Although it seems like the Oculus is going to get upstaged in a hurry - the HTC Vive looks like it could be a better product. I think VR will really take off when it is available for gaming consoles though.
On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 11:12 AM, Robert Andrews <[email protected]> wrote: > Kind of like the iPod... No, exactly like the iPod... > > On 04/01/2016 09:02 AM, Jason McKemie wrote: > >> I really don't see how the Oculus gear is anything other than a >> progression of what was previously on the market. True, the others did >> not succeed in the same way that Oculus has, but that is more of a >> matter of timing. >> >> On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 11:00 AM, Simon Westlake <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I don't know if I agree with that. It's a pretty big leap forward >> from what was previously available. I'm not saying they created it >> in a vacuum, but I find it hard to downplay the achievements of the >> teams involved. It's not like they just bought a bunch of readily >> available components, banged them together and out came a headset. >> >> On 4/1/2016 10:57 AM, Jason McKemie wrote: >> >>> There were also many other VR companies before Oculus. I've been >>> watching the VR scene for at least two decades, what Oculus has >>> benefited from is the advancement motion tracking, higher >>> resolution displays, processing, etc (technologies not specific to >>> VR), Oculus really didn't do anything groundbreaking here. The >>> technology has been maturing for a long time, the masses are just >>> starting to take notice - and large companies are following that >>> interest. >>> >>> On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 10:38 AM, <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Little more to the back story. The kid had some US DOD >>> friends and labs that gave him access to the latest technology >>> in the field. >>> *From:* Simon Westlake <mailto:[email protected]> >>> Look at Palmer Luckey - this kid was banging together VR >>> goggles in his bedroom, and everyone said the kind of virtual >>> reality goggles that are now shipping were impossible to make >>> just a couple of years ago. Now that he pushed it forward and >>> figured it out, HTC is making a headset, Sony is making a >>> headset.. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> Simon Westlake >> Skype: Simon_Sonar >> Email:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> Phone:(702) 447-1247 <tel:%28702%29%20447-1247> >> --------------------------- >> Sonar Software Inc >> The next generation of ISP billing and OSS >> https://sonar.software >> >> >>
