Poll: So where have all the VR talk gone?

[Jingle Fett]

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The Serious Sam games have a similiar solution where it gives you tunnel vision whilst you're moving, and can also be turned off.

I still haven't tried Google Earth. I think it has Oculus support now, so I'll have to get on it.

Oh cool, I didn't know the Serious Sam games have free movement, I thought it was teleportation based only. Definitely going to check it out now, haven't had much time to do VR related stuff for a while due to busy schedule.
The last VR game I bought was Arizona Sunshine, I've really enjoyed it. It uses the teleportation similar to The Lab so no free movement but it works quite well (I believe it supports Oculus as well). On the Vive it does a neat thing where you squeeze the grip buttons to pick up objects, which makes stuff feel more believable.

They patched in free-movement for Arizona Sunshine. Something worth checking out. I only played a little at my brothers house. Gotta get that steam-share thing set-up so I don't have to pay out to play the game.

Well whaddya know, it seems you're right. You have to change it in the settings menu because the teleporting is the default setting but it is indeed there. Pleased to say it works quite well, more or less the same as it works in google earth. No dizziness after an hour of gameplay, so that's great.

 

[Jerast]

I had the Vive, and the problem I had was it made me so sick I couldn't play after an hour. Not sick as in a little dizzy, it literally forced me to have to lie down for a few hours afterwards.

Until then I was mostly unimpressed with the game selection anyway, but it was still unfortunate I had to give it away.

 

[JohnnyDelRay]

My experience with VR so far started with the cheap phone mounts that you put on your face. Wasn't too bad if I'm honest, for watching some videos. I then tried Samsung gear vr. Actually much better with the tracking and UI. But never got much beyond that.

What it would take for me to get into VR is for the price to come down, and that's it. I'm still interested in buying a set, but it would almost primarily be for driving sims, and not much else. I have a pretty elaborate rig and chassis set up, which I think would be great with VR. However, my hang up is the total immersion and cutting yourself from the world for extended periods of time. It would be for short stints only, and that's where the price point comes in.

I would be very keen to try it with games like Subnautica, but only for the exploration part of it. Subnautica can get like Minecraft where you are just grinding like hell for resources for very little progress, and I think wearing the headset for these extremely long periods could have some negative effects on your eyesight and maybe motion sickness.

I'd love to try it for real with Dirt Rally or Assetto Corsa though.

 

[Yoshi178]

no one believed me last year when i kept calling VR a gimmick and a fad but low and behold, here we are a year later in 2017 and just like i said, no one gives a shit about or talks about VR gaming anymore.

 

[Lufia Erim]

no one believed me last year when i kept calling VR a gimmick and a fad but low and behold, here we are a year later in 2017 and just like i said, no one gives a shit about or talks about VR gaming anymore.

Except it's not. I made this thread 2 months ago. And realised that the eternal escapist cynics don't give a shit about gaming and technological advancements of said medium. So ive flocked to the psvr subreddit.

Then again, when has the gaming community ever been positive about anything. Hell you know it, you make Nintendo threads and everyone just dumps hate on you. I for one and too old for this shit. Too much hate, you'd think gamers would actually enjoy the medium they spend their time and money on.

I bought my PSVR at the end of june, i wanted to make a thread about it but decided against it because i know how its going to end. Hate and cynisim from people whos never tried it.

I barely post here ( or on any gaming site anymore) there is no more discussions or constructive criticism. It's just not worth it.

And thats why this site and sites like this one are dying. You can't have an eternal spiral of hate without peole getting fatigued.

 

[Danbo Jambo]

I remember all the hype........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEIJP3eDc8M

.....and then Jurrasic Park showed how graphics should be used, and I had my hair cut into curtains.