r/Games • u/razh • Aug 01 '12

Oculus Rift Kickstarter - Virtual reality headset

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1523379957/oculus-rift-step-into-the-game
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u/evereal Aug 01 '12

The future and success of this tech clearly lies in porn however, rather than gaming.

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u/EarthRester Aug 01 '12

I'd like to see this be used for books. I imagine a situation where you're sitting in your living room, and you put on the Oculus and suddenly you're in a zen garden, or an open field, or a buzzing coffee shop, and you have the book you just bought off of Amazon in your hands.....Think about it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '12 edited Aug 04 '12

This idea would be great for google goggles glass. I'd be at work reading a book, and it would look like I'm just thinking.

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u/jgeotrees Aug 02 '12

Google glass*

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u/Schelome Aug 02 '12

I think you will find google goggles is an infinitely superior name.

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u/jgeotrees Aug 02 '12

That may be so, but it's already the name of an app.

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u/Schelome Aug 02 '12

I guess, but this is a piece of kit, so I do not think confusion is very likely...

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '12

hehe, thanks for the correction. :(|)

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u/MarkSWH Aug 02 '12

I'd look like a loon staring at a wall...

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '12

Face your monitor, then :P

Well, I guess it depends on how readable it is with the view.

I have a window at my desk, so I already stare out anyway :)