Oculus Rift to Support Users with Eyeglasses.... Sorta

[exfileme]

Have bad eyesight? The Oculus Rift will supposedly allow for glasses-free gaming. Meanwhile, creator Palmer Luckey is asking consumers not to fund the Kickstarter project.

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[aqualipt]

Was i the only one who thought "Reparo" after reading "Oculus" in the title?? :lol:

 

[mousseng]

I think you meant to type "hoping" in the last paragraph, and not "hpong." Although hpong should be a word.

 

[BigBodZod]

I like how devices like this would leave out us folks having to wear corrective lenses and don't wear contacts either 🙁

 

[bustapr]

[citation][nom]bigbodzod[/nom]I like how devices like this would leave out us folks having to wear corrective lenses and don't wear contacts either[/citation]
did you not read the article/title?

 

[alidan]

get developers excited... make them pay and force them to implement this from the get go in games
not wanting consumers support on this, what would force developers to make the games to incorporate this.

yea. i see both sides, but both sides are failing arguments.

you need a game, a tech demo game, and that will be doom 3.
you need to than sell the head mount to the consumer and show devs there is a market
you than need to go to mass market and get xbox 720 or ps4 to use this as a way to game, so you can show developers this has some major support.
than you end up with something that might have legs. and that is a big might, because consumers are generally stupid.

i really hope this goes well for them as i have been waiting a good 15 years for this.

 

[psychotek71]

wow i gave them money now i want my money back

 

[Timberwolf_CLT]

[citation][nom]psychotek71[/nom]wow i gave them money now i want my money back[/citation]
Dude, they had that disclaimer clearly stated on the project site from the start.

 

[Pyree]

Finally, they realise how many people who buy this type of product wear glasses.

 

[house70]

[citation][nom]mousseng[/nom]I think you meant to type "hoping" in the last paragraph, and not "hpong." Although hpong should be a word.[/citation]
ROFLMAO.

 

[Guest]

I was actually going to buy the prototype, low res with duct tape and everything, because it still looks like it would be a lot of fun to play around with. Unfortunately you have to actually assemble it yourself, and I'm not much of a handiman so I'll just wait for the consumer version, or at least a prototype that's more developed. The most recent version on Engadget looks significantly better assembled than what they demo'd at Siggraph or QuakeCon or whatever.

 

[blackened144]

If you are nearsighted you should still be able to use this without wearing your glasses since most nearsighted people could see a screen a few inches in front of their face clearly. Since its just simulating a large screen a few feet in front of you the screen itself should be close enough to be seen clearly. If your farsighted and use reading glasses to see close objects, your probably sol. On a related note, getting LASIK was the best money Ive ever spent. Screw glasses and contacts.

 

[guygasm]

[citation][nom]blackened144[/nom]If you are nearsighted you should still be able to use this without wearing your glasses.[/citation]
You have this backward. The optics they are using collimates the light from the screen, focusing it near infinity. If you are nearsighted you would need correction. It does not simulate a large screen a few feet away as some recent HMDs like the Sony HMZ-T1 and others.

 

[mousseng]

You have this backward. The optics they are using collimates the light from the screen, focusing it near infinity. If you are nearsighted you would need correction. It does not simulate a large screen a few feet away as some recent HMDs like the Sony HMZ-T1 and others.

That's right - unfortunate for a nearsighted person like myself, but I'm sure they'll think of something. A quote from their Kickstarter page:

Normally, when you take a break from using a monitor or TV, the idea is to give your eyes a chance to focus and converge on a distance plane. This is a natural position of rest for your eyes.

With the Rift, your eyes are actually focused and converged in the distance at all times. It's a pretty neat optical feature, for sure.

 

[BigBodZod]

[citation][nom]bustapr[/nom]did you not read the article/title?[/citation]

of course note, hence why i posted my sarcastic note...

 

[Guest]

But when will it hit the shelves ????????????????????????????????