Virtual Reality in Pandora!

Started by Na'vin Nos'feratxu, June 14, 2014, 08:22:38 PM

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Na'vin Nos'feratxu

Kaltxi, so being a big Avatar fan as most of you are I have dreamed of seeing a place like Pandora in person. Well, not just seeing it, but BEING there.

I'm making this thread to inform all of you of something I have become extremely excited about. VR! (Virtual Reality)
Created in the early 90's, virtual reality was a giant set of goggles you wore while standing in a stationary system that tracked your movement.
When VR came out, the technology was lacking, and thusly it had to wait for the right time. Well guess what!

The time is this YEAR, 2014. Around September, a company called OMNI will be releasing a VERY affordable VR station at only $500
You will also need to acquire the Oculus Rift Headset, which is a now much smaller headset that puts a high definition screen in front of you very eyes.
The OMNI station holds you in place and tracks your movement via a rolling floor. A harness makes sure you don't fall, ever.

You can also acquire many different types of rifles for games of your choice, such a BF4, Counter Strike, CoD etc.
This is a PC connected system. USB is what the OMNI, Oculus and Gun controllers use. So if you have a gaming rig, you can fully immerse yourself in almost ANY game.

How many of you have also dreamt of walking around Pandora? James Cameron will most likely set up a new game with this vision of being IN pandora.
Sony Playstation has also been secretly working on their very own VR headset, I gotta say it looks VERY promising. If Sony has a hand in VR, it means that they know it's the
next big thing in the gaming world. Sony has called their new headset the "Morpheus" and a date is going to be released for it soon.

Can you Imagine? All your movement, your actions, can be done by you instead of a mouse and keyboard?
Truly this is the next greatest technological thing to come. It will be massive, and in my opinion it will REPLACE consoles. No more Wii U, or xbox motion tracking.
Any game you play will have a new and extreme impact on how well you do. Running in game requires you to run, walking, crouching...
So many new factors in the gaming experience. You can get tired, you can get drawn into a firefight and be under pressure. Your movements are more precise, shooting will take on a whole new meaning.

Here is some BF4 Gameplay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTtfAQEeAJI

   
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Kame Ayyo’koti

As if any of us are physically fit enough to use that. :P

HRH I joke, I joke.

But seriously, that's pretty awesome. I've been excited ever since I heard about Oculus Rift. Having something like this to add more realism would make it even more exciting. Can you imagine how real it must make everything? :o

And next week: Aerotrims that allow flying! 8)
"Your work is to discover your world, and then with all your heart give yourself to it."

Ricardo

Funny.
I have seen a similar gadget plus virtual reality in a German TV show circa 15 years ago.
I'd never thought to see it again. :D

archaic

I saw active shutter 3D TV demonstrated more than twenty years ago, but I'd still like to have one now.
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