "slot a smartphone into it" end of the market though.

Of all of them, the one I can see the most use for outside of gaming is Hololens, but that's fundamentally a different concept.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 14:12, , Reply)
This is a normal post I was looking into the Vive Pro
but that's some pricey shite, and no sensors??
 (I helped save b3ta! Firkinfedup last shat on your wife's tits at, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 14:31, , Reply)
This is a normal post The release version of the Rift outperforms the Vive
In all ways except free moment where the vive has no real competition. fov and resolutions are identical.
 (I helped save b3ta! DinivanX Has stinging piss after drinking Pact Coffee, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 14:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post Free movement was the killer though
Being able to get up and walk around the room and still be immersed was deeply impressive.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 14:37, , Reply)
This is a normal post The best thing about computer games
is that you can play them sitting on your arse for hours on end.

Why ruin that with exercise?
 (eViLegion Chief Commissioner of the Scottish Lunacy Board, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 14:39, , Reply)
This is a normal post Also, who has the room to get up and walk around without tripping over a pile of DVDs or treading on LEGO?
It's like those fucking Wii adverts where everyone has an 8-seater sofa and a lounge big enough for Scottie to turn into a pair of Humpback Whale tanks.
 (I helped save b3ta! joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 16:45, , Reply)
This is a normal post Americans mostly

(I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 21:15, , Reply)
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For me and the size of my flat it's simply a non-starter. I can get about a 3mx3m square area for flailing about. The Vive's USP requires you to own your own warehouse.
 (I helped save b3ta! DinivanX Has stinging piss after drinking Pact Coffee, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 16:05, , Reply)
This is a normal post I tried it at work
Where I don't have to contend with coffee tables, pets, toddlers and random bits of Duplo scattered about.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 16:13, , Reply)
This is a normal post I've learnt to cope with LEGO
But DUPLO? I genuinely still have (the)a scar(s).
 (I helped save b3ta! joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 16:49, , Reply)
This is a normal post I'm going to wait
for an AR machine as used in Red Dwarf.
 (I helped save b3ta! Tusk knows where you live, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 14:20, , Reply)
This is a normal post Brilliant episode!

(I helped save b3ta! Firkinfedup last shat on your wife's tits at, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 14:31, , Reply)
This is a normal post Is there a secret message in dot of the i of 'wait'?

(dyllon nice beaver., Thu 21 Jun 2018, 15:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post Yeah, it says he needs to use a Google Cardboard set to jump start the second big bang.

(I helped save b3ta! Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Thu 21 Jun 2018, 16:11, , Reply)
This is a normal post I've played with a couple of VR systems
Oculus Rift and HoloLens I think. I remain unconvinced that it has any brighter future than 3D TVs.
 (I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 14:38, , Reply)
This is a normal post "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers"
Watson, IBM, 1973

except actually,he probably never said it
 (SockCooker ПТН ПНХ, Fri 22 Jun 2018, 19:36, , Reply)
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Great read, have a click
 (becomingbatman, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 14:42, , Reply)
This is a normal post Awooga! Cyberzone klaxon!
Cyberzone: Craig Charles presiding over the pinnacle of computer graphics circa 1993.

I worked on the game engine for that show, a system known as "Superscape" which was by the company of the same name.

The show was produced by Broadsword TV, the people behind Knightmare, initially for never-aired ITV pilot but eventually commissioned by BBC2's head of yoof, Janet Street-Porter.

Hmm. I should do a blog post of my own.
 (I helped save b3ta! Amish Information Systems hates misplaced, commas, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 15:48, , Reply)
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Yes you fucking should.

Also I failed an audition for Knightmare.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 16:14, , Reply)
This is a normal post Didn't put out, eh?

(I helped save b3ta! Fadgebadger (1 like), Thu 21 Jun 2018, 16:41, , Reply)
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I didn't see why I had to take my trousers off while wearing the helmet.
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 17:11, , Reply)
This is a normal post Pffffft
'Wearing the helmet'
 (I helped save b3ta! FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Thu 21 Jun 2018, 19:18, , Reply)
This is a normal post Was that the one that featured Brian's Reliant Robin?
If this is who I think it is, you'll know what I am talking about!
 (plankton, Sun 24 Jun 2018, 9:04, , Reply)
This is a normal post Nice read!
you're right though - those things weren't Sega. I think they were by "Virtuality" at the time - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtuality_(gaming)

I remember going on one in London for £5 and it was a confusing mass of blurry polygons
 (I helped save b3ta! Turboesprit Volume knob, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 16:00, , Reply)
This is a normal post Running on a Commodore Amiga no less!
Not that anybody on here gives two shits.
 (I helped save b3ta! JamTallons, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 16:03, , Reply)
This is a normal post I care.
Fuck Amigas, the Atari ST was miles better. All you've got is your blitter chip (which we got on the Falcon anyway) and we've got built in Midi plsu everything else you have.

Yeah! Take that 1988 computer nerd!
 (I helped save b3ta! DinivanX Has stinging piss after drinking Pact Coffee, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 16:06, , Reply)
This is a normal post How dare you! I bet you had a Spectrum didn't you....
I know your sort!
 (I helped save b3ta! JamTallons, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 16:09, , Reply)
This is a normal post :-)

(I helped save b3ta! joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 16:12, , Reply)
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I did indeed. Both a 48k and a +2. Before that I had a TRS-80. You're such a cliched Commodorian *sticks out tongue*
 (I helped save b3ta! DinivanX Has stinging piss after drinking Pact Coffee, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 16:26, , Reply)
This is a normal post I had a CD32 lol
Dark days....dark dark days of dispair and dissapointment
 (I helped save b3ta! Turboesprit Volume knob, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 17:45, , Reply)
This is a normal post If it was 1988 and you didn't have an Acorn Archimedes,
you may as well have been dead.
 (I helped save b3ta! The Awful Puppy Bakery is still bored, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 18:22, , Reply)
This is a normal post The best thing about those pods was twin-stick tank controls are FUN!
PSVR is frankly bloody amazing given the price of a complete setup, even if you buy a PS4 Pro. Slightly annoying that they've slashed the price of the headset and camera bundle and included Wipeout before I've actually paid off wot I bought! (Though Argos 0% credit is OK).

What's bloody annoying is the lack of video to watch in 3D; the services that do offer it just list shite like C&W concerts, walking round tech shows, rock climbing and poverty docs. And they nearly all expect you to be able to turn 360° rather than allowing for you to be seated and look forward because you have a fucking trunk cable up your back like every VR system you could be watching it on has.

There are a few CGI demos to watch, but all the services insist on streaming rather than letting you download, so they all look shit and blurry. And I've yet to be able to get anything from YouTube to run in PSVR at all.

Yet as usual, the pr0n industry is a decade ahead with the tech and free stuff as they know how their business works and aren't operating under any 'new-media' delusional bullshit. So who are the real cnUts and w@nkers in this business?
 (I helped save b3ta! joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 16:24, , Reply)
This is a normal post Actually, having now read the blog,
The best thing about the Playstation one is the physical design. The headband tightens smoothly in a halo around the base of the skull and the crown of your forehead, then the goggles just hang down in front of your face. It is far, far more comfortable to wear than a massively front-heavy box that tries to strap tightly to the front of your face, where all the weight plus all the tension of the strap comes to rest on your cheekbones.

Also, I don't think the Playstation one is making anyone feel more seasick than any other. Maybe some games on the non-pro dropping to 60 fps might be to blame, but I think it's more because it's opening it up to far more people than the hardcore tech-adopters who jump on the PC-based ones, that it's just finding more people who don't quite get into it as much as others.

There's also a big difference for your brain to get around between something like Battlezone where you're sat in a flat and level cockpit and Eve where you're constantly heaving and rolling around visually but without the physical sensations to back it up.
 (I helped save b3ta! joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Thu 21 Jun 2018, 16:39, , Reply)
This is a normal post Did you try Battlezone?
Was it good?
 (eViLegion Chief Commissioner of the Scottish Lunacy Board, Fri 22 Jun 2018, 10:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post The Vive Pro is stunning...
and when the Wireless adapter comes out later this year it will be even better.

But the cost is eye watering.
 (Ning Has taken out flounce insurance., Thu 21 Jun 2018, 17:04, , Reply)
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I've been impressed with the gearVR despite the obvious technical limitations. As a media consumption device it is great. Resident evil 7 on psvr is also legitimately terrifying. Any game with a sit down cockpit view seems to be perfect. The tech will only improve.
 (Octo I ruin everything., Fri 22 Jun 2018, 10:01, , Reply)