Virtual Reality Headset

[audi321]

einsign said:

http://youtu.be/7bytIGCeGxo

Jesus that's amazing.........why didn't he go and inspect the women!

[BGARK]

These are awesome, I have just bought 4 for Christmas!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/AM-CARDBOARD%C2%AE-Cardboa...


A few VR tests are shown here: http://www.chromeexperiments.com/tag/virtual-reali...

https://play.google.com/store/search?q=virtual+rea...

[BGARK]

HTC RE Vive:

http://youtu.be/eTITJSSRUso

[Bobley]

Looks fantastic but its a while off yet. Get yourself a Google Cardboard kit and have a chuckle for under a tenner in the meantime!

[Tonsko]

Valve are partners with HTC on that, as are HBO. Should find out more at GDC soon!

HL3 confirmed!

[BGARK]

Bobley said:

Looks fantastic but its a while off yet. Get yourself a Google Cardboard kit and have a chuckle for under a tenner in the meantime!

See above post from the 16th Dec

[rsv696]

Here's a great taste of the future!

http://youtu.be/FHCYHldJi_g

[Munter]

It appears Samsung are suggesting we strap our phone into the helmet and use that:
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29044863

[BGARK]

Munter said:

It appears Samsung are suggesting we strap our phone into the helmet and use that:
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29044863

Which is exactly what you can do with Google Cardboard now for a bit of fun.

[Oakey]

From what I gather they're trying to tie VR capable games to specific brand headsets?

Ie, Annual Triple AAA Shooter will only be compatible with OR, etc.

[BGARK]

First VR movie: https://vimeo.com/134754691

[maxdb]

Are there any decent cheaper alternatives out there? I have a Galaxy S6 and don't really want to trust it with Google Cardboard. Amazon seem to stock a few different brands.

[leglessAlex]

maxdb said:

Are there any decent cheaper alternatives out there? I have a Galaxy S6 and don't really want to trust it with Google Cardboard. Amazon seem to stock a few different brands.

Out of interest, what do you mean by saying that?

I've put a few phones in Google Cardboard set ups and never had a problem with the er "hardware" or software...

[maxdb]

I heard a few reports of phones "dropping" out of them and breaking so I'm a bit cautious.

[BGARK]

maxdb said:

I heard a few reports of phones "dropping" out of them and breaking so I'm a bit cautious.

2 elastic bands does the trick.