Let's snort powdered sugar and play A Night at the Roculus for the Oculus Rift DK2. Nod your head in rhythm to Haddaway's "What Is Love" and get the highest score possible without straining your neck. No Chris Kattans were harmed in the making of this video.
Download the demo.
Check out the official website.
A Night at the Roculus is made by Holden Link and Nic Vasconcellos.
Watch reality unravel as I experience SightLine: The Chair for the Oculus Rift DK2. My friends tell me it's like taking Salvia.
Download the demo here.
SightLine: The Chair is made by Tomáš "Frooxius" Mariančík and Louis Arrigoni.
Hold down your control keys while developer Yorick van Vliet tries to scare you into letting go. Isn't that Velociraptor just adorable?
Check out the 3:03 mark to watch me terrify my friend.
Don't Let Go is made by Yorick van Vliet (Skydome Studios).
I took my Oculus Rift DK2 to Charlotte, NC recently to introduce virtual reality to a bunch of friends. The above photo is one of my favorites from the event. The guy wearing the headset was playing Ocean Rift and was terrified of the sharks. We watched him play it for over 20 minutes.
Here are two of my favorite comments from the post I shared on reddit:
Watch my friend Gabriel and I hack and slash our way through A.J. Tavakoli's Temple of Merk, a melee combat game for the Oculus Rift DK2, with a Razer Hydra. Our friend Sean was almost killed during the making of this video. You owe it to him to watch it in its entirety.
Travel back in time with me to 1970 Quebec as I drive trucks, search for clues, and tip over Ski-Doos in Kôna, a first-person survival adventure game that can be played with the Oculus Rift.
Download the demo at its (successfully funded) Kickstarter.
Kôna is made by Parabole.
A screencap of Kôna's controls.
Join me as I see just how deep the rabbit hole goes in The Matrix VR, an Oculus Rift demo that allows you to experience select key moments from the original film. Check the timestamps below to jump to the different gameplay segments available.
The Construct - 1:33
The Jump Program - 4:33
Rooftop BulletTime Dodge - 12:11
The Final Hallway - 15:12
The Matrix VR is made by Tipatat Chennavasin, Eric Beyhl, and Jon Dadley.
Explore a faithful recreation of Star Hill from Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars in this Oculus Rift DK2 demo from Peter Valencia.
I added footage from the original Star Hill after the credits so you can compare them yourself.
Using just your webcam, FaceRig (Holotech Studios) maps your facial movements onto a virtual avatar of your choice. I check out the beta and explore its current offerings, looking at the avatars, backgrounds, and customization that's available. I end the video by testing the program on Omegle.
Here are my impressions I wrote on NeoGAF:
Steam beta keys have been sent out to Indiegogo backers. It'll go into public beta starting tomorrow, at which it'll cost $15. It costs $10 if you preorder.
I messed with the program for a while yesterday and it works pretty well. They decided to include all the virtual avatars they currently have (excluding licensed ones, which can be downloaded later). The thing that surprised me the most is the amount of customization you have over avatars and backgrounds. You can also create your own in a separate modeling program and import them. I also used it on Omegle for a little bit. That was... interesting. I saw one guy on Twitch using the program already.
It's not perfect and they have some kinks to work out. They said they are focused on fixing bugs for the next couple of weeks.
