sydney virtual reality meetup - june 2014
DESCRIPTION
Presentation from second event running for Sydney Virtual reality meetup. Updates on the latest big news in VR, including Oculus Rift DK2, Sony Morpheus, Control Vr, MYO, ANTVR, High Fidelity, Jaunt, Virtuix Omni and Loading Human.TRANSCRIPT
Sydney Virtual RealityJune Meetup
2014
#SydVR
About SVR
• Meet VR enthusiasts• Talk about VR• Showcase your
creations
• Latest on VR• Mindeas startup - Martin• Interceptor VR project - Alex• Re-creating Mario 64 in VR – Chris• Demonstrations
Agenda
Facebook Acquires Oculus VR
• $2 billion acquisition• Oculus VR remains independent
Oculus Rift Dev Kit 2 (DK2)
• Position tracking• 960 x 1080 resolution per eye• 100° FOV• Lower latency• $350 USD for Kit + $35 USD tax• $75 USD shipping to Australia• Ships in July 2014
Sony Project Morpheus
• VR for PS4• 1080p resolution• 90° FOV• Head tracking• 3D Audio• Demonstrated at SVVR Meetup, The Tonight
Show, E3• Won’t be available for another year
Control VR
• Sensors for each finger• $US350 per glove• Raised $260K of $250K goal with 25
days left• No tactical feedback
MYO Update
• Reads electric signals in arm• Tracks hand, wrist, arm movement• No training needed• Fits most ages 12+• 10K software devs interested• $US149• Ships to devs next month, consumer version
in September
ANTVR
• VR headset + controller• 1080p• 100° FOV• Transforming controller = gun/pad• Inertial positional tracking• $300 @ KickStarter (free shipping)
High Fidelity
• Second Life + Immersive VR• Distributed servers• Demo used PrioVR + Rift• Founder Philip Rosedale also
founded Second Life
Extra News
• Jaunt wants to bring VR to cinema• Virtuix raises $3M for Omni• Loading Human launches highly
realistic sim, gets $40K on Kickstarter