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[–] SourDrink@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm way too excited for this head set. I spent most of my COVID years in VR, but haven't had a chance to play since I moved.

Hopefully the release doesn't get botched.

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah the chip shortage is going to fuck up the release.

I want one badly.

[–] SourDrink@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not sure. I use it for fitness.

I got a boxing game and the shooting one on my main rotation.

Moved and haven't set it up again. Frame would make things easier.

[–] SourDrink@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Me too! I got a lot of my exercise from Thrill of the Fight and SuperHot VR. I also got into Skyrim VR with all the mods. I still get a little creeped out by sounds of the Frostbite Spider.

Any shooting games you'd recommend?

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Pistol Whip is my fucking jam. Shooting music. Good exercise. I got it in a humble bundle for a steal. Old reddit post about bundles

For RPG ish. I played the forest with my wife. It has VR beta. Amazing experience.

I tried to rescue my wife when we were ambushed... Punched my coffee table IRL. 10/10

I have skyrim VR. Haven't played yet.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1079800/Pistol_Whip/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/The_Forest/

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I am interested in the headset, but it’s going to depend entirely on how much it costs. I’ve never played VR, It’s always been too expensive. The closest I got was those phone mount goggle things.

[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's 100 percent worth the experience. I really hope that this device helps VR really start to take off. There's massive potential but adoption is horrible because like you said it's so effing expensive. Also as a note: if you're prone to motion sickness your first month is going to be absolute hell. I have the middle ear of a geriatric and just could not get adapted. Games like Beat Saber are amazing but anything that required movement messed me up, usually under 10 minutes.

[–] SourDrink@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I heard from friend that the slight lag between movement and visuals is what throws people off, but I ain't no scientist.

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It depends on what sort you're talking about. Lag will definitely mess you up, but it is mostly a solved issue. Low frame rate stutter can be unpleasant however.

The big issue is moving around. If you "feel" like you're moving in game, but your body is not moving, it creates motion sickness. It's the inverse of trying to read a book in a car, with the same results.

I'm normally fairly immune to it. I played subnautica in VR (modded). It was amazing, but I could only do 5-10 minutes max before I had to stop.

The other big source (mostly affecting 3D TV) is offset eyes. A lot of people have 1 eye very slightly higher than the other, or stand with a slight head tilt. If you force the stereoscopic effect then their eyes want to rotate. Since they can't do that, it creates migraine like headaches.

[–] SourDrink@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I wonder if the eye tracking would help out with that

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Vr headsets can deal with tilted heads fine now. You still need to tune the Interocular distance properly.

[–] SourDrink@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Took me a long while to get my VR legs

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I’m very lucky, it took me just a couple short sessions. My friend had me try his Vive, just some “stand in place” stuff. I loved it so much I picked up a kit immediately, and smooth motion was JARRING at first. I downloaded Natural Locomotion and used that for a bit, which I think helped a lot. But now smooth motion with analog stick is no problem!

[–] SourDrink@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Holy hell! That's an amazing program! I'll definitely need to check this out