Oculus Rift VR Rides On Real Roller Coasters

^^ Nope.

Next up, wearing Oculus while having sex... Cuz you know, the "real thing" is just too plain....:rolleyes:
 
Steve said:
Why in the world would you use an Oculus Rift on a roller coaster? That's just dumb. Not to mention a total waste of a ride on a roller coaster. :confused:
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I can see some novelty in a Rift augmented roller coaster. Create a virtual presentation where your sitting in the cockpit of a fighter plane and the roller coasters movements augment the forces on your body of being in the aircraft. Or just a change of landscape....have someone create a presentation where its the same rollercoaster and the same landscape around that can be seen but in a post-apocalyptic zombie scenario....have a zombie drop down just past the riders and watch everyone flinch out of the way, lol.
mzs_biteme said:
^^ Nope.

Next up, wearing Oculus while having sex... Cuz you know, the "real thing" is just too plain....:rolleyes:
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Hey, never know....a future rift that allows for AR could overlay a different person on top of the one your screwing....could be a cure for a dead sex life, lol...at least as long as both parties are cool with it, lol.
 
mzs_biteme said:
Next up, wearing Oculus while having sex... Cuz you know, the "real thing" is just too plain....:rolleyes:
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That's brilliant! Ugly chicks would get a lot more action if dudes could pretend they are banging a super model or porn star or something. Consequently, really hot chicks wouldn't have quite as many men throwing themselves at them, which means they will have to lower their completely ridiculous standards, so that normal guys could have a chance with them. And as normal guys get more opportunities with them, more guys will go after them, hence causing the hot chicks to raise their standards yet again (supply and demand), which means more guys will go for the ugly chicks while wearing an Oculus, repeating the cycle. Genius! Or completely insane, one of the two... :p
 
See, its things like this that make the device look so stupid to other people.

......Oh yeah, & the Facebook too.
 
Actually, this seems like an interesting idea to me. To be able to careen through fantasy worlds and have it feel like you're actually moving through it (because you are actually moving) seems intriguing.
 
Sounds like a great way to make you puke your guts out.

The ride (and your inner ear) are telling you one thing.

The Rift (and your eyes) are telling you something different.

*BLORPH!*
 
Chas said:
Sounds like a great way to make you puke your guts out.

The ride (and your inner ear) are telling you one thing.

The Rift (and your eyes) are telling you something different.

*BLORPH!*
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The whole idea behind the Rift, as opposed to all the previous attempts at VR, is to get rid of the headaches/barfing that VR goggles have traditionally caused.

If you watch the video, it shows them mounting "motion" trackers on the roller coaster wheels, so they can perfectly sync the g-forces of the real roller coaster with the visuals of the headset.

However if puking is the goal, all you really need is a pre-made video that is totally contradictory to the actual ride, and that's very easy to do with much cheaper hardware and less effort.
 
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