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How to Control FPS?

I would like to control FPS of my application. I have found that that Oculus SDK has ovrFrameTiming ovrTiming;. However, it seems like it's member deltaSeconds does not exactly provide the timing I need.The smallest value I get from deltaSeconds is 0...

Inventor by Honored Guest
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Rendering the DK2 IR tracking camera bounds (OpenGL)

Hi everyone!It's been a week now since I got into DK2 development and one thing that I've been missing was being able to easily render the camera bounds in my application in the same manner that the Demo Scene does it. Since I couldn't find a "ready-...

kondrak by Protege
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I need help with my DK2 !!!

I just got my DK2 Today 03-20-2015I have a 760 GeForce that can run 4 monitors and I am running 3 monitors one on my left - one on my right and one in the middle which is my Main .. how can I tie my DK2 in with my main monitorI am able to use the Ocu...

Distortion mesh gaps

Hello,I was wondering what kind of voodoo I need to apply to the distortion mesh coordinates to get it to fill the entire visible area.This is what I have so far:http://i61.tinypic.com/350a104.pngThe only special thing I am doing per eye is remapping...

AbdulVR by Honored Guest
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modding oculus sceen?

hello there!i have a (maybe bad) idea... as we know, oculus is provided by the galaxy note 3 screen... wich is in HD (but not enough!)i have a LG G3... which have a 4K screen.i already have look in the oculus and disassembled my G3 to connect the scr...

Eltrum by Honored Guest
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Example of SDK Distortion for Generic Plugin

A lot of people are probably facing the same problem: how to integrate rift distortion into an existing game engine, for example via plug-in. Getting hmd position and direction is easy, but doing the actual sdk distortion is pretty challenging. It so...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Best Practice when Animating OR Character?

So here's a problem I'm sure a lot of developers must have hit. I wanted to gage what is the best approach for dealing with canned/special animations on first person characters.For example, I have a completed rigged character complete with IK etc. Ge...

What are DistortionK values for DK2?

DK1 DistortionK = 1.0, 0.18, 0.115, 0.0DK2 DistortionK = ?,?,?,?I am trying to get a custom DK1 driver to work with DK2 display. It is for comparison purposes. I understand that they do things differently now. Like I said its for testing. Anyone?

Matlock by Honored Guest
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How to create gravitational presence in VR?

...give small centrifugal forces to the body, enough to remind the brain the user has mass. Much greater sense of immersion.How to make FPS controls intuitive? ...track user's facing direction (i.e. torso always points 'forwards'), not just where the...

gametrak by Explorer
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How to run Morrowind on DK2?

Hi Everyone.Anybody knows how to run Morrowind using the DK2?I tried installing the modified d3d8.dll fromt his forum topic : viewtopic.php?t=4759 after running the Graphic Extender, I also put my oculus on Extended Mode.But then it's still not worki...

Cydriic by Honored Guest
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Oculus Certified

After Reading the VR Sickness Blog entry below:http://www.oculusvr.com/blog/vr-sickness-the-rift-and-how-game-developers-can-helpFor others we need the help of developers to do the right thing, use the correct mathematical models, and resist the comp...

Leap Mount - Experiences?

I'm trying to decide if I should order the Leap Motion mount and wanted to see if a anyone has gotten theirs yet and if so what your experience has been like? Hopefully the answer is yes since I have been drooling at all the cool stuff I could build ...

Unity 4 beginners tutorial

Can anyone recommend some good Unity 4 tutorials that start with an empty project and go from there?I've found a few tutorials that include quality information that is conveyed well, but nothing of consistent quality.

mihalski by Honored Guest
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How to control demos/games w joystick?

I want to use with my joystick (Msfbb2) with heli hell 2 and vox machinae . How do I achieve that? I tried joytokey but it doesnt work. Since I dont have a 360 controler and I dont want to use one, is there a way to setup my joystick so its usable? H...

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Oculus wont load game past menu

Hows it going all, hope your having a good day. Ive just built my new computer and reveived my new DK2, couldnt be more excited to get into the rift.... but to my dismay, its not that easy. Ive downloaded both the SDK and Runtime software atleast 10 ...

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Moving robot with stereoscopic live vision

I'm trying to build a robot with two front cameras and I want to use the DK2's gyroscope to move the robot. Is this possible?Also, I don't know how I can watch this images in the oculus without delays.Thanks

skarab by Honored Guest
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Voice input

Has anyone tried this? Simple things like "yes" and "no"? I have no idea how I would go about implementing this into my Unity project, but it's an idea I'd like to explore. I want to try to focus on social interactions with avatars. Any tips? Softwar...

MrsVR by Honored Guest
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Vertex order

Hello,I have the vertices and index data for a model. But some of the faces do not get rendered. After experimenting for a while, i have found that the vertex order is causing the issue. To demonstrate the behavior, here is a small code snippet that ...

BalajiRam by Honored Guest
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stream video into oculus

Hello everyone,I am very new with oculus, and working on a project to stream video capture (from an external camera) into the oculus.Was wondering if anyone knew of an existing example on how this is done?So far I have used the oculusWorldDemo projec...

What is HScreenSize for DK2?

I am trying to make a custom DK1 driver work with DK2.I need the following 2 numbers for the DK2. DK1 values shownHMDInfo.LensSeparationDistance : 0.063500002HMDInfo.HScreenSize : 0.12096000Does anyone know these values for dk2?

Matlock by Honored Guest
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magnetic calibration DK1

I have problems with calibrating DK1. got runtime 0.4.3 and it always egt up to 90%Tried all sort of things, slower faster, all around.. it simply doesn't get it. Always pushes to 90% and then nothing.Any ideas???

mirkoj by Honored Guest
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Cyber...I envey you!

the restraint you have shown is admirable. For few of us can see the vision (which you have likely already seen), and yet you put up with so much B.S. I know you saw it coming, in all hesitance, yet here you are lol. Fort width a brave man on a new d...

OculusRoomTiny related query

Hello,In the OculusRoomTiny sample, the AddSolidColorBox method includes this to determine the Vertex color:float dist1 = (vvv.Pos - Vector3f(-2,4,-2)).Length();float dist2 = (vvv.Pos - Vector3f(3,4,-3)).Length();float dist3 = (vvv.Pos - Vector3f(-4,...

BalajiRam by Honored Guest
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