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Sydney Virtual Reality. June Meetup. 2014. # SydVR. About SVR. Meet VR enthusiasts Talk about VR Showcase your creations. Agenda. Latest on VR Mindeas startup - Martin Interceptor VR project - Alex Re-creating Mario 64 in VR – Chris Demonstrations. Facebook Acquires Oculus VR.
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Sydney Virtual Reality June Meetup 2014 #SydVR
About SVR • Meet VR enthusiasts • Talk about VR • Showcase your creations
Agenda • Latest on VR • Mindeasstartup - Martin • Interceptor VR project - Alex • Re-creating Mario 64 in VR – Chris • Demonstrations
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