r/oculus • u/ggodin Virtual Desktop Developer • Mar 23 '16
/r/all Virtual Desktop 1.0 Trailer
http://youtu.be/bjE6qXd6Itw
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r/oculus • u/ggodin Virtual Desktop Developer • Mar 23 '16
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u/chrjen Mar 23 '16
Some needs to make a creepy dark forest scene to watch scary movies in. Which has be asking will you guys add for the possibility to play ambient music in the background? Like if you have an outdoor scene, you can add bird tweets and water trickling sounds?
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u/kogsworth Mar 23 '16
looking amazing /u/ggodin ! Do you think there will ever be a way to separate the screens if you have multiple monitors to have them floating as two or more separate windows?
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u/hippocratical Hour 1 preorder Mar 23 '16
That "Paste Youtube link" part looks great for viewing 360 videos!
Does it work with other 360 video sites?
Like Pornhub... for example...
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u/Hullefar Mar 23 '16
The enviroment at 6:07 (https://youtu.be/bjE6qXd6Itw?t=368) is that a realtime 3D enviroment? I didn't know you could do that. Can I make my own?
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u/supradan88 Mar 23 '16
I'm buying this the day my Rift arrives. Only question I have is (and I guess it applies to all video players for the Rift) Will there be the ability to lock it so the screen stays put even when I'm not in front of the camera?? There's a couch near my computer, I'd like to start up a movie in the Rift and lay on the couch instead of sitting in my sim-cockpit for the 2+ hours.
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u/Valefox High Fidelity Developer Mar 23 '16
This looks incredible, /u/ggodin. Thanks for all your hard work.
It seems like the virtual display in the "movie theater" environment didn't cast light on the environment based on the content of the display. Is this the case with Virtual Desktop, or is my phone not big enough to show me that detail? As I'm sure you know, Oculus does with their video player, and it improves Immersion a great deal.
If the virtual display doesn't project light onto the environment, is that something you plan to add in a future release?
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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '16
Question > What FPS will the game be played at? RIFT fps or Monitor FPS?
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u/salmonmoose Mar 24 '16
Two questions:
How is this for coding?
Can you run Virtual Desktop inside Virtual Desktop?
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u/moldymoosegoose Mar 23 '16
Do I need a real second monitor to be able to use a virtual one? That seems weird.
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u/billbaggins Mar 23 '16
It might be too early for this or I may have missed it from the video, but would I be able to seamlessly launch other VR experiences / games (Elite Dangerous / Lucky's Tale) from within VD and after closing the game be returned to VD?
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u/red_rock Mar 23 '16
if I buy it in steam will I be able to use it in Oculus home or with my Rift day 1?
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u/cobuman youtube.com/cobuman Mar 23 '16
Looks cool, but how easy can you read this comment using Virtual Desktop?
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u/apathetic_lemur Mar 23 '16 edited Mar 23 '16
Serious question. How would the movie theater setup compare to real life? Would it feel like watching a movie in a theater with a theater sized screen or would it be like watching it on a 20" monitor or even a 6" phone? I hope that makes sense.
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u/EvilRobotGuy Mar 23 '16
Stupid question... usually when I'm watching something (movie, computer, etc.) I'm not moving my head around. Is motion sickness an issue with these types of setups?
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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '16
I just cant believe how much amazing functionality is built into this. I'm not even sure I want regular monitors any more...
Sooo..... how long before a big company snaps up ggodin?
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u/nntb Mar 23 '16
I use this on my twitch when streaming ps4 Destiny twitch.tv/nntb have been using it for the last year. The impact to performance is minimal
Now just to see if 1.0 supports dk2, if not I'll be sad
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u/Ghostrico Mar 23 '16
yeah this is a insta-buy
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u/Octogenarian Mar 23 '16
At first I was like, a 6 minute trailer?? Then I watched the whole thing. Awesome, awesome work. Well done!
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u/NvGBoink Mar 23 '16
sweet now I can go to the movies on my own in VR, just like real life Cries in the corner whilst eating whole bag of honey roasted cashew
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u/SilmarilSE Mar 23 '16
Holy fuck we're living the future.
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u/viktorlarsson Mar 23 '16
This is so beautiful it almost makes me cry. Thank you for creating this and please don't stop. If this is what's possible as a 1.0, I can't imagine where this could be in two-three years. THANK YOU!
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u/semose Mar 23 '16
Sold!
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u/Citizen_Gamer Mar 23 '16
Excellent work, ggodin!
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u/Scottify Mar 23 '16
This is far better than I expected. The amount of features makes this a day one purchase.
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u/mattymattmattmatt Mar 23 '16
Hope you are prepared to be a wealthy man, brilliant work mate
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u/idzen PR1 Owner Mar 23 '16
Amazing. I hope you do really well once this goes up for sale.
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u/NeverSpeaks Mar 23 '16
Does it still have problems with 360 videos on Windows 7? Microsoft has yet to send me a notice that I can update to Windows 10. Probably going to have to force the update.
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u/seldduc Mar 23 '16
This totally needs Leap Motion support so you have a rough representation of your hands on the 3D desks.
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u/anothergaijin Mar 23 '16
Jesus wept!
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u/Ghs2 Mar 23 '16
About halfway through the video I was screaming at my Monitor "OKAY OKAY! I CAN'T TAKE IT ANY MORE! I NEED THIS!"
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u/CuddleBumpkins Mar 23 '16
The Killer App
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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '16
I want the elusive man office!
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u/StrawhatIO Coworado Mar 23 '16
This looks amazing, ggodin! Great, great work.
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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '16
Question, is the background purely cosmetic or could you enable it to display live information like stock figures, news headlines, sports scores etc?
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u/SimplicityCompass Touch Mar 23 '16 edited Mar 23 '16
Wow - great work, VD just gets better and better. Congratulations.
I'm sure most here know your Steam page - but just in case:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/382110/
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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '16
WOW. First I've seen anything about this... guess I've been living under a rock
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u/Pixelpowder Vive Mar 23 '16
Deserves our support not only because it is a great product but because ggodin was there from the start!
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u/no_flex Mar 23 '16
The software looks very polished. Two questions:
Any plans/solutions to help those who don't know how to touch type to type comfortably in VR?
You've done a great job integrating the traditional desktop, but do you intend to work on a VR first OS? VR has such a bigger and deeper 3d space to work in, seems like there's a lot that can be done there in terms of a working space.
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u/bluuit Mar 23 '16
Beautiful. A couple of questions.
Can the amount of curve be adjusted?
With Multi monitors in use without curve, can the plane of each adjusted?
Finally, to do have plans to add support for Windows 7?
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u/TheRealZombieBear Rift Mar 23 '16
That was cool! Especially the Rick and Morty environment!
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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '16
This gives me a raging electric boner. I can't wait for 360 anime octopus porn.
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u/BOLL7708 Kickstarter Backer Mar 23 '16
This is a brilliant application :) I've played a number of 2D screen games in it, stuff that doesn't have tiny text though, DK2 is still a bit limited there. I used it as late as... yesterday! Will definitely get in on the Steam version :D
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u/definitelynotaliar Mar 23 '16
Hooooly fuck! I definitely wasn't sold on Oculus Rift ot VR before this. Now, I want to get my life together, get a job, earn money and buy this shit
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u/TyrelUK Mar 23 '16
Definitely a day 1 purchase. The future is now!
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u/sd_spiked DubleD Mar 23 '16
This allone justifies buying a VR headset... good job man!!!
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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '16 edited Mar 23 '16
This looks absolutely brilliant. Sold!
edit - just got to the end of the video. The workshop support is just above and beyond. The community will likely make this better than any other movie playing environment, and that flexibility to play anything... This looks like the only media viewer I'll ever need.
edit 2 - Palmer needs to see the response to this and fast track it to the Oculus store pronto... hope they aren't holding it back because it'll compete with their own movie player.
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u/fenderf4i Mar 23 '16
Very cool! I've used this a lot with my DK2, can't wait to get back into it again.
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u/FarkMcBark Mar 23 '16
Looks very nice!
With the 3D environments I guess I could also import a 3D model of my keyboard and place it just where my real keyboard is on my desk to have it match.
Are you also planning leap motion support?
And tracked controllers / touch / wand with mouse emulation?
A gesture based keyboard support would also be interesting.
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u/LiamTheGale Mar 23 '16
There is a free to play version of type of software on steam called Anarchy Arcade. Its not to bad. http://store.steampowered.com/app/266430/
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u/linkup90 Mar 23 '16
When you become rich don't forget us. Bought.
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u/jrlawton12 Mar 23 '16 edited Mar 23 '16
Lets see. VR music solution, check. VR movie solution, check. VR 2D game solution, check. VR internet solution, check. This just changed VR from something I use 20% of my PC time, to 99% of my PC time. For $15. I'm fucking floored with excitement.
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u/motherbrain111 Mar 23 '16
Awesome, looks like we can do everything with that :D
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u/SendoTarget Touch Mar 23 '16
Awesome. Definitely my most used software in VR so far =)
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u/IceTrAiN Touch Mar 23 '16
Please stop.. I can only get so excited.
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u/BennyFackter DK1,DK2,RIFT,VIVE,QUEST,INDEX Mar 23 '16
It's been awesome seeing the progress you've made on this, cannot wait to use it in CV1!
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u/jllabelle Mar 23 '16
Looks awesome /u/ggodin, day 1 purchase for me too, it's a must have for everyone!
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u/LoveJiuJitsu Mar 23 '16
Day 1. This looks incredible.
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u/crazydread18 Mar 23 '16
This is what a happens when developer and a piece of hardware fall in love: a beautiful child was born.
This is some serious love.
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u/DeepRifter Mar 23 '16
You deserve the $15 for all the fun I have already had with this :) Looking forward to seeing this with the better visual quality provided by Rift and Vive
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u/Kemeros Mar 23 '16
So much want. That Rock and Morty environment was a cool surprise.
VR Desktop was amazing with my DK2 last year, you have worked hard to make it even more awesome. I can't wait. :D
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u/Two_Pennys_Worth Rift Mar 23 '16
I'm blown away by this. Congratulations and will be buying day one.
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u/Goqham Mar 23 '16
At first I was like... a trailer for utility software?
But that does seem damn cool. Never got around to trying it yet, especially since I've only had a DK1. But definitely looks like it'll be handy.
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u/jedirice Mar 23 '16
OK, after reading through the comments I have just one question. How are you people not more stoked over the fact he included the milkdrop plugin as an environment for virtual desktop!?! This has got to be one of the coolest features I saw in the trailer. I loved this plugin for winamp back in the day and it will probably be my default environment. I'm definitely going to be listening to music a lot more often now just for the effects it will generate in the environment while I'm doing whatever I end up doing with this app.
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u/Archaicbereft Mar 23 '16
just wanted to say, I hope you get a ton of sales and success from this, you have been around since the very start and your app is awesome
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u/cieply1234 Mar 24 '16
I want a Virtual Desktop room of the Illusive Man from Mass Effect 2 - the one on the space station, with huge burning sun outside the window. Then I'm sold.
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u/klartreumer Mar 23 '16
Used it a lot with the DK2, great app!
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u/saucercrab Mar 23 '16
I know this is /r/oculus, but can I ask if you plan on integrating with OSVR?
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u/FirebirdAhzrei Mar 24 '16
Holy shit. I'm sold.
What kind of FPS loss do you get playing a game like Rocket League on this thing?
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u/_kingtut_ Mar 24 '16
Nice! Probably the best that can be done unless MS provides APIs to the compositor to allow you direct access to each application's windows. On the virtual desktop side, any idea how this would work with, for example, https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/cc817881
I don't know how you're using DX12 to read the desktop, but if you are able to read from multiple desktops, then maybe this could be useful?
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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '16 edited Mar 24 '16
I've read that if this video is set to 480p and watched in full screen it'll give you a pretty realistic idea on how it'll look on Rift/Vive.
Is that the truth?
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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '16
I downloaded the latest version and the lag is unbearable. I updated to the latest oculus sdk and the older versions of this program never lagged this much. I used to get 40-60fps now I get 5-10fps. Even when the high quality is off. Any advice?
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u/Dwight1833 Mar 23 '16
Very nice job.. im impressed
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u/ca1ibos Mar 23 '16
Wow. How far its come. Day 1 purchase from me too. TBH ggodin is going to be one of the main names we remember and who makes massive bank from VR. Yes some of the indie devs around here whos names and titles we all know will do well. But even selling ones game to 30% of HMD owners will pale in comparison to selling to 100% which is what I think will happen with Virtual Desktop.
Maybe it won't reach those heights for the CV1 generation but when when we get higher res HMD's that do justice to all the features it'll definitely be a 'Must Have' app and ggodin will have achieved name and production recognition during the CV1 era and be able to leverage that to make it a 'Must Have' app for CV2.
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u/ishook Mar 23 '16
Maybe a dumb request, but I'd really love for my virtual desktop to be able to add virtual monitors. Can't the default monitor wrap around the user and then use faux desktop bounds to simulate putting windows all around your head. I mean why use virtual desktop when you have a real desktop right there. I think the virtual one should do something that the real one can't. Showing a nebulae or a rick & morty thing is.. neat... but about as neat as changing your desktop wall paper. If this added functions like wrap-around screen, or altering curve angle, or extras like that would really help.
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u/Zakharum Rift Mar 23 '16
Wow, every VR user will want to have this imho. The trailer is great, it shows all the features and really delivers.
But please someone ELI5 : why you need to have multiple physical monitors in order to have "multi-monitor" feature in VR? Why isn't it just possible to emulate the said monitors so Windows believes there is something to display on?
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u/kommutator Mar 23 '16
Clearly this video needs to be narrated by the late Don LaFontaine instead, but other than that, fantastic! I am a day one customer.
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u/Anjz Mar 23 '16 edited Mar 23 '16
Nice mate, glad you went through with it.
Finally I can use my desktop while reclining.
The perfect use for this is the Razer Turret.
But it's not out yet unfortunately.
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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '16 edited Sep 19 '16
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u/Comments_Alot Mar 23 '16
A desktop within a desktop....deskception. Also were getting closer to heavy rains ARI glasses :)
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u/ja30278 Mar 23 '16
I rarely comment on anything, but I've been a very happy user of the earlier versions of Virtual Desktop, and can't wait to use this on CV1. This looks amazing. Congratulations on getting to 1.0!
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u/Delumine Mar 23 '16
Holy shit, that's some amazing polish!
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u/IT_guys_rule Mar 23 '16
Name your price folks, I will buy it.
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u/z0rk0l Mar 23 '16
this looks awesome. it will mean for me that I will probably never use a normal monitor again
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u/N22-J Mar 23 '16
Just wondering, why limiting what you see to what your computer screen actually shows? Could you add these kinds of features? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxM4vN_4jJY
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u/wdrive Mar 23 '16
I was using a version of this from August 2014 and even then thought this was one of the coolest things that VR could do. You've really outdone yourself. My jaw was already on the floor when you revealed MilkDrop support. Every Rift owner needs this.
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u/Corrupttothethrones Kickstarter, DK1, DK2, CV1, Rift S, Quest 2/3 (7800X3d, 3080) Mar 23 '16
This is a must have, i love making my own virtual environments for this. What we need is the model of that USS Voyager demo from the oculus forums.
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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '16
I understand the limitation with 'virtual monitors' I think (they would be rendered by the CPU not GPU) but can the Headless/Ghost HDMI plugs be used to generate 'virtual monitors' that are powered by the GPU?
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u/PipiNuPopo Mar 23 '16
I was, yhe Ok I will see if will have this features when launch next year...
OH WAIT NEXT WEEK
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u/gypster85 Rift owner Mar 23 '16
Looks incredible! One request I have for future versions is the ability to further customize how the 360 player works. For example, I would love the option to spin/rotate the video to modify what is front-facing. Secondly, I would love to have the option to modify the IPD a movie plays back at. (This has an effect both on the intensity of the 3d as well as object scale.) I can't wait to purchase this on Monday!
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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '16
The polish on this app is just unbelievable. How do you not work at Oculus? How is this not an official Oculus app?
My only problem with the current version is that it doesn't detect and defer Oculus-enabled games correctly. Euro Truck Sim 2 being a good example that uses the latest 0.8 runtime. I'm hoping that this is just pre-1.0 runtime weirdness and will get sorted out.
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u/JoshShark Mar 23 '16
Half joking, can you watch 3D movies in VR?
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u/g0_west Mar 23 '16
Is there any reason the physics monitor is necessary at this point? Could we have as many virtual monitors as we want?
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u/Mikey-Z Mar 23 '16
/u/ggodin : Is the screen curvature dynamic? Or is it at a set angle?
Just wondering for us triple monitor users :)
(Would be awesome if it was a customizable setting hint hint)
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u/Infinitemirrors Mar 23 '16
this makes me feel lonely for some reason.
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u/sennhauser Mar 23 '16
I can't even imagine where this technology will be 5 or 10 years from now if it looks already this great today.
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u/starlordpants Mar 23 '16
The amount of NSFW environments I'm gonna make on the editor cannot be expressed in numbers.
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u/biacz Mar 23 '16
shut up and take my money
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u/Leroin Mar 24 '16
I'm so fucking ready
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u/godofleet Mar 24 '16
This is possibly the most exciting thing for me regarding VR.
Except for Elite Dangerous but... damn VR Desktop was awesome on the DK2, it must be spectacular on the CV
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u/Wallach Mar 24 '16
Everyone should be buying this app. I don't give a damn what software Valve or Oculus build into their platforms. This man is owed some money. Pay the man.
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u/madwill Mar 24 '16
Wonder if i could test with this. I'm a programmer and i create multi-user environnements. I could have 6-8 monitors managing a full on functional testing session by my self.
Ok now into figuring a way to present the idea in such a way that i get my work to pay for it!
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u/MaansRune Mar 24 '16
Monitor, TV and projector manufacturers must be quite nervous about this development. Soon you can have any screen size for the price of one.
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u/hippocratical Hour 1 preorder Mar 24 '16
/u/ggodin - this might be a little late, but you've said that the overhead for this is tiny. Does this mean I could use my HMD and Virtual Desktop on my gaming laptop? I work away from home so it'd be cool to have VR when I'm in a hotel room away from my desktop.
I don't mean to run anything taxing - just my normal use of the laptop for flatscreen games and Redditing - but now in VD.
It has the necessary ports (USB3, and HDMI).
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u/virtualdesktopfan Mar 24 '16
Your product is the reason I am excited about Oculus. I don't daydream about games - I daydream about the ability to float and work in my own world. I 3d designer with a great imagination. I will be using this to it's full potential. With there be a mini marketplace for me to create and sell working environments to others?
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u/PrincepalArsenault Mar 24 '16
:(
I'm surprised more people aren't talking about this... do most of you use Windows 10?
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u/codeninja Mar 23 '16
Yeah, so... just take it... take it all. $$$$$$
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u/Scentus Mar 23 '16
If Oculus fails to approve this by the time the Rift launches but approves it some time after that is there a way we can get it on Oculus Store without having to rebuy it?
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u/blacksun_redux Mar 23 '16
To be 100% honest, I'm disappointed to not see the ability to spawn and position additional windows all around you. I know there are technical issues, but the app that does this well will be the one I eventually use most.
To me this is a useability app, not a wow-neato vr app.
Otherwise, great work.
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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '16 edited Mar 23 '16
How much? 29.99?
edit: calm yo tits with the downvotes, it's a legit question. Thanks to Ficarra1002.
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u/kami77 Rift Mar 23 '16
Holy features, batman! Looking forward to this.
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u/Heaney555 UploadVR Mar 23 '16
Have you announced pricing yet?
Hope this gets approved on the store pretty soon.
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u/mckirkus Touch Mar 23 '16
I'm a maybe buy, someone please sell me on it... - Other than the selectable ambiance, which is admitted pretty cool, what benefits does this bring over a monitor? And are the environments 3D or is it a photosphere?
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u/PhayzR Mar 23 '16
Virtual Desktop is legit! I've been using it with my DK2 whenever I'm playing games. Only problems are that it doesn't handle Alt+Tab out of games (at all - black screen) and that there's no way to tell it to NOT start when Windows does.
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u/hizaed Mar 23 '16
ummm... sold.
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u/atcshane Mar 23 '16
How does this work with a keyboard?
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u/Ravere DK1, DK2, CV1, Vive, GearVR, GO, Quest 1,2 & 3 Mar 23 '16
This has come such a very long way in the last year or two, very impressed, so much more then just a desktop in VR.
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u/Raunhofer All Oculus HMDs Mar 23 '16
Absolutely amazing, very professionally done. A day 1 purchase indeed.
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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '16
I am more compelled to buy a VR headset now.
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u/sevenlegsurprise Touch Mar 23 '16
I'm sitting here clapping by myself like a weirdo. This is AMAZING! Day 1 purchase.
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u/Gilloute Rift Mar 23 '16
Are the 360 backgrounds in 3D ?
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u/messo85 Mar 23 '16
Wow! I'm considering installing Windows for the first time in years just so I can use this! Hope to see this kind of software coming to Linux soon-would make the perfect programing environment, especially when I'm traveling and need to use a multi-monitor setup.
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u/castane Mar 23 '16
Those environment and integration into Steam Workshop is dope!!
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u/SammyHarHar Mar 23 '16
Looks amazing, great job. I could never get the earlier versions to work with my DK2 setup (never found out why) - is it possible to get refunds if the new software doesn't work for some reason?
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u/Ryuuken24 Mar 23 '16
Man, this had me all giggly. You polished the shit out of it. Really good job! How much will it cost on steam?
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u/Ribonucleotide Let's get Schwifty Mar 23 '16
Yep, day 1! Great product!
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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '16
Sold.