First Look at the Rift, Shipping Q1 2016

Re:First Look at the Rift, Shipping Q1 2016 by DanAndersen on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @11:39AM (#9499452)

I am curious how much of the change to allowing "standing experiences" was technical, and how much was legal. In previous Oculus demos, they would give standing demos yet all official interviews said that the Rift is a "seated experience." My guess was that they were always constrained by not only a limited tracking volume but also the potential for litigation if someone sues them for tripping and falling.

The fact that the Vive very openly was advertising a stand-and-walk-around experience may have helped convince Oculus that the risk of litigation was outweighed by the need to not be giving a sense of inferior hardware.

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Re:First Look at the Rift, Shipping Q1 2016 by staunch on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @02:38PM (#9500849)

From their talks and interviews, I've gathered that both John Carmack and Palmer Luckey have always been in favor of standing experiences.

But...the early investor of Oculus is also the CEO, and he apparently has the weakest stomach for VR of anyone at the company. The hard line seems to have been set entirely by him.

Doom and Quake both made many people nauseous. So do rollercoasters, 3D movies, and Telsa Roadsters. There's no reason to eliminate experiences that most people can thoroughly enjoy. Fortunately, the fun camp seems to have won finally.

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