Which immersive experience would you prefer?

Which immersive experience will you prefer?

  • Oclus Rift

    Votes: 28 47.5%

  • Some Haptic feedback Jacket/Vest

    Votes: 2 3.4%

  • Microsoft's Hololens

    Votes: 15 25.4%

  • Large DLP projectors

    Votes: 14 23.7%
  • Total voters
    59
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saqibvohra93

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Hi everyone. A short discussion regarding current trending gadgets.

What immersive gaming experience will you prefer?
1. Oculus Rift
2. Some Haptic feedback Jacket/Vest
3. Microsoft's Hololens
4. Large DLP projectors
5. Combination of any of the above?

Short rational reviews, suggestions, criticism will be good :)
 
Wasn't there a feedback jacket that came out back when CompUSA was around (while they were still selling CPUs).

I can't remember but I think it must have been in the mid 90s, anyone?
 
Trying to distance myself from Tek in general I need to take in some books.
 
Prefer? I'd say a 77" curved OLED screen, high end surround sound system with sizeable ported subwoofers, home theater seating with a light dimmer.

That said, I'm quite interested in trying Oculus Rift. Certainly quite a bit smaller and more affordable.
 
I think quality VR is probably the next big thing to me. Haptic feedback doesn't really mean much to me, although I suppose it might if it was VR related. Large screens are great, but they aren't really "new." I've been gaming on a home theater for 7 years. I guess if I had some kind of dedicated room where all of the walls were screens that might be nice...but that's almost like a half-assed VR.
I fully expect early versions of the upcoming VR headsets will be "meh" but in 5 years, look out.
 
polonyc2 said:
easily Microsoft's Hololens technology
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For me its hololens as well. To me seems like it could be very interesting. Its the type of technology that I think could make gamers be more physical. I just envision something like laser tag meets tron.
 
thedocta45 said:
Wasn't there a feedback jacket that came out back when CompUSA was around (while they were still selling CPUs).

I can't remember but I think it must have been in the mid 90s, anyone?
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Yeah, there were some jackets in mid 90's i guess, cant remember the name. But that concept failed due to less advancement in technology.

But certainly now this think is possible i guess. and seems to me really cool.
ARAIG seem to me a really cool product, but cant understand why there funding failed, and i guess they are not coming in any near future?

wont it be cool to play wearing that jacket? coz what we have always focused in gaming is more realistic and immersive experience. Like just for basic immersion, dual shock was introduced in controllers. Why people are not going towards some advance stuff like some haptic jackets? are there any adaption issues?
 
Comixbooks said:
Trying to distance myself from Tek in general I need to take in some books.
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any particular reason?? o_O


John721 said:
Prefer? I'd say a 77" curved OLED screen, high end surround sound system with sizeable ported subwoofers, home theater seating with a light dimmer.

That said, I'm quite interested in trying Oculus Rift. Certainly quite a bit smaller and more affordable.
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Oculus is really cool, but dont you want to try some more immersive experience like Virtuix omni, some haptic jacket that takes you inside gaming. Much more immersive. Coz we have always tried to get more immersive experience while gaming.. :)


Domingo said:
I think quality VR is probably the next big thing to me. Haptic feedback doesn't really mean much to me, although I suppose it might if it was VR related. Large screens are great, but they aren't really "new." I've been gaming on a home theater for 7 years. I guess if I had some kind of dedicated room where all of the walls were screens that might be nice...but that's almost like a half-assed VR.
I fully expect early versions of the upcoming VR headsets will be "meh" but in 5 years, look out.
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Exactly domingo, the quality is always my concerns too. You can easily see pixels boundaries in Oculus, but lets wait for couple of months.. :) May be VR can give us surprise. :)
and yeah, combination of VR and Haptics is some cool stuff, but costly i guess.
But aside the VR, what you think that these jackets/vests or any other setup that let you feel bullets when shot is a nice idea while casual gaming? you are sitting playing in home theater with that haptic stuff. Coz i was thinking that more immersive is always good if done properly. and repeating my statement the dual shock was introduced in controllers and was quickly adapted, maybe that gives some basic immersion.
What are your views? :)
 
polonyc2 said:
easily Microsoft's Hololens technology
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qbanb8582 said:
For me its hololens as well. To me seems like it could be very interesting. Its the type of technology that I think could make gamers be more physical. I just envision something like laser tag meets tron.
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I guess Holo stuff is AR, and gaming in AR is not really cool stuff. Its good for casual use but for gaming i would prefer VR over AR, coz it takes me to another world, the gaming world... And i would like to play in gaming world rather than real world :p

Katotonic said:
Bad news for the hololens:

http://www.winbeta.org/news/microso...low-designer-mike-ey-killed-hit-and-run-crash
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that's sad.
piscian18 said:
which one won't have microtransactions?
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where do you think?? :)
 
John721 said:
Prefer? I'd say a 77" curved OLED screen, high end surround sound system with sizeable ported subwoofers, home theater seating with a light dimmer.

That said, I'm quite interested in trying Oculus Rift. Certainly quite a bit smaller and more affordable.
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^ I like this.

If they can make the VR experience good without having to walk around your office/comp room then I might bite, especially if there is some good software to back it up. But if I have to run around the room like an idiot well, that's what I have a Golds gym membership for.
 
naticus said:
^ I like this.

If they can make the VR experience good without having to walk around your office/comp room then I might bite, especially if there is some good software to back it up. But if I have to run around the room like an idiot well, that's what I have a Golds gym membership for.
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how about controlling the world using mouse, keyboard, controller etc. Just like we control in any FPS games??
 
That'd be a plus :p

Though seriously, I dont think the glass wearing type of VR/3D appeals to me, I'd be more interested in the sci-fi versions of VR (specifically the Matrix and Holodeck types).
 
Ugh, none of the above. Give me a good 4k display, an amazing sound set up, and a comfortable place to sit and I am set.
 
None of the above.
I'm waiting for the holodeck, until then, the good ol monitor will do.
 
Rift/VR for sure.

IMHO, it will be a way more immersive experience than holograms and/or augmented reality. Same with large screen displays and the like. I still have yet to try a Rift out, sadly, but from some of the reaction videos on youtube (even with the first gen SDK), and the basic principles behind it (lenses to fill peripheral view, head tracking and stereoscopic), I can't wait to own one. If they get the tech nailed down, it will be a game changer for media consumption in general.
 
dr.stevil said:
Rift/VR for sure.

IMHO, it will be a way more immersive experience than holograms and/or augmented reality. Same with large screen displays and the like. I still have yet to try a Rift out, sadly, but from some of the reaction videos on youtube (even with the first gen SDK), and the basic principles behind it (lenses to fill peripheral view, head tracking and stereoscopic), I can't wait to own one. If they get the tech nailed down, it will be a game changer for media consumption in general.
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that are some nice thoughts.. :) would you like some feedback on your body?? like when you are shot, you feel the bullets :)
 
saqibvohra93 said:
that are some nice thoughts.. :) would you like some feedback on your body?? like when you are shot, you feel the bullets :)
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nah... I don't think so, but who knows. Some sort of Haptic feedback may be necessary, considering with VR you can't have the screen shake indicating you were shot or whatever, as it would likely make people very motion sick. I don't know if it would need to be a vest though... perhaps just a small motor attached to a VR headset or your mouse, same as a smartphone (or just use a controller)
 
Oculus, although it looks like it might be HTC Vive.

Hololens is interesting, but I think it will still take a little longer before augmented reality is good enough. I think VR like Oculus has already reached the point where it's good enough.
 
None of the above.
With respect to an immersive experience, sex with 3 beautiful girls would be my first choice.
 
If I must choose only from those listed I'd choose large projectors.

The rest play havoc with your senses. You only get part of the experience and it feels wrong to me. Also I already find headphones exteremely uncomfortable an ocolus is 10 times that.
 
RadXge said:
None of the above.
With respect to an immersive experience, sex with 3 beautiful girls would be my first choice.
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So you want augmented reality. It can make a woman appear to you to look the way you want her to.
 
lloose said:
Ugh, none of the above. Give me a good 4k display, an amazing sound set up, and a comfortable place to sit and I am set.
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You can actually do that right now...well, at least more or less. Running most new games at 4K requires untold firepower and my single 980 certainly doesn't cut it. I have a 65" 4K TV I use as a monitor and it's running through my surround system. While nice, I wouldn't call it immersive so much as just a better spin on a normal gaming setup.
There's nothing wrong with wanting that (I did), but I think the OP is shooting for something that changes the gaming paradigm. At least that's how I interpreted it.
 
Domingo said:
You can actually do that right now...well, at least more or less. Running most new games at 4K requires untold firepower and my single 980 certainly doesn't cut it. I have a 65" 4K TV I use as a monitor and it's running through my surround system. While nice, I wouldn't call it immersive so much as just a better spin on a normal gaming setup.
There's nothing wrong with wanting that (I did), but I think the OP is shooting for something that changes the gaming paradigm. At least that's how I interpreted it.
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you got me right.. I am asking for something that can change the gaming convention. What i can conclude from the discussion is that most of the people till want to go with old gaming convention, large or tri-screen, some surround system a recliner.
Maybe the reason is that they dont have any previous experience with immersion. Think I am concerned about is that, do people want to have immersive experience? will they adopt it.. :)
 
Personally, I'm interested in an immersive experience. At the same time, the first revision of every technology tends to be rough at best. I just hope that the VR headsets coming over the next few years aren't so bad that they make people give up on them...a la 3D.
I remember those VR games at mall arcades back in the 90's and they were so rough that the tech full-on died for 20 years.
 
Domingo said:
Personally, I'm interested in an immersive experience. At the same time, the first revision of every technology tends to be rough at best. I just hope that the VR headsets coming over the next few years aren't so bad that they make people give up on them...a la 3D.
I remember those VR games at mall arcades back in the 90's and they were so rough that the tech full-on died for 20 years.
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I share the same thoughts. But the current trend in VR development is growing so rapidly that i believe wont ruin the concept this time. Latest news shows that Google is also developing some VR stuff. So hope for best.
But I am more concerned towards the feedback that a player can receive, and also the controllers we can use to control characters in gaming. Cant really see much development in that area. I cant figure out why, or maybe I am not searching in a right hole :p But all I see is Kor-fx and for controllers, The Delta six. Both of them are very specific for FPS games. :(
 
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