Oculus Rift
 

Just how Captain Kirk used to play.

I heard of this a while back but now that the release date is looming over us I'm getting a bit excited about it. Whether or not it'll be any good is left to be decided but it's a serious step up from that last abysmal attempt of futur gamingz. It even has Minecraft but I highly doubt anybody will pay extra dollars just to do all that mining in first person first person, although Hawken and Doom sounds pretty sweet.

Hawken e'rybody;



My only fear is that it won't deliver that in the cockpit feel, which is the only reason I'm considering buying it when it releases. Also in a desperate bid just incase le modders of the shiternet get Skyrim ported (well) to it.

Thoughts, anyone?

I think it's pretty cool. Only time will tell whether it becomes The Next Big Thing or just a flash in the pan like 3D monitors, though.

It looks awesome, I would love to try out Team Fortress 2 and Minecraft just to see how it's like. However I have a big feeling it will cause some serious eye-styrene...

http://cultureandcommunication.org/d...alBoyJapan.jpg

Let's hope they get it right this time.

Yeah, I've always wondered that about VR or anything that projects an image right in front of your eyes - Won't focusing on something like that for ages give you really bad eye strain after prolonged use?

Also I once played a 3D shooter on a projector screen which was close enough to fill my vision, and I got motion sickness. I wonder if you can get motion sickness from VR, or does the field of vision counter-act that? Maybe I should try it one day to find out.

Anyway, cool-looking tech if it gets off the ground. It being compatible with one or two currently popular games will probably help it a bit, but that goes without saying.

Sounds... gimmicky. Could be cool but I'm comfortable with just a monitor for now.

Also Hawken looks amazing.

I've played the beta. It looks better than it plays. It's not bad, though.

I'm giggling furiously at that. It wouldn't be as funny if styrene weren't a chemical that can damage eyes.

Seems like they thought of that.

Found right in their FAQ.

Oh okay. That's interesting.

Oh god. That thing.

E: AND YES I MEANT EYE-STRAIN! Blame my fucking awful auto-correct and me thinking that was the correct spelling.

Interesting use of the Rift. This guy combined it with a gun tracking mod, then played Half-Life 2:

*waits for the crowbar controller*

That's so awesome!

Also G-man still creeps me out.