Not counting the very game I'm working on, Half Life 2 VR? Probably either Technolust or Loading Human.
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Microsoft tracking their eyes on the FOVE VR headset.
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Not counting the very game I'm working on, Half Life 2 VR? Probably either Technolust or Loading Human.
Will this work well with AR rather than VR? Is it even possible?
Alx
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In theory the technology could work on both, although the product from FOVE seems to be about VR more than AR.
TheAdmiester
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Even more VR :/
DATABASE DATABASE
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Imagine a sim-ish Halo squad shooter that utilizes eye tracking for HUD navigation/commands. :O
Sounds to me like they are scrambling to secure a VR solution for when the market possibly explodes with Oculus and Project Morpheus.
Just buying a company and trying to make it work with the Xbox sounds a bit messy though, I wonder if this means that they haven't done any proper in-house protoyping for a real head-tracking Microsoft-branded VR headset. (Not talking about AR stuff like Fortaleza)
Just buying a company and trying to make it work with the Xbox sounds a bit messy though, I wonder if this means that they haven't done any proper in-house protoyping for a real head-tracking Microsoft-branded VR headset. (Not talking about AR stuff like Fortaleza)
Alx
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MS Research has been working on many topics linked to head mounted displays, so it's not like they're just empty-handed and playing catch-up. Besides, any head tracking they develop for AR would also be functional for VR, both will have similar hardware and latency constraints.
Finally, they're not buying FOVE, but "incubating" them.
LegendofDragoonLives
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What exactly is tinfoilery about it?
Prevolition
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Nintendo won't make VR in the traditional enclosed sense, but I see them further researching glasses-free 3D and head/eye tracking and doing something with that.
Natureboy99
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Now watch MS downplay VR when their competition beats them to market by a year+. Just like every other MS hardware type ever (Xbox, Zune, Surface).
I hope people reference this thread when the idiot PR downplaying starts rolling in.
I hope people reference this thread when the idiot PR downplaying starts rolling in.
It could be messy, but if they're buying a company that is ahead of the game with eye-tracking, then they'll at least be well-placed to provide a hell of a game-changer.
XB1 VR with eye tracking could theoretically trump PS4 VR with no eye tracking by a massive margin in terms of rendering capability. It would trump high end PC VR as well.
Question is - how far along are FOVE with foveated rendering? Having eye-tracking functionality in a headset is probably fairly do-able at the moment, but making it useful for something is another matter entirely.
Either way, if Microsoft really are getting in the VR game, then its overall fantastic news for all of us. The larger the potential market and the more large manufacturers backing it, the more willing content creators will be in developing large-budget VR experiences.
Alx
Member
Well to begin with, an eye-tracking camera can't see the retina...
lukeskymac
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So it needs to be a game entirely devoted to motion controls to count? Don't be stupid.
I'm really looking forward to playing Driveclub with DS4's improved SIXAXIS. Lower latency sensors and the gyro are gonna make a big difference.
How does any of this affect DriveClub?
lukeskymac
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It has a motion steering option.
Hes speaking on a tangent some user made to dismiss vr as a fad because "motion controls didny catch on" or something like that.
Racing games are indeed a blast. Fzero gx is probably the best racing experience atm imo, but im not in the project cars beta. Horror games? Too chicken. Flight games are amazing though, an enormous improvement over a conventional screen. Translates into tangible benefits in game, too. VR players are destroying non-vr players in elite dangerous.
LukasTaves
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Apple bought the guys who crated Kinect 1, Kinect 2 was created by the Israeli guys Ms purchase.
The main difference in their work is the depth sensing algorithm. K1 uses structured light, K2 uses time of flight.
Racing games(racing sims particularly) will also provide a very real competitive advantage once there's better visibility. An accurate perception of depth is a game-changer not only in terms of immersiveness, but also in judging your placement on the track. Not sure if the DK2's 1080p will be enough to see this benefit come to fruition, but I'm absolutely certain 1440p will.
Right, currently racing games suffer from a short visibility due to resolution, but ive yet to tru a racing game with dk2. Iracing and assetto corsa were unplayable for me on dk1 because I couldnt see curves ahead well. Despite this, you could feel the benefit of turning your head during a drift. Provides the same benefit being able to orient yourself in a flight sim provides in vr.
Aztechnology
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Bumping this due to the release of the Rift for pre-ordering yesterday. Any recent word from these guys. I'm looking around but not finding much.
Aztechnology
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Apparently, the first consumer units are shipping out.
https://blog.getfove.com/2017/01/06...ail&utm_term=0_167c06754c-f1b9a39d50-18951627
https://blog.getfove.com/2017/01/06...ail&utm_term=0_167c06754c-f1b9a39d50-18951627