06-10-2017 09:20 AM
I was wrong.
This morning, I had to grab a few items from my VR Dungeon and I
noticed abrasions on the padding of my Vive deluxe strap. Uh oh. Another
quick trip to Twitter confirmed that I wasn’t the only one who noticed
this.
The fact that NOBODY noticed this, is probably a bad thing. I feel like
if I ripped this padding off (it IS completely replaceable) and tossed
it into a glass of water, it would dissolve surprisingly quick. Not the
best material to stick on a part of the body that loves to sweat.
Pretty funny that the makers of the Gadget of the Year, whose gadget revolves around standing room-scale experiences which does lead to sweat far more than sit-down experiences, didn't test their "deluxe" strap's ability to... get wet 😄
07-03-2017 06:09 AM
Atmos73 said:
Can you guess what it is?
07-03-2017 07:04 AM
07-03-2017 08:16 AM
Atmos73 said:
I think you're deluding yourself @snowdog.
For one the Knuckles are better than the Touch. The Knuckles track all five fingers and allows you to go hands free which will give you far more emmersion with games like 'The Climb' and 'Lone Echo'.
With thr Knuckles doing the hands the Wands are free to become body trackers or object trackers like the pucks. The Rift so far has shown nothing in this regard. Yes the DAS was extra and the Knuckles are extra but combined with the new base stations Vive is going to give an unrivalled experience that Rift can't match.
07-03-2017 08:27 AM
Atmos73 said:
The Knuckles track all five fingers
07-03-2017 08:33 AM
What's better is still subjective. Hands free actually detracts from immersion when you are holding something within VR such as a pistol. I'm sure eventually tracking all fingers will be the future of VR. However, there really isn't much of a functional need for it...yet IMO. Having used a Leap Motion, it's cool to see all your fingers respond in real time, but it's more of a display then function.
Atmos73 said:
I think you're deluding yourself @snowdog.
For one the Knuckles are better than the Touch. The Knuckles track all five fingers and allows you to go hands free which will give you far more emmersion with games like 'The Climb' and 'Lone Echo'.
07-03-2017 08:41 AM
07-03-2017 08:44 AM
Zenbane said:
The only reason the Vive Knuckles track all five fingers is for medical purposes, not because of anything meaningful in relation to gaming 😛
It's like bragging about how crutches track both your armpits.
07-03-2017 09:03 AM
Atmos73 said:
With Vive and Knuckles you pay more but you get more.
Atmos73 said:
If Revive do a good conversion 'Lone Echo' could be one of the first big titles to take advantage of Knuckles.
07-03-2017 09:25 AM
Atmos73 said:
Then I refer to my previous quested you refused to answer.
What AAA Oculus game takes full advantage of Touch and makes Vive Wands look disadvantaged or Knuckles not worthwhile?
07-03-2017 09:35 AM