So what does that mean in practice?
I took the camera from the Oculus Rift, removed it from the desktop base, and attached it to a camera stand that I then extended to a height of around 5 feet. Then I aimed it downward toward my recliner.
This gave me a huge field of view in which to move and play — it was physically impossible for me to hit the boundary of the camera without getting up — while allowing me to lean back in the chair in much greater comfort than even my desk chair. This whole thing was powered by the GT72S, which I kept on an inexpensive Ikea table to my side.
While you can certainly do this with a desktop system, this configuration took up a good amount of space and would likely be a hazard for the toddlers running around my house. The laptop allowed me to set this up in the evenings in around five minutes, and tear down my mini VR installation just as quickly. You can bring your headset wherever you like without carrying around a tower and monitor.
In fact, with just a few additional purchases I was able to create a pretty spiffy VR setup for both the Rift and the HTC Vive that was completely portable. Start with an Ikea table, add two portable light stands, and you can set up either headset with this laptop in only a few minutes.
I was able to use this rig to test out certain games that require more vertical space outside so we didn't have to worry about the ceiling. I could even play games like Unseen Diplomacy that ask for an unobstructed 3-meter-by-4-meter space. I don't know many people who have that much space in their basement or living room, but you can set up the cameras and laptop in someone's backyard or garage and take turns playing, and it's a grand time.
There are a few other things you'll quickly learn when you take this sort of rig on the road or outside. You'll have to keep an eye on the weather to make sure you don't accidentally ruin a few thousand dollars' worth of equipment due to rain, and you may need lengthy extension cables to power the two lighthouse sensors on their stands.
You'll also need to make sure they're planted firmly on the ground; any shift due to someone bumping into the cameras, or even a strong wind, will make it seem like the world is shifting for the person inside VR. It's an uncomfortable feeling.
You'll also want to keep someone standing by the laptop at all times until you get comfortable; we narrowly avoided disaster a few times when someone tried the Rift for the first time and tried to walk away from their seat while in VR, and we had to make sure they didn't pull the laptop onto the ground via the cables. Social VR is great, but having one person assigned to be a sort of "handler" is very helpful, especially with people who have never used the technology before.
So what does that mean in practice?I took the camera from the Oculus Rift, removed it from the desktop base, and attached it to a camera stand that I then extended to a height of around 5 feet. Then I aimed it downward toward my recliner.This gave me a huge field of view in which to move and play — it was physically impossible for me to hit the boundary of the camera without getting up — while allowing me to lean back in the chair in much greater comfort than even my desk chair. This whole thing was powered by the GT72S, which I kept on an inexpensive Ikea table to my side.While you can certainly do this with a desktop system, this configuration took up a good amount of space and would likely be a hazard for the toddlers running around my house. The laptop allowed me to set this up in the evenings in around five minutes, and tear down my mini VR installation just as quickly. You can bring your headset wherever you like without carrying around a tower and monitor.In fact, with just a few additional purchases I was able to create a pretty spiffy VR setup for both the Rift and the HTC Vive that was completely portable. Start with an Ikea table, add two portable light stands, and you can set up either headset with this laptop in only a few minutes.I was able to use this rig to test out certain games that require more vertical space outside so we didn't have to worry about the ceiling. I could even play games like Unseen Diplomacy that ask for an unobstructed 3-meter-by-4-meter space. I don't know many people who have that much space in their basement or living room, but you can set up the cameras and laptop in someone's backyard or garage and take turns playing, and it's a grand time.There are a few other things you'll quickly learn when you take this sort of rig on the road or outside. You'll have to keep an eye on the weather to make sure you don't accidentally ruin a few thousand dollars' worth of equipment due to rain, and you may need lengthy extension cables to power the two lighthouse sensors on their stands.You'll also need to make sure they're planted firmly on the ground; any shift due to someone bumping into the cameras, or even a strong wind, will make it seem like the world is shifting for the person inside VR. It's an uncomfortable feeling.You'll also want to keep someone standing by the laptop at all times until you get comfortable; we narrowly avoided disaster a few times when someone tried the Rift for the first time and tried to walk away from their seat while in VR, and we had to make sure they didn't pull the laptop onto the ground via the cables. Social VR is great, but having one person assigned to be a sort of "handler" is very helpful, especially with people who have never used the technology before.
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