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Life is pretty busy these days, but the 1-2 times per week I get to jump in VR it still feels amazing. Doing a playthrough of Wolfenstein from 2003 on standalone Quest 2 is just amazing.
Yes, I don't get a lot of time to play games anymore but I still use VR quite a bit. Mostly for exercise unless a great AAA game comes out like Half Life Alyx did, which is pretty rare nowadays.
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Changed jobs recently which should improve my budget.
I've been thinking about poking at more VR with the idea of expanding to Body Tracking. I currently have the Rift S, but wonder if a more straightforward upgrade like this would be to just grab HTC Vive Pro 2 kit. I'm not sure if running Rift S with Vive tracker equipment would create inefficiencies by having hardware, Drivers, and possibly software from 2 brands running instead of just one more integrated system.
I'm also wondering if my gaming laptop is up to running the extra devices ( if body trackers are like a Pointer / Device ). I think my graphics card is fine, but I'm concerned my CPU might be a device management bottleneck. ( maybe I should have more Cores? )
My laptop specs:
Intel© Core™ i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz × 4
RAM 12GB
NVIDIA Corporation GP106BM [GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile 6GB]
I've tried an experiment a few times that used an old Kinect as the "Tracker" using a program called Driver4VR. It worked tracking my feet and hip which is an extra surreal level to VR immersion, however I had some animation stutter especially when turning side to side. It's like there was mix of tracking lag and blackness on the side before the view 'refreshed'.
When this was going on, I was running VRChat plus Driver4VR which ran the Kinect sensor for tracking. Just thinking HTC Vive stuff integrated into SteamVR might be more efficient?
Or maybe I'm overdue for a computer upgrade.
I've been thinking about poking at more VR with the idea of expanding to Body Tracking. I currently have the Rift S, but wonder if a more straightforward upgrade like this would be to just grab HTC Vive Pro 2 kit. I'm not sure if running Rift S with Vive tracker equipment would create inefficiencies by having hardware, Drivers, and possibly software from 2 brands running instead of just one more integrated system.
I'm also wondering if my gaming laptop is up to running the extra devices ( if body trackers are like a Pointer / Device ). I think my graphics card is fine, but I'm concerned my CPU might be a device management bottleneck. ( maybe I should have more Cores? )
My laptop specs:
Intel© Core™ i7-6700HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz × 4
RAM 12GB
NVIDIA Corporation GP106BM [GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile 6GB]
I've tried an experiment a few times that used an old Kinect as the "Tracker" using a program called Driver4VR. It worked tracking my feet and hip which is an extra surreal level to VR immersion, however I had some animation stutter especially when turning side to side. It's like there was mix of tracking lag and blackness on the side before the view 'refreshed'.
When this was going on, I was running VRChat plus Driver4VR which ran the Kinect sensor for tracking. Just thinking HTC Vive stuff integrated into SteamVR might be more efficient?
Or maybe I'm overdue for a computer upgrade.
I guess it's to awkward to tweak the original for PCVR? Or they assume Quest level stand alone VR will have more customers?
I've been interested in this game for a while, but I've been to busy mess with a City Sim.
Some awesome stuff incoming
For Quest 2 users, I recommend this. Surprisingly in-depth and feels great to play.
For Quest 2 users, I recommend this. Surprisingly in-depth and feels great to play.
A cracking video with a look at some of the latest prototypes Oculus/Meta are working on in VR.
Oculus Quest 2 will get a price increase from $300 to $400 on August 1st. Also, ditching Facebook account requirement in same month.
If you're wondering why the price increase, well, they've been taking a loss on the hardware, and leaking money from it for 1.5 years. If you're still on the fence, you should buy right now!
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If you're wondering why the price increase, well, they've been taking a loss on the hardware, and leaking money from it for 1.5 years. If you're still on the fence, you should buy right now!
Meta increases the price of Meta Quest 2 VR headsets by $100
Just a day ahead of its second-quarter earnings report, Meta said it would increase the price of its Meta Quest 2 virtual reality headsets by $100 each.
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This Jim Henson's Labyrinth course looks AMAZING! Walkabout Mini Golf, a great game made better!
I was just curious if anyone else uses a Laptop for VR. Mine is an ASUS RoG VR Ready laptop and I got Oculus Rift S for it just before the Quests started rolling out.
It basically works okay with the Oculus software app launcher, but gets glitchy when trying to us it with SteamVR. I recently tried adding extra tracking that uses an old Kinect and it got much worse.
I've been reading that Laptops may have a limited USB 'bandwidth' that might explain why adding extra tracking makes it freakout. I think I have enough RAM. It also seems like a silly waste of resources to require running the Oculus Software when I want to run something on SteamVR. Sometimes the Oculus Debug tool seems to help, but it's a guessing game on what settings I need to tweak.
Guess I just wondered if it's possible fix this or if I just have hardware limitations.
It basically works okay with the Oculus software app launcher, but gets glitchy when trying to us it with SteamVR. I recently tried adding extra tracking that uses an old Kinect and it got much worse.
I've been reading that Laptops may have a limited USB 'bandwidth' that might explain why adding extra tracking makes it freakout. I think I have enough RAM. It also seems like a silly waste of resources to require running the Oculus Software when I want to run something on SteamVR. Sometimes the Oculus Debug tool seems to help, but it's a guessing game on what settings I need to tweak.
Guess I just wondered if it's possible fix this or if I just have hardware limitations.
Still seeing a $500 price at the links.
I keep thinking about a possible upgrade from my old Rift S and getting something that works directly with SteamVR. It seems like a waste of resources for Oculus to load it's background 'Home' software and from there launch SteamVR.
I'm also not sure how I feel being attached to 'Meta'.
I should really open mineStill seeing a $500 price at the links.
I keep thinking about a possible upgrade from my old Rift S and getting something that works directly with SteamVR. It seems like a waste of resources for Oculus to load it's background 'Home' software and from there launch SteamVR.
I'm also not sure how I feel being attached to 'Meta'.
still in the box since I brought it home. Is it like an annoyance to setup in order to play? You don’t need a fb account anymore, no?
I should really open mine
I think they did undo the FB account requirement.
Have you set it up yet? If so, what do you think?I should really open mine
There's not a regular Meta Quest thread, so posting this here and the Quest Pro ones...
Meta's VR consulting CTO leaves the company, telling the firm to "make better decisions" and "give a damn"
Meta's VR consulting CTO, John Carmack, is leaving the company after "a decade in VR", accusing the firm of "self-sabot…
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Awful news and great final statement. Hope Quest 3 still turns out good next year.Meta's VR consulting CTO leaves the company, telling the firm to "make better decisions" and "give a damn"
Meta's VR consulting CTO, John Carmack, is leaving the company after "a decade in VR", accusing the firm of "self-sabot…
Once a VR true believer, a “wearied” John Carmack leaves Meta
Departing CTO rails against "inefficiency" and "self-sabotage" in the Meta ranks.
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You guys use the referral program on the Oculus store? Pretty easy to get discounts. I have one here for 25% for Iron Man, my favorite game of the year. https://www.oculus.com/appreferrals/D_E_/5017327094985781/?utm_source=2
HTC Vive XR Elite transforms from VR headset to XR glasses | Digital Trends
By being able to remove the battery, HTC's Vive XR Elite can do fully immersive VR in a half-pound headset.
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