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