[lektrik_flyers] Re: Occulus Rift
- From: Bill Beavers <bill.beavers@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lektrik_flyers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2014 20:36:05 -0600
Hey thanks Bruce. Yeah, I agree with Bryan that these are game changer
devices for sure for lots of reasons both in our hobby and just run of the
mill everyday experiences. I could see all kinds of things popping up
around this, somewhat like what is happening in the 3d printer world. If
there are grass roots efforts to put together content and/or games, etc.
that revolve around this kind of technology, it will just break wide open.
Since some of the gamer shops are investigating it, that probably puts a
lot of validity to that effort, but just like this guy did, if a lot of
people start creating their own VR scenarios, it will become like a VR
YouTube channel, which will just grow into something else then something
else. This might be what 3d TV could never become and set the stage for
that technology to finally get some traction. It has never made much sense
up to know, well at least not to me but I'm an old fogey, but I get it now
and see that this is not just a passing fancy but a real world segway into
something much bigger. I just hope that they get on track with the new
version soon so I can jump on the "new" bandwagon. Thanks for sharing.
The Seinfeld room is a nice touch. And so it begins....
On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 8:02 PM, Bruce Barker <barker89@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Hey Bill,
>
> Here is some more info on the Oculus Rift.
>
> http://fxn.ws/1iashzE
>
> Bruce
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Bill Beavers <bill.beavers@xxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* lektrik_flyers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 26, 2014 6:36 AM
> *Subject:* [lektrik_flyers] Occulus Rift
>
> Bryan shared his demo unit of the Oculus Rift (thanks Bryan) at the MARC
> swap meet last weekend. That is one of the coolest 3D things for consumer
> level stuff I have ever seen at an also decent price point. It is so cool
> with so many possibilities within our hobby and even just everyday use,
> that it seems almost too good to be true. Well they have hit a snag. They
> have lost access to some of their parts supply for whatever reason.
>
> The price point for their existing units is/was $399. With this news, and
> being the conspiracy theorist that I am, I see a huge price jump coming
> when they decide to "re-enter" the market if they get "re-supplied". Just
> have a feeling that they sensed a huge market potential here and this is
> their effort to "re-tool" to hit a better profit margin. I may be wrong, I
> hope I am. But it is definitely a cool technology and I would like to have
> a few of these either in my home, or just to have for FPV flying.
>
> Here is the article that gives me pause...
>
> http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/24/oculus-rift-production-halted
>
>
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