Demo a rift devkit?

Post by **twofoe** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 11:42 pm

Are you guys allowing people to wear glasses while wearing your Rift? Just curious, because I think I remember someone from Oculus (Palmer?) saying that glasses can potentially scratch the lenses. Might be something to be careful about if you're demoing to a lot of people. Might want to at least ask them to place it on their face gently

Post by **cybereality** » Wed Feb 27, 2013 11:49 pm

I've been wearing glasses with the Rift, and I haven't had a problem scratching my glasses (or the lenses). Though I can certainly see that happening.

Post by **2EyeGuy** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:10 am

Maybe they can wear their glasses with it if they set the dials to Superific (or is it Dreamonumental?) and there's enough clearance between the lenses and the glasses. But I'm not letting people scratch up my rift. They can use the eye cups if they're short-sighted.

Post by **PasticheDonkey** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:14 am

maybe buy extra eye cups if they become available and keep a pair for your use only.

Post by **VRus** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 2:59 am

by chance anyone from Lithuania reading this, there will be a Rift demo-party as soon as my Dev-Kit arrives
Location: "Pilaite Beepart" community center in Vilnius, check http://www.beepart.lt/ for annoucements, or PM me

Post by **IGameArt** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 3:07 am

Haha all this talk of demoing rifts has me scheming up plans to make rent money for the month! Haha would it be in bad taste to throw a vr party with an entrance fee? lol

Post by **VRus** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 3:13 am

IGameArt wrote:Haha all this talk of demoing rifts has me scheming up plans to make rent money for the month! Haha would it be in bad taste to throw a vr party with an entrance fee? lol

a smart drug dealer would go with 'first one free' scheme...

and then make _real_ money from the 2nd, 3rd, ...
all the way until the consumer version starts hitting the stores

Post by **norgoth** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 3:32 am

hi guys. i m a huge french rift fan ( not a developer ) and if one devkit is near Paris for demo i m ready to test

Post by **Itinerati** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:30 am

SF Bay area, and I'm looking forward to introducing people to it. Though I imagine we have a higher-than-average number of rifts headed up here, so chances are locals already have their demo source lined up

Post by **Drewbdoo** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:45 am

@Norgoth, if I have the money for a plane ticket, I'd trade some demo time for a free place to stay near paris

@Dantesinferno - That sounds awesome - I'd love to help with your vr gun

Post by **Diorama** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:56 am

I'm planning to steal TheHolyChicken's if his arrives before mine

Post by **Pingles** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:12 am

Itinerati wrote:SF Bay area, and I'm looking forward to introducing people to it. Though I imagine we have a higher-than-average number of rifts headed up here, so chances are locals already have their demo source lined up

Just a bit south of you in Santa Cruz.

Would be interesting to see a map distribution of where all of the Rifts went.

Even a breakdown by country would be fascinating.

Post by **ftarnogol** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:20 am

Pingles wrote:
Itinerati wrote: Even a breakdown by country would be fascinating.

Rift World Distribution... I'm in for it! Anyone at Oculus care to make an Excel Export

Post by **oculusfan** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:38 am

If anybody near Tulsa Oklahoma area wants a demo I can accommodate you in April. I wasn't a Kickstarter backer but I preordered the day they went on sale at OculusVR.com.

Post by **Bretspot** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 11:59 am

Itinerati wrote:SF Bay area, and I'm looking forward to introducing people to it. Though I imagine we have a higher-than-average number of rifts headed up here, so chances are locals already have their demo source lined up

I might have to take you up on that. October website buyer, so not expecting mine for at-least another 2 months.

Post by **Itinerati** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:49 pm

@Bretspot - Shoot me a pm as soon as the kickstarter ones start arriving and I'll tell you where to find me

Post by **Pingles** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 6:50 pm

Itinerati wrote:@Bretspot - Shoot me a pm as soon as the kickstarter ones start arriving and I'll tell you where to find me

Wow. You're nice.

I am gonna need a few weeks of just me and my baby. I may share later but we are gonna need some quality time just the two of us.

Post by **Fredz** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 6:58 pm

I've created an "Oculus Rift demoers" map on Google Maps. Feel free to add yourself, it should be editable by anyone :
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=21 ... d41543084a

I've added myself with my forum/kickstarter nick in the title and my backing date and a text saying I'm open for demoing around Perpignan, France in the description. I didn't add the precise location of where I live though, I'm not that adventurous, I pinned the train station instead.

Post by **Drewbdoo** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 8:57 pm

Fredz wrote:I've created an "Oculus Rift demoers" map on Google Maps. Feel free to add yourself, it should be editable by anyone :
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=21 ... d41543084a

I've added myself with my forum/kickstarter nick in the title and my backing date and a text saying I'm open for demoing around Perpignan, France in the description. I didn't add the precise location of where I live though, I'm not that adventurous, I pinned the train station instead.

Added!

Post by **KBK** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:14 pm

KBK wrote:I'm taking mine to a guy who owns 30 computer stores. The best kind of computer stores. The WNFA kind ('We're Not Futzing Around').

http://www.canadacomputers.com/

I'll explain why I'm taking mine to Gordon. (the owner of Canada computers).

Gordon was importing Chinese and Asian computer equipment before that market even existed. Gordon is Asian and spoke the language and lingo, and manged to be one of the originals. He went out and did it, he made it happen. (Knew him when we were buying out of his living room, for the most part)

He kept his prices so low that you could say that the prices on computer equipment, in the western world, was lowest in North America. In North America, it was lowest in Canada. In Canada, it was lowest in Ontario. In Ontario, it was lowest in Kingston. In Kingston, the lowest price, was at Canada Computers. I could walk into his store and know that I had the best price that could be found anywhere, on anything that could be put in a computer.

Now Gordon is up to 30 stores, all of them, for the most part, full service, full stocking.

With the above scenario, regarding rift marketing and market penetration....... As Gordon moves, Ontario falls, Canada falls, and North America falls.

It's all in knowing which domino to flick.

Post by **geekmaster** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:54 pm

@KBK: It must feel really nice knowing you are the smartest guy on the planet, and that your friends are the second and third smartest guys on the planet.

I wish I was that smart.

Post by **VRus** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:05 pm

Fredz wrote:I've created an "Oculus Rift demoers" map on Google Maps. Feel free to add yourself, it should be editable by anyone :
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=21 ... d41543084a

I've added myself with my forum/kickstarter nick in the title and my backing date and a text saying I'm open for demoing around Perpignan, France in the description. I didn't add the precise location of where I live though, I'm not that adventurous, I pinned the train station instead.

Thanks a lot! Added.

a good place to observe how Rift is "taking over" the World...

Post by **KBK** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:39 pm

geekmaster wrote:@KBK: It must feel really nice knowing you are the smartest guy on the planet, and that your friends are the second and third smartest guys on the planet.

I wish I was that smart.

I just got lucky, in where I lived, at the time, and ran into Gordon. Then I looked at it, and said, hey..this may work. Circumstances say that this appears to be a good avenue.

Do you trust your intellect, good sir? Do you doubt it when you should? They're only words on a page, that you interpret. They're not me and they're not you. Don't read more into them than they are. They are just shapes your eye/brain utilizes for mental translation, nothing more.

Would you be happier if I disarmed what appears to be self confidence into what would appear to be self depreciation, if only for your interpretive sake?

Post by **geekmaster** » Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:43 pm

KBK wrote:Would you be happier if I disarmed what appears to be self confidence into what would appear to be self depreciation, if only for your interpretive sake?

No need to negate it. Just trim it back enough so that others can fit in the room with you...

Post by **LordJuanlo** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:09 am

Fredz wrote:I've created an "Oculus Rift demoers" map on Google Maps. Feel free to add yourself, it should be editable by anyone :
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=21 ... d41543084a

I've added myself with my forum/kickstarter nick in the title and my backing date and a text saying I'm open for demoing around Perpignan, France in the description. I didn't add the precise location of where I live though, I'm not that adventurous, I pinned the train station instead.

Nice idea, I've added myself, I hope trolls won't ruin it

Post by **GeraldT** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:39 am

... where is that add button? I can edit everything, but I fail to see where I can add an entry.

Post by **IGameArt** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:44 am

After clicking edit on the map is a group of images at the top left, drag that roundy pointy looking thing to your location, enter data, click save on the left.

Post by **GeraldT** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:59 am

IGameArt wrote:After clicking edit on the map is a group of images at the top left, drag that roundy pointy looking thing to your location, enter data, click save on the left.

Thank you

Post by **2EyeGuy** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 4:06 am

Added.
Now people in the southern hemisphere won't have to go to Fluffy the Penguin in Antarctica (who added that?).

Post by **jaybug** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 5:03 am

Demos available in Oslo, Norway for anyone who brings a case of beer.

Post by **MrSmiley** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 6:05 am

jaybug wrote:Demos available in Oslo, Norway for anyone who brings a case of beer.

wow... that 3 Rift owners in Oslo, Norway! You, me and a buddy of mine

I'll give a demo for only half a case of beer!

Post by **jaybug** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 6:33 am

There's at least 2 other Norwegians on this forum as well

Damn you for trying to undercut my services

Post by **geekmaster** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:06 am

There are three of us in or near the Twin Cities area of Minnesota USA too (who are aware of each other). If there are more soon-to-be Rift owners near me, please send me a PM. At least one of us is in the early pre-order queue, so we can have an early Rift party.

Let's make some plans!

I am not so certain how well beer and VR will go together though...

Maybe we can rent a room, advertise our Rift party, and charge admission?

Post by **Drewbdoo** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 10:54 am

geekmaster wrote:There are three of us in or near the Twin Cities area of Minnesota USA too (who are aware of each other). If there are more soon-to-be Rift owners near me, please send me a PM. At least one of us is in the early pre-order queue, so we can have an early Rift party.

Let's make some plans!

I am not so certain how well beer and VR will go together though...

Maybe we can rent a room, advertise our Rift party, and charge admission?

Maybe if VorpX comes out soon enough, multiple rifts could get together and have the first rift lan parties

Post by **xhonzi** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 12:07 pm

No, no!! You're doing it all wrong!!! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE NEAR DENVER!!!!!!!

Post by **geekmaster** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 12:26 pm

xhonzi wrote:No, no!! You're doing it all wrong!!! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE NEAR DENVER!!!!!!!

Actually, my ISP lies about the geolocation of my IP address, placing it near Denver Colorado USA (where they keep their main headquarters). Why the concern? Are you near Denver?

A Twin Cities Rift Party is in our future here, I think. Why don't you plan one in Denver too?

I even have a spare Razer Hydra!

Post by **xhonzi** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 1:31 pm

geekmaster wrote:
xhonzi wrote:No, no!! You're doing it all wrong!!! YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE NEAR DENVER!!!!!!!
Actually, my ISP lies about the geolocation of my IP address, placing it near Denver Colorado USA (where they keep their main headquarters). Why the concern? Are you near Denver?

A Twin Cities Rift Party is in our future here, I think. Why don't you plan one in Denver too?

I even have a spare Razer Hydra!

The party I can plan. The Rift, I have not. Maybe you didn't read the original post, but this whole thread is so that I can see a demo somewhere near Denver.

All of these non-Denver hook-ups aren't helping me at all!

Post by **Pingles** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 1:50 pm

Okay, so we all meet in Denver. Got it.

Post by **Kirito** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 1:52 pm

if oculus advertises the consumer rift on tv things will go waaay smoother

Post by **geekmaster** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 1:56 pm

xhonzi wrote:... but this whole thread is so that I can see a demo somewhere near Denver.

All of these non-Denver hook-ups aren't helping me at all!

Hmm... The title does not say Denver, or specify a single party. From the title, I thought it was for ANNOUNCING Rift demo parties. Sorry... I guess those of us planning to go to DIFFERENT Rift demo parties need our own threads then, if we are not welcome here. In that case, perhaps we need to include the specific locations in our thread titles to distinguish them from each other...

I really do wish you luck finding a Rift demo in Denver.