Nefos :
im getting more and more exciting, althogh 2015 is far away :/
could you make us a small review/first impression as a consumer and developer please?
Sure,
My impression is that it's the future of PC gaming. I'm a big fan of 3D monitors, I have a VG278H Nvidia 3D Vision 2 monitor, but I have to say, the oculus rift 3D looks and feels so much more natural.
The first thing I noticed about the rift was when I was in the world demo, and I was standing next to a candle fixture on the wall, it looked like I could just reach out and touch the candle. The 3D effect is just that perfect, because of how the rift is designed. It's a much more natural 3D effect.
The motion tracking is nearly perfect. There's no noticeable lag, so looking around feels natural when you set it up right.
The weight of the rift is extremely low, so it's comfortable for long sessions.
I personally feel that "cockpit" style games will be where this device shines the most. Games like Hawken, Titanfall, racing games, and the like will have an AMAZING experience. Being able to keep the same controls and feel, but with the added bonus of looking around your surroundings naturally will be simply stunning.
But don't let that fool you, just about any first person style game is instantly boosted from the rift, and I've started messing around with 3rd person concepts with it, which show some promise as well.
I got Skyrim working great in 3rd person mode, and it feels like you're in the world, following your hero around behind him or her lol. So the where the rift will probably shine the most in cockpit style / 1st person games, I can see 3rd person games working well too.
Here's a good review, with unboxing and their impressions of it in a more in depth write-up.
http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/5723/oculus-rift-vr-development-kit-thoughts-so-far-and-its-future/index.html
My advice to non-devs, do not buy the dev kit. Resolution is way too low, and the support for games is not there. You'd be throwing your cash away for something you'd probably use for 1 or 2 games, for a few days.... maybe show it off to your friends once in a while, but you won't be replacing your monitor or TV with it any time soon.
2015 is far away, but the dev kit is not a toy. Wait for the consumer model.