Cymatic Bruce Gives Besr ocuslus Rift Review Videos

Post by **phillypro** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 2:49 am

this guy basically takes us on an emotional aspect journey with the rift...how things feel to him in the oculus perception as he fine tunes and creates his version of the star trek holodeck complete with hydra arm controls

he does a weekly journal and its really cool to watch his progress on his oculus rift adventure

[youtube-hd]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu7GXiwyoAQ[/youtube-hd]

Post by **Lookforyourhands** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 5:06 am

cool video. look for your hands

lol

Post by **braddas** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 5:38 am

Great video! It was really interesting how weirded out he got when he was too close the NPC, I wonder if this sort of reaction will be universal? I also wonder if the appeal of just walking around and exploring a new environment (something I don't tend to do for very long in an FPS) will become lessened as the novelty of VR wears off. I hope not.

Post by **Cymatic** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:17 am

Woah, an MTBS3d thread about me?!

Thanks for the feedback everyone! I will be posting videos on a weekly/bi-weekly basis. If you have questions, requests, or specific things you would like me to try, I am definitely open to that!

Cheers,

--Cymatic Bruce

Post by **MrGreen** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:29 am

Keep it up Bruce. I'll be vicariously living through you until I receive my Rift.

Post by **squibbfire** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:41 am

Cymatic! Awesome you are on here!

Post by **RABID** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:50 pm

just subscribed, keep up the good work

Post by **boone188** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:54 pm

you da man Cymatic!

Post by **3dvison** » Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:17 pm

Cymatic, have you used the Rift standing up yet ? Would like to hear your thoughts on that.

Post by **Paintbrush** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 1:28 am

Great reviews Cymatic! Must say, your game looks fantastic as well!

Post by **Parallaxis** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 2:29 am

New video - Rift tips.

http://youtu.be/xDDMH7J83Kc

Post by **Cymatic** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 3:08 am

RABID wrote:just subscribed, keep up the good work

Thanks very much!

boone188 wrote:you da man Cymatic!

Awwwwww Yeah!

3dvison wrote:Cymatic, have you used the Rift standing up yet ? Would like to hear your thoughts on that.

Just tried it! It ups the immersion a bit, because you have almost nothing in the real world touching you. Your feet are on the ground, every now an then a wire brushes against your body, but otherwise it is much easier to sink into the space. I also had the urge to walk.

It is at once more thrilling and more terrifying than sitting down.

Paintbrush wrote:Great reviews Cymatic! Must say, your game looks fantastic as well!

Thank you very much! I try to make a little bit of progress every week.

Post by **geekmaster** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 5:38 am

I *LOVE* the Rift-compatible stereoscopic desktop wallpaper idea! Thanks!

And thanks for the "look up/down/left/right" reminder. I keep forgetting to do that. Nice VR induction habit to acquire.

There are probably other "set and setting" techniques yet to be documented, that will make VR (especially in the Rift) able to achieve a broader audience without risk of getting put in storage before users get their "sea legs" in VR.

Post by **Cymatic** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 7:24 am

Awesome! A SBS 3d wallpaper makes the transition between programs less jarring for sure.

I totally agree on the 'set and settings' standards. As we learn and share more of these types of techniques, we maximize the potential for positive VR experiences.

Post by **lnrrgb** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 7:37 am

How long before we get to walk in your Holodeck? As soon as the demo scene fires up, I'd hate to see it lost in whirlwind of things I gotta try -vs- things I have time to try. I am sure it will hit big when it does (the onslaught of small, test pattern demos). Get in while the gettin's good is my motto! But seriously, luv to try it it out. My fav SNG episodes involve the holodeck, and Mr. Moriarty... I think of him often:)

Post by **Cymatic** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 8:34 am

lnrrgb wrote:How long before we get to walk in your Holodeck? As soon as the demo scene fires up, I'd hate to see it lost in whirlwind of things I gotta try -vs- things I have time to try. I am sure it will hit big when it does (the onslaught of small, test pattern demos). Get in while the gettin's good is my motto! But seriously, luv to try it it out. My fav SNG episodes involve the holodeck, and Mr. Moriarty... I think of him often:)

Its hard to say! I have a solid idea of what I want to do, but things are not moving as fast as I would like (when does it ever in game development?). UDK is one tough cookie for me at the moment. I am going to try my best to have at least a concept and basic functionality before summer.

Post by **Cymatic** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 8:35 am

I posted this on the Oculus Dev forums, but I will post it here too:

Regular Video Series with Tips, Reviews, and Requests

Hey VR Heads!

I received my dev kit earlier this week, and in my excitement have been posting videos with first impressions, useful tips, and reviews/trials of various software. I have also begun fulfilling requests from the community. You can find them on my YouTube channel here:

Cymatic Bruce on YouTube

After receiving much positive feedback on the videos I have posted so far, I have decided to move forward with making bi-weekly video releases about the Rift. I will try this "VR Video Blogger" thing on for size.

For those of you out there still waiting for your dev kit and have burning questions, or would like me to try something specific, please let me know. I am also open to collaboration/testing - I have already started this with a few devs to very positive results.

I realize that by committing to this, pretty much all my spare time outside of work will be dedicated to VR. I am okay with this.

If there is a way I can help the community be more prepared to make awesome VR experiences, I want to do it!

Yours in Innovation,

--Cymatic Bruce

Post by **Drewbdoo** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 8:37 am

Love the videos - keep them coming! They are making my wait a little easier.

Post by **mattyeatsmatts** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 8:40 am

subbed, your a legend Bruce.

Post by **Pingles** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 8:58 am

You have a great way of being critical while maintaining your enthusiasm. Fantastic.

Post by **Fredrum** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 9:09 am

Hi Bruce,

great blog.
I have to get a pair of muppet eyes too. Fortunately(?) my Rift is a few weeks away yet so I have the time to get them.

My request, could you try and do the hydra-on-head-for-position-tracking thing? I would love to hear if you feel it works good?
(really)

Cheers
Fred

Post by **laast** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 9:52 am

Coul you make a review of latest build of Vireio drivers? Playing Skyrim maybe?

Post by **Ben** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 10:09 am

I love these videos. You manage to convey the actual experience of using the Rift better than anyone else I've seen. I'm looking forward to more. No Pressure.

Post by **MrGreen** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 10:32 am

Here's another suggestion Bruce,

Half-Life 2 VR mod with independant weapon tracking:
http://vrmods.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/ ... tup-guide/

And the MTBS thread about it:
http://www.mtbs3d.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=142&t=16174

I'll be expecting a video later tonight.

Post by **squibbfire** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:39 am

Hey Bruce.. Maybe you can make a Cymatic demo post...where you post all of the demo links you used and what engines you have tried out or working out in each youtube video.

Post by **colocolo** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:01 pm

Hey Bruce,

if you have an ventilator there, can you test if feeling wind adds sth to the immersion? in the case you load up tuscany or citadel demo for sure.

Post by **Cymatic** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:27 pm

Drewbdoo wrote:Love the videos - keep them coming! They are making my wait a little easier.

mattyeatsmatts wrote:subbed, your a legend Bruce.

Pingles wrote:You have a great way of being critical while maintaining your enthusiasm. Fantastic.

Thank you for the sub and the support! Enthusiasm is what I do!

Fredrum wrote:Hi Bruce,

great blog.
I have to get a pair of muppet eyes too. Fortunately(?) my Rift is a few weeks away yet so I have the time to get them.

My request, could you try and do the hydra-on-head-for-position-tracking thing? I would love to hear if you feel it works good?
(really)

Cheers
Fred

Awesome, I will put this on the list of things to attempt. I might be able to implement this myself in UDK. Noted!

laast wrote:Coul you make a review of latest build of Vireio drivers? Playing Skyrim maybe?

Making a Mirror's edge Vireio video in a couple of minutes!

Ben wrote:I love these videos. You manage to convey the actual experience of using the Rift better than anyone else I've seen. I'm looking forward to more. No Pressure.

Thanks, I think?

I will do my best!

MrGreen wrote:Here's another suggestion Bruce,

Half-Life 2 VR mod with independant weapon tracking:
http://vrmods.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/ ... tup-guide/

And the MTBS thread about it:
http://www.mtbs3d.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=142&t=16174

I'll be expecting a video later tonight.

Put this on the list. Duly Noted! You are a demanding one, Mr. Green!

squibbfire wrote:Hey Bruce.. Maybe you can make a Cymatic demo post...where you post all of the demo links you used and what engines you have tried out or working out in each youtube video.

That is a great idea, I will gather all my links and do just that. Thanks for the suggestion!

colocolo wrote:Hey Bruce,

if you have an ventilator there, can you test if feeling wind adds sth to the immersion? in the case you load up tuscany or citadel demo for sure.

I do not have a small enough fan handy... I will come up with something. Especially if I find a good roller coaster experience!

Off to record more footage!

--Bruce

Post by **NegativeCamber** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 5:32 pm

Great stuff Bruce, appreciate you putting the vids together.

Post by **Cymatic** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 8:07 pm

NegativeCamber wrote:Great stuff Bruce, appreciate you putting the vids together.

My pleasure!

I just posted a vid for Mirror's Edge + Vireio Perception. It's INTENSE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap_Cjfkgnz0

Post by **geekmaster** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 8:17 pm

Cymatic wrote:I just posted a vid for Mirror's Edge + Vireio Perception. It's INTENSE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap_Cjfkgnz0

Dude! Where are the Muppet eyes on your AVATAR? Really, now...

Post by **NegativeCamber** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 8:42 pm

Cool video man, as always, let us know how you get on with other Vireo driver games. I can imagine that x4 head tracking isn't ideal!

Goddamit I wan ma rift nao!

Post by **Thodder7** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 8:53 pm

Thanks Cymatic Bruce! These vids are making the wait so much easier. Finally a level headed intelligent person talking about the RIFT.

The tips are great, I'm excited that my experience is going to be that much better now... I backed on the 3rd day of kickstarter, so hoping to have it soon!

I'm also really looking forward to your holodeck demo! You will be releasing it for us right?

Thanks again, I apperciate the time your dedicating.

Post by **2EyeGuy** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 9:44 pm

Cymatic wrote:Woah, an MTBS3d thread about me?!

No, you are still wearing the Rift, and this is just the "I'm a celebrity" simulation.

I love the videos. I subscribed.
I have a request... Doom 3 BFG edition. It only sort-of works, because I don't have a Rift yet for testing, and I'm not sure how to modify the shaders, but someone posted some settings that seem to work.

Post by **cybereality** » Fri Apr 12, 2013 11:37 pm

Awesome vids man! Glad you liked Mirror's Edge, I'll probably try that out tonight.

Post by **Pingles** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 10:24 am

Latest video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2_8oS46Aw0 shows a demo called Cubemark which had a Rift mode added a week or so ago.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/19148487/CubeMa ... beMark.zip

http://www.mtbs3d.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=138&t=16905

Demo looks great.

Post by **ElectroPulse** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 12:35 pm

Some great videos, Cymatic! You're getting me even more excited for when my Rift will arrive... Just watched your Tuscany video. Probably the first thing I'm going to do in the demo is start throwing chairs/barrels... When I first saw that demo in another video, the first thing I thought was "Throw the chair! Throw the chair!"

Anyway, subscribed! Looking forward to even more vids (though I'm not done watching through your previous ones yet

).

Post by **OutatimeTV** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 12:55 pm

Thank you for your great videos Cymatic!

Maybe you can try to get this to work with Vireio please ?

http://www.nolimitscoaster.com/Screensh ... shots.html

There's a free demo of the nice rollercoaster simulator.
But remember to place the puke bag next to you.

Post by **MrGreen** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 1:02 pm

OutatimeTV wrote:Thank you for your great videos Cymatic!

Maybe you can try to get this to work with Vireio please ?

http://www.nolimitscoaster.com/Screensh ... shots.html

There's a free demo of the nice rollercoaster simulator.
But remember to place the puke bag next to you.

+1 to this. I want a Riftcoaster ride!

Post by **Cymatic** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 8:18 pm

I will look into that roller coaster action... No promises! XD

I just posted a Skyrim Gameplay Video, and for the most part Skyrim is AMAZING!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFTW6CpWBVI

Thanks for the subs and support everyone!

--Bruce

Post by **lmimmfn** » Sat Apr 13, 2013 8:39 pm

Cymatic wrote:I will look into that roller coaster action... No promises! XD

I just posted a Skyrim Gameplay Video, and for the most part Skyrim is AMAZING!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFTW6CpWBVI

Thanks for the subs and support everyone!

--Bruce

have to say other than the shadow issue, Skyrim could be one of the best non native VR games yet, im positive someone can hack a razor hydra to work with it.