Sydney Virtual Reality Meetup - June 2014
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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