eeeeeee I'm so excited. I don't have to go to school since we are snowed in and it's about -4 degrees.
I think it looks great. It might not be practical for shooters and things but with all the neat demos and things I think it'll be awesome.
I'll update this topic when I get it.
UPDATE: IT ARRIVED
UPDATE: SETTING UP
The first thing I noticed was that the box was massive. Much bigger than I expected. Think briefcase size. I'm adjusting it right now, and it's really light. Maybe 2/3 of a pound.
This is annoying. The gears to adjust lens location go inwards, and require a screwdriver to use.
It's not terrible, just annoying. You need to get the lenses in the proper position for it to look nice, and you can't adjust them via screwdriver while looking through them. You have to take it off, adjust, put it on, adjust, take it off, adjust, put in on, until it finally looks perfect.
lol. I just had a ton of trouble getting it working. I followed all the instructions and troubleshooted for 20 minutes to see why the Rift wasn't displaying the game. I just found out that it's because I never pressed the power button.
Brilliant.
UPDATE: JUST WENT ON A ROLLERCOASTER OH MY GOD
Oh my god. I got the rollercoaster working with it and that was incredible. Leaning over the edge of the coaster and looking down was terrifying. It was also really bad when it plummeted straight down. Some bits made me jump, but nothing made me want to scream or anything like you see in the videos.
Also, about the pixels, I saw none at all during my time using it unintentionally. If you come out of focus and look for them they are very clearly visible, but if you just relax your eyes they can't be seen.
I did get a headache after that, and I'm gonna go rest now. Everything I read said that if you tried to push through it you'd be sick for hours, and you just had to take a break once it started.
OPINIONS AFTER A FEW HOURS OF PLAY:
Tried the Heli Hell Demo.
http://www.riftenabled.com/admin/app/13
This was the coolest demo I've tried so far. It's not the prettiest game but it gives you a really neat feeling of flying through the air, and I actually jumped backwards when I crashed into a tree. When you do a downwards barrel roll or anything like that it really gets you motion sick instantly. I had to take a break after crashing. Suggest things for me to play!
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My thoughts on it so far,
If anyone is concerned that it won't work with their glasses, the lenses are at an adjustable distance from your eyes. You can just press them back so that you and your glasses fit in fine. The pixels are not a problem at all for me. A higher resolution would be nice, because everything is a little bit blurry (especially off to the side of the screen) but it's amazing and it's really pretty impossible to describe without playing it.
It's a lot of fun, although it will get you sick the first few times you do it. I'll post some more about it once the novelty effect wears off.
EDIT: SHOWING IT OFF TO LAWYERS
So, my mom wanted me to do some tech support for some people at her office, since they are all 40-55 year old lawyers they aren't really that tech savvy.
Anyway, she called the school and told them I was sick so that I could come down to the office, where I helped them with some router trouble and fixed some people's computers. I brought the Oculus Rift with me, and showed it to some of her friends. The younger people I've shown it to (like my sister and myself and a young intern) didn't really freak out, but they did find it really cool. The older people like my mom and her friends screamed and freaked out, and had to take it off a few times mid demo.
It's been really fun sharing it with people.
(also, yaknow, no school.)
