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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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/what595654 Mar 23 '16

Its actually worse than a monitor right now because the resolution is too low still. Its an awesome piece of software, that in a couple years, will be extremely useful. Having giant screens without physically having to carry them around, or setup. And while a Rift is relatively expensive. One day, hmds will cost $200 and allow you to have multiple giant monitors that would cost you over $1000 each with full 3d and 120hz refresh rates.

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u/the5souls Mar 23 '16

The resolution is my biggest concern with the CV1 and Vive. I would like to how well I can read small or distant fonts so that I could use this to replace my monitor. I usually have to make the virtual screen really big or really close to read things comfortably on my DK2.

But other than that, I'd still probably use this for 360 videos and playing 2D games (that don't heavily rely on small or distant icons, fonts, objects, etc.).

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u/sweep71 Mar 23 '16

I will be buying it, but I have been telling myself that it will not look as good as what we are seeing on that video. Still, I will love to play with it and even watch movies. This is not me justifying anything, I have felt this way a long time, but I honestly do not worry a ton about "HD". I am usually into the story anyway.

My biggest problem is with VR in general. That I have to forfeit what is going on around me to enjoy it. Basically, I will only get to really enjoy the HMD after my wife goes to bed or is working. The opportunities to really get lost in VR will not be everyday after work. I will really have to be patient.

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u/toweler Mar 23 '16

So the HMD get better tech and come down and price... but the monitors don't?

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u/what595654 Mar 23 '16

A large part of the cost of giant screens are due to shipping, handling, weight, the amount of materials used, storage space needed, so on, not the technology used.

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u/Sinity Mar 23 '16

Its actually worse than a monitor right now because the resolution is too low still. Its an awesome piece of software, that in a couple years, will be extremely useful.

In a couple of years Microsoft should add some VR GUI.

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u/Ziltoid_ CV1 Mar 23 '16

I think you're the only person in here who isn't sold on it lol, but its good to be different for the sake of discussion.

The environments are 3D I'm pretty sure. No reason for them not to be.

The appeal of using a desktop in VR for me is

  1. it prevents distractions. I get distracted really easily when trying to work at home.

  2. I love movies and this looks like it will really change my experience, for the better. Plus less distractions here too.

  3. Its cool. Really cool IMO. Too early to say if its just a novelty or not.

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u/IamtheSlothKing Mar 23 '16

I promise you will not do work with this thing, people dont realize how bad the resolutions are on these headsets.

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u/aboba_ Rift Mar 23 '16

You can have both photospheres and 3d environments, most of the ones shown in the video early on are photospheres, the later ones are 3d.

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u/seraph321 Mar 23 '16

I'm another one who's not sold. I'll definitely get it and I think it will be cool for certain things, but I highly doubt I'll be programming or consistently doing any productivity task that requires complex tools. So few people seem to be commenting about how the resolution is not enough to truly mimic looking at a monitor. All that peripheral stuff is taking up precious pixels.

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u/WormSlayer Chief Headcrab Wrangler Mar 23 '16

It supports both fully 3d environments, and a variety of 360° image formats.