Comments on: Oculus Rift VR headset Kickstarter launches http://www.kurzweilai.net/oculus-rift-vr-headset-kickstarter-launches Accelerating Intelligence Tue, 21 May 2013 08:00:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Durabys http://www.kurzweilai.net/oculus-rift-vr-headset-kickstarter-launches/comment-page-1#comment-27304 Durabys Fri, 03 Aug 2012 09:56:29 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=157717#comment-27304 @2012Revolution If you think that it is such a brillinat idea then send all three of them an email, informing them about the others existance. A match made in heaven. Indeed. :D @2012Revolution
If you think that it is such a brillinat idea then send all three of them an email, informing them about the others existance. A match made in heaven. Indeed. :D

]]> By: Ian http://www.kurzweilai.net/oculus-rift-vr-headset-kickstarter-launches/comment-page-1#comment-27302 Ian Fri, 03 Aug 2012 09:13:44 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=157717#comment-27302 This is pretty cool. The sort of thing that might actually get me interested in gaming. This is pretty cool. The sort of thing that might actually get me interested in gaming.

]]> By: 2012Revolution http://www.kurzweilai.net/oculus-rift-vr-headset-kickstarter-launches/comment-page-1#comment-27285 2012Revolution Thu, 02 Aug 2012 22:17:04 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=157717#comment-27285 VR + Euclideon + Imagination Engines. The ultimate synthesis. VR + Euclideon + Imagination Engines.

The ultimate synthesis.

]]> By: ThePhi http://www.kurzweilai.net/oculus-rift-vr-headset-kickstarter-launches/comment-page-1#comment-27265 ThePhi Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:09:16 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=157717#comment-27265 almost 1 million $ ! This is enormous. Finally something different with gaming! Eventually! almost 1 million $ ! This is enormous.
Finally something different with gaming! Eventually!

]]> By: Predictor http://www.kurzweilai.net/oculus-rift-vr-headset-kickstarter-launches/comment-page-1#comment-27255 Predictor Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:13:22 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=157717#comment-27255 Luckey says that the Kickstarter for the Oculus Rift will have the capacity to scale from 100 units to “tens of thousands", so I wouldn't be too worried. Luckey says that the Kickstarter for the Oculus Rift will have the capacity to scale from 100 units to “tens of thousands”, so I wouldn’t be too worried.

]]> By: Matthew Fuller http://www.kurzweilai.net/oculus-rift-vr-headset-kickstarter-launches/comment-page-1#comment-27249 Matthew Fuller Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:13:55 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=157717#comment-27249 Once the full retail version is released, expect gaming to be changed forever. http://www.roadtovr.com/2012/07/07/oculus-rift-2-0-a-1080p-high-fov-hmd-by-2013-under-1000/ Finally! A real change in game immersion. --- Just realized something...how is the occulus team going to assemble hundreds, maybe thousands of kits? That sounds like a LOT of work. Once the full retail version is released, expect gaming to be changed forever.

http://www.roadtovr.com/2012/07/07/oculus-rift-2-0-a-1080p-high-fov-hmd-by-2013-under-1000/

Finally! A real change in game immersion.

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Just realized something…how is the occulus team going to assemble hundreds, maybe thousands of kits? That sounds like a LOT of work.

]]> By: GatorALLin http://www.kurzweilai.net/oculus-rift-vr-headset-kickstarter-launches/comment-page-1#comment-27243 GatorALLin Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:16:11 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=157717#comment-27243 ..wow..... first 24 hours and over 3,400 backers and 3x their original pledge goal already. Gamers Unite! This is what Iove about kickstarter and the combo of a viral idea, the ability to crowdsource and make it happen and be part of the launch and creation. Cool, rock on kickstarter!! The games are the obvious things to get developed from this new VR headset, but I am more interested in the non-gaming applications that might come from the development with this! ..wow….. first 24 hours and over 3,400 backers and 3x their original pledge goal already. Gamers Unite! This is what Iove about kickstarter and the combo of a viral idea, the ability to crowdsource and make it happen and be part of the launch and creation. Cool, rock on kickstarter!! The games are the obvious things to get developed from this new VR headset, but I am more interested in the non-gaming applications that might come from the development with this!

]]> By: Predictor http://www.kurzweilai.net/oculus-rift-vr-headset-kickstarter-launches/comment-page-1#comment-27235 Predictor Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:07:57 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=157717#comment-27235 PC gamer article, mentions the Wrap 1200VR which retails for twice the price and with much smaller FoV. Great value here. http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/08/01/oculus-rift-the-vr-headset-carmack-showed-at-e3-kickstarted-into-dev-kit-production/ PC gamer article, mentions the Wrap 1200VR which retails for twice the price and with much smaller FoV. Great value here.

http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/08/01/oculus-rift-the-vr-headset-carmack-showed-at-e3-kickstarted-into-dev-kit-production/

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