Has anyone used VR yet

[phil white 274]

I am interested to know if anyone has used VR yet on their favourite flight simulator. X-plane users rave about the Oculus Rift but it is all alien to me.

[Andrew Godden 943]

Phil,

JG took the big plunge into the VR abyss with an Oculus Rift about 12 -18 months ago. I believe he has since ditched it.

Cheers
Andrew

[dogtrack 346]

Hi Phil, likewise, I dipped my toes into VR with the Rift about 18 months ago.  Novelty wore off after a while, as far as general use. Mainly because I had to keep running the setup procedures each time I chose to use it, which can take some time.  The reason for that being that I had to put away the sensors after use.  As it all got in the way of the wife who uses the same work area.  That said I do still "get it out" from time to time but only use it with Aerofly which is well suited to it.  Was it worth the buy ? probably not.  Oh, and if you are a spectacle user.  You will more than likely need lenses and holders to insert into the headset.  As spectacle frames are uncomfortable to wear at the same time as the headset.

[phil white 274]

Thanks for your opinions on it. I think i will give it a miss.

[wain 879]

I looked into but gave it a miss eventually, not for me however the devs are pushing it a lot.....I use Saitek panels and wouldn't be able to use them with VR....

[jury1942 424]

I looked into but I'm a  little dizzy.

[J G 927]

As Andrew said above I tried the Oculus Rift a good while back and until yesterday it has sat in my study gathering dust for about a year. Yesterday I gave it away to my son who is doing a masters degree in video game design as I will not be using it again.

Points against:

• Expensive
• Resolution poor
• Very difficult to use with glasses 
• Heavy 
• Impossible to use a keyboard when using it
• Novelty wares off quickly
• Lens inserts that are available don't fit well

Points for:

• 3d environment 
• Err....

 

Edited March 4, 2019 by J G

[jury1942 424]

1 minute ago, J G said:

• Expensive
• Resolution poor
• Very difficult to use with glasses 
• Heavy 

Yes!

[J G 927]

I also purchased a thing that sits on top of the headset that enabled areas  of the screen to be clicked on to replace keyboard use. I never got it to work and it was a lengthy process to map clickable areas to key strokes.

All in all it was an expensive exercise into a developing area. In my humble opinion it is better to buy a track IR. Its an older but much better solution, as is a good add-on that enables good extra views to be created.

Wouldn't consider using VR again unless:

• The resolution is much much higher
• The set is much lighter
• There is a way to flip to normal vision and 3D vision without having to remove the device
• The set contains space for corrective lenses - Perhaps having replaceable zero prescription inserts with bespoke corrective lenses replacing them if required.

Edited March 4, 2019 by J G

[Kiron123 2]

On 03/03/2019 at 06:21, phil white said:

I am interested to know if anyone has used VR yet on their favourite flight simulator. X-plane users rave about the Oculus Rift but it is all alien to me.

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Edited May 24, 2019 by Kiron123