What's with the remote some people mentioned?
It includes XBO and a media remote?
Think of it like the trackpad on the side of the Gearvr. It's to navigate menus and maybe play simple games. Which is what they should have done with the Gearvr. Acting like cyclops gets old after awhile.
yeah but having the external world mapped into the virtual world is, imo, a huge immersion killer. clearly i haven't been in a vive myself but the videos they have shown looked really annoying to me.
- the guardian system interupts your VR world which by definition break immersion.
+ the external world is only wireframed in so small details are sure to be lost
+ it is still wired,.. i'm not going to be able to have anyone manage that cord while i play to ensure i don't trip or strangle myself
+ i still don't have a furniture less room of any decent size i'm willing to dedicate to VR
+ is it really going to be that much better for games? i mean,.. will all vive games have to take place in an immersive world that is only 15x15 feet or less? that's a bit less restrictive that having to sit down but still,.. you're playing a sword game have having a great time swinging your sword around battling some demon you go in for the final blow but oh wait,.. top. back off you're about to hit a wall now...
i get the appeal of being able to walk around but it just really isn't practical in the current scenario. it will never be as fun as you think it will be after you finish the first couple of tech demos. no "real" game is going to be able to use that "chaperon" aspect and still design a fun gameplay experience that lasts more than a few minutes.
not sure what phrase will get coined but vive's chaperon will be limited to a a small walled-garden that will feel is lifeless and limited as a rail-shooters do today. you want the true open-world sandbox and all you'll get is a sandbox.
at the blue. You should really look into this because it's actually pretty cool. They can have you walk a mile long straight line in vr while in Reality you're walking in circles and not knowing it.
