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Re:A Third of Valve Is Now Working on VR by intrasight on Tuesday June 21, 2016 @10:31AM (#11945859)
I totally agree about "room scale games". Has add-on benefits of getting out of the house and getting some exercise. Here's my idea (shh - don't tell anyone). Buy an abandoned roller skating rink and transform it into a VR game space. Of course this assume that some other entity will create one or more compelling games to be played in your space.
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Re:A Third of Valve Is Now Working on VR by arcanus on Tuesday June 21, 2016 @01:33PM (#11947585)
> Buy an abandoned roller skating rink and transform it into a VR game space

I also love this idea, but it still has many barriers. Principal technical issue is that these headsets are not wireless, which means you would need anot overhead motor system to follow you around as you walked.

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Re:A Third of Valve Is Now Working on VR by AgentME on Tuesday June 21, 2016 @03:48PM (#11948897)
Or everyone wears a backpack containing the computer running the headset.
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Re:A Third of Valve Is Now Working on VR by malnourish on Tuesday June 21, 2016 @11:44AM (#11946530)
I've always (wishfully) thought that VR will revitalize the arcade.

VR (or AR) laser tag would be an extremely compelling experience.

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Re:A Third of Valve Is Now Working on VR by komali2 on Tuesday June 21, 2016 @11:50AM (#11946587)
It's already being worked on: http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/enter-the-void-the-w...
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