So, how exactly does VR feel?
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VR is an incredible experience but it's uncomfortable. You will sweat a ton and it's even less comfortable with glasses.
That said, even the ugliest VR games absolutely make you feel like you're there. There's nothing like it. I had to sell my rift to pay bills, but I'd like to get back into it someday.
If you dive in, play rec room first and thank me later. Crazy to think the best VR experience by a mile is absolutely free.
I'd say the quest is a good starting point. No wires sounds great.
That said, even the ugliest VR games absolutely make you feel like you're there. There's nothing like it. I had to sell my rift to pay bills, but I'd like to get back into it someday.
If you dive in, play rec room first and thank me later. Crazy to think the best VR experience by a mile is absolutely free.
I'd say the quest is a good starting point. No wires sounds great.
For me it was one of the most exciting gaming experiences I've had since Mario 64. Yes, it feels like you are "in" the game world, the environment completely surrounds you. You can turn your head and see what's behind, lean to one side to peak around a corner, etc.
I don't know what kind of games you're into but I can't speak highly enough of Resident Evil VII in VR, truly a system seller for me. I'm not sure if the game is exclusive to PSVR or not but I'm sure the Quest has games of similar experiences you can play.
Go for it and giggle like a kid when you first "step in". I know I did.
I don't know what kind of games you're into but I can't speak highly enough of Resident Evil VII in VR, truly a system seller for me. I'm not sure if the game is exclusive to PSVR or not but I'm sure the Quest has games of similar experiences you can play.
Go for it and giggle like a kid when you first "step in". I know I did.
VR is incredible experience especially with room tracking. With the Vive i felt like i was truly there in the game world. However this technology is definitely in the early adopters stage so there not a lot of fleshed out experiences right now and the headsets are very uncomfortable for long play sessions. I'm personally waiting until the next generation of headsets come out that wirless and more comfortable to wear and hopefully will have more AAA experiences.
Yes. And beyond that, it's impossible to describe. VR is something you have to try yourself.
It is an effect beyond 3D you've likely seen in movies or on some games with supported screens. Typically the feeling of presence rests somewhere between playing a typical pancake game and real perception, but skewed more towards reality. There are small instances where I have a lapse in cognition and attempt to do something in game that is prohibited by the reality of the room I'm playing in. Namely, jumping in the air with my arms stretched up to grab a ledge and hitting the ceiling. Silly me. I'm not actually scaling a building...
The first game I played was some rock climbing game with dinosaurs. It felt like I was there. So did Until Dawn.
The other was a pack in minigame collection, so not as much.
It's too expensive for me to buy or really want and justify, especially given that I think PSVR bundles were like $700 Canadian at release. And there's just not enough games. But I did have some enjoyment with it.
The other was a pack in minigame collection, so not as much.
It's too expensive for me to buy or really want and justify, especially given that I think PSVR bundles were like $700 Canadian at release. And there's just not enough games. But I did have some enjoyment with it.
Elite Dangerous with a HOTAS is a game-changer
Same with Alien Isolation via MotherVR.
Those two have been the "killer apps" for VR. They're mind-blowing.
The downsides to VR are the low FoV (it makes it more like looking through a pair of binoculars than actual viewscreen) and the nauseathat many experience.
Same with Alien Isolation via MotherVR.
Those two have been the "killer apps" for VR. They're mind-blowing.
The downsides to VR are the low FoV (it makes it more like looking through a pair of binoculars than actual viewscreen) and the nauseathat many experience.
Like losing virginity, its just as amazing.
My firsr vr experience was re 7 and that was insane truly felt like i was in a horror movie myself.
My firsr vr experience was re 7 and that was insane truly felt like i was in a horror movie myself.
I'm a jaded late-30's gamer, and my first VR experience a few weeks ago made me break out in a grin I couldn't get rid of. It really is something new; and it's going to be at least a part of the permanent media landscape moving forward.
Felt like Mario 64. A true next level experience. My first real game was Super Hot, and that was unbelievable. Then I played Astro Bot and realized the potential for all sorts of games.
I feel like most people don't feel precence very often and when they do it's only for a fleeting moment. I haven't felt it for the longest time.
Have you ever wanted to know how it would have been for Chris Redfield/Jill Valentine all those years ago exploring the Spencer mansion? Like literally opening doors, Peeking around corners, Slowly going upstairs?
Then play RE7 in VR, Exploring the Baker estate and you'll feel inside that world doing all those things yourself.
Amazing 25 years ago opening doors was a loading screen, Now here we are inside the game opening doors ourselves.
Then play RE7 in VR, Exploring the Baker estate and you'll feel inside that world doing all those things yourself.
Amazing 25 years ago opening doors was a loading screen, Now here we are inside the game opening doors ourselves.
It does feel like you are somewhere else. But, it feels like you are somewhere else while looking at everything through a pair of goggles, rather than with your own eyes. If that makes sense.
It's great. I have a Rift and glasses and I think it's pretty amazing even with my 1060 and not room scale set up. I really want to dive all the way in though. I want to get a better card and the Valve Index with those controllers and get a full room scale thing going (the hardest part for me).
There are plenty of good, free VR (though I dunno how many will be available via the Quest). Oculus has some great games on the store though and I can see the lack of wires being a huge plus because it's so much easier to get a good location going as it's not tied to your PC.
My main downsides with VR are that I get motion sick with the movement where you move a stick and move in VR (I'm fine with snapping or teleporting, also ok with things like Echo Arena and Dirt Raly). I did worry about glasses in VR but using the rift with them has lead to no issues (even if I did buy some watch protectors to stick on the lenses, just in case).
Beat Saber is great, though I feel a lot of that comes from the custom songs. I definitely wouldn't have played as much with what it comes with (though that League of Legends song they added is a banger).
Accounting+ is fun and funny if you like Rick and Morty.
I expect you to die is a fun collection of escape room like puzzles.
Rez Infinite is fantastic.
Superhot VR is exactly what Superhot in VR should be. If you played and liked normal Superhot you'll love this. It's the most innovative VR shooter I've played in years.
Rec Room is also great. Full of kids though but the game modes and junk they have are fun AND it's free.
Robo Recall is a super fun shooting gallery like thing with a ton of style and makes you feel like a fucking action hero badass pulling off trick shots and bouncing guns of robots and shit.
There are plenty of good, free VR (though I dunno how many will be available via the Quest). Oculus has some great games on the store though and I can see the lack of wires being a huge plus because it's so much easier to get a good location going as it's not tied to your PC.
My main downsides with VR are that I get motion sick with the movement where you move a stick and move in VR (I'm fine with snapping or teleporting, also ok with things like Echo Arena and Dirt Raly). I did worry about glasses in VR but using the rift with them has lead to no issues (even if I did buy some watch protectors to stick on the lenses, just in case).
Beat Saber is great, though I feel a lot of that comes from the custom songs. I definitely wouldn't have played as much with what it comes with (though that League of Legends song they added is a banger).
Accounting+ is fun and funny if you like Rick and Morty.
I expect you to die is a fun collection of escape room like puzzles.
Rez Infinite is fantastic.
Superhot VR is exactly what Superhot in VR should be. If you played and liked normal Superhot you'll love this. It's the most innovative VR shooter I've played in years.
Rec Room is also great. Full of kids though but the game modes and junk they have are fun AND it's free.
Robo Recall is a super fun shooting gallery like thing with a ton of style and makes you feel like a fucking action hero badass pulling off trick shots and bouncing guns of robots and shit.
At the start, yes to an extent you feel like you're "really there". However, as you use it more and more the immersion will start to wear off to an extent, as your body gets used to it. Eventually it kinda becomes it's own thing in terms of feeling.
I still love mine and play Pavlov everyday. Despite the immersion drop off you can still do crazy shit you couldn't in flat like shooting 2 dudes on opposite sides of you at the same time.
I still love mine and play Pavlov everyday. Despite the immersion drop off you can still do crazy shit you couldn't in flat like shooting 2 dudes on opposite sides of you at the same time.
Also, VR is 100% a "you have to try it" thing. Like, no matter what people say, or how they feel with it, you just have to try it yourself to truly know.
Even if you watch a bunch of videos of people playing in VR it really is something else to put on the goggles and look ad your hands but they aren't your hands and they are also holding guns and there is a crazy monster/robot/person running at you and you just point and shoot.
Even if you watch a bunch of videos of people playing in VR it really is something else to put on the goggles and look ad your hands but they aren't your hands and they are also holding guns and there is a crazy monster/robot/person running at you and you just point and shoot.
Why the fuck would anyone play AI with VR, I don't want a heart attack.
Watching videos on Youtube won't give you a good idea of whats it's like. It's something you really need to try in person to get the true experience.
no explanation can do it justice. You just need to try it, its a whole new way to interact and play media like never before.
Yes, but even saying so, doesn't really convey the experience. I've never failed to get people absolutely shocked by it and loving it. I'm taking people like my SO's mother who's a 70 year old woman that has never touched a game in her life; VR experiences are really fucking powerful.
Nothing can beat it if you have a Vive or Oculus with the extra cameras for full roomscale. Being surrounded in a perfectly scaled 3d world that tracks your every movement 1:1 is super immersive.
How is playing with just a traditional controller? Keyboard and mouse is probably pretty hard right?
Not hard just robs you of half of the experience. 1:1 roomscale really helps sells the immersion. That and it helps you do stuff you can't do normally in games.
When you're playing the right games and you get into the flow, it's as close to being there as you can possibly get with today's tech. Go lose yourself in something like Superhot VR if you want a hell of a formative experience.
For me it felt like putting my head under water in a swimming pool. A different sensation washes over you and you have to adjust your eye focus, sense of place and breathing. It feels like you're somewhere else.
I got my PSVR about a year ago. At the time, it felt like the most revolutionary video game "thing" since Mario 64. One year later, I still feel that way. I absolutely love VR, and it truly feels like the future of video gaming. Despite the "innacuracies" with psvr and their move controllers, it's the most fun I've had with gaming in a loooooooong time. I've played with oculous, with the full hands and finger controllers, but i like PSVR better. I'm even running a launch PS4, not even a pro, and it still blows my mind. I couldn't recommend it enough, OP.
I don't know much about the version you are looking in to, but if it supports motion controllers and PC gaming, then you are set my friend.
I don't know much about the version you are looking in to, but if it supports motion controllers and PC gaming, then you are set my friend.
Yes, it makes you feel like you're there, if the software and hardware allow for it. The Quest doesn't have the computing power of a PC, which can potentially diminish the software's ability to offer convincing presence. But that's not to say you won't still get the feeling of presence.
And just as a side note about presence, it doesn't need to necessarily look realistic. It's akin to that film phrase "the suspension of disbelief" where it simply has to be convincing unto itself.
And just as a side note about presence, it doesn't need to necessarily look realistic. It's akin to that film phrase "the suspension of disbelief" where it simply has to be convincing unto itself.
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Playing things like Elite Dangerous is about perfect since it feels like you're truly sitting in the spaceship and flying around space while properly being there (and asteroid belts are impressive, as well as the space stations you go to, etc..). Playing with the stick and thruster improve the experience since now your movement matches the in game arms. All the UI is built very smartly too.
Things like Quill are an impressive experience as well since it's not everyday you get to paint in 3D space. And other games like Robo Recall are incredible quality wise, and really feel like you're there. Same with Beat Saber, which is just a rhythm game but feels almost like you're in some Tron-like virtual training room. Pretty cool!
But like many people said, some games still can give you motion sickness, and no headset is still light enough to not make you feel at least slightly uncomfortable after a while.
Things like Quill are an impressive experience as well since it's not everyday you get to paint in 3D space. And other games like Robo Recall are incredible quality wise, and really feel like you're there. Same with Beat Saber, which is just a rhythm game but feels almost like you're in some Tron-like virtual training room. Pretty cool!
But like many people said, some games still can give you motion sickness, and no headset is still light enough to not make you feel at least slightly uncomfortable after a while.
Yeah, realism and immersion are entirely different axes in VR. You could make an empty white room with a sphere at the center, or a low poly model like SuperHOT, and if nothing else breaks the illusion, your mind still thinks it's perfectly real.