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Re:Oculus Rift by POiNTx on Thursday June 11, 2015 @03:45PM (#9701861)
This exists. http://www.vrdesktop.net/

I haven't tried it yet since I have no HMD but I read some good stuff about it. Don't know if it will run more than one monitor though but that feature seems obvious to me.

Like others have mentioned the big problem is the resolution at this moment. You have basically about the same res as a 1080p screen strapped to your face, so the res that you see will actually be lower than 1080p. Reading stuff will be more difficult as you can imagine.

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Re:Oculus Rift by mschlafli1 on Friday June 12, 2015 @01:11AM (#9704182)
I tried this for about 6 hours straight using the DK2, and there seems to be a sort of catch-22. By default, the resolution is not high enough but your head stays stationary as in this default you can see the entire screen from the default head position. Virtual Desktop allows you to zoom in, and this then works wonders. However, you need to start moving your head to see the corners of the screen. Naturally, your neck muscles become the first bottleneck.
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Re:Oculus Rift by seanp2k2 on Friday June 12, 2015 @02:56AM (#9704402)
What if focus followed window manager focus? I'm guessing there will be more innovation in window managers once VR like the Rift is available + affordable.
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