looks like we are going to need that VR thread, Ycombinator just posted they are going all in, and this
Three Unexpectedly Good Things VR Will Probably Cause
And of the experiences currently available for the Vive, almost all the most popular ones require considerable physical exertion and, yes, vigorous arm movements. Of approximately 25k Vive users at the moment:
10k of them play Hover Junkers
13k play Space Pirate Trainer (ducking, weaving, shooting)
8k play Holopoint.
5k play Vanishing Realms (RPG featuring vigorous arm motions and rapid dodging).
“According to Capcom’s official stat tracker on ResidentEvil.net, 9.6 percent of all players worldwide have used VR to play the game.
It’s extra impressive considering VR support is only available on PS4, just one of RE7′s three supported platforms. ”
“I found my first gamechanging VR application in a strange place:
A graphing calculator. Meet Calcflow.
It’s a tool that allows you to use your brain’s incredible capacity for interpreting 3D spatial objects to help you learn mathematical concepts. It takes an idea or a formula and makes it into an object, rich with depth and complexity. And then it allows you to see how different variations in mathematical concepts affect this wonderful bizzaro world.”
looks like we are going to need that VR thread, Ycombinator just posted they are going all in, and this
Three Unexpectedly Good Things VR Will Probably Cause
And of the experiences currently available for the Vive, almost all the most popular ones require considerable physical exertion and, yes, vigorous arm movements. Of approximately 25k Vive users at the moment:
10k of them play Hover Junkers
13k play Space Pirate Trainer (ducking, weaving, shooting)
8k play Holopoint.
5k play Vanishing Realms (RPG featuring vigorous arm motions and rapid dodging).
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2016/05/three-unexpectedly-good-things.html
“According to Capcom’s official stat tracker on ResidentEvil.net, 9.6 percent of all players worldwide have used VR to play the game. It’s extra impressive considering VR support is only available on PS4, just one of RE7′s three supported platforms. ”
http://www.gamesradar.com/capcom-says-96-percent-of-resident-evil-7-players-are-living-the-horror-in-vr/
“I found my first gamechanging VR application in a strange place:
A graphing calculator. Meet Calcflow.
It’s a tool that allows you to use your brain’s incredible capacity for interpreting 3D spatial objects to help you learn mathematical concepts. It takes an idea or a formula and makes it into an object, rich with depth and complexity. And then it allows you to see how different variations in mathematical concepts affect this wonderful bizzaro world.”
https://singularityhub.com/2017/01/18/get-ready-to-love-math-with-this-sweet-vr-calculator/
https://www.oculus.com/experiences/rift/1143046855744783/