OctaneVR 2.23 questions

Mon Apr 27, 2015 7:46 pm

Thanks for clearing out some questions Guys! Interesting experiments =)

..any news when does that new device from Oculus going to be released?

Mon Apr 27, 2015 7:48 pm

glimpse wrote:Thanks for clearing out some questions Guys! Interesting experiments =)

..any news when does that new device from Oculus going to be released?

May 8th I believe. We are still waiting on the adapter here, but the phone is already out.

Mon Apr 27, 2015 7:59 pm

..As I understand here You're talking 'bout GearVR + Phone, but..
how about that piece Oculus was developing that hooks on PC?

Is it far? Think seen some tweets from Oculus they had some events..
..but I probably missed a date for release/availability for mases =)

Mon Apr 27, 2015 9:04 pm

glimpse wrote:..As I understand here You're talking 'bout GearVR + Phone, but..
how about that piece Oculus was developing that hooks on PC?

Is it far? Think seen some tweets from Oculus they had some events..
..but I probably missed a date for release/availability for mases =)

My understanding is the May 8 release is basically the same gear VR for the new galaxy s6 and s6 edge instead of the note 4.

Rumors on the successor to the oculus DK2 are sometime late this year, if not next year. But just rumors, no one knows. So if you're on the fence I'd say its probably safe to grab a gear VR.

Mon Apr 27, 2015 9:15 pm

Just to confirm, there's no way to view anything with my DK2, correct? Only GearVR..

Mon Apr 27, 2015 9:18 pm

glimpse wrote:..As I understand here You're talking 'bout GearVR + Phone, but..
how about that piece Oculus was developing that hooks on PC?

Is it far? Think seen some tweets from Oculus they had some events..
..but I probably missed a date for release/availability for mases =)

The PC version you are thinking of is the CV1, but no release date has been confirmed.

Right now the Gear VR is the only way to view Octane renders at 'Carmack' resolution and get the fidelity he (and we) are all so excited about. The DK2 has only 50% of the pixels, and can't match the quality of the Gear VR display. I expect that the CV1 will close that gap, but until then, Gear VR is our best option.

When PC VR is consumer ready, we will fully support this with a PC ORBX media player. By then we expect to have v3 baking/fbx, light fields and other VR elements supported in ORBX media files/streams which can leverage scene navigation and position tracking.

With OctaneVR/OR you can already create 3D 360 animations for the Gear VR that play back in the current app, as well as background/video overlays, and more. We'll be helping out with tutorials and samples for this work.

We also support EXR files in the current Gear VR app, not just PNGs. This is so we can experiment with tone mapping in real time, multi-light and other things that can enhance the experience for these renders.

Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:39 am

Goldorak wrote:
glimpse wrote:Thanks for clearing out some questions Guys! Interesting experiments =)

..any news when does that new device from Oculus going to be released?
May 8th I believe. We are still waiting on the adapter here, but the phone is already out.

Hi,
you bought S6 flat or the curved one?

Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:47 am

Thanks for explanation Guys!
I'll try to look for that GearVR.

Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:53 am

I see the dates of the contest...
they aren't ok
Few people here own a Samsung Note 4 + Gear VR
Because I bought the S6 I have to wait the new Gear, estimated date release May 8 in USA. I don't know when in Europe.
I own the Oculus DK2 but I can't use it because it is not compatible with your tools.

Please shift the dates.

Thank you.

Tue Apr 28, 2015 8:04 am

gabrielefx wrote:I see the dates of the contest...
they aren't ok
Few people here own a Samsung Note 4 + Gear VR
Because I bought the S6 I have to wait the new Gear, estimated date release May 8 in USA. I don't know when in Europe.
I own the Oculus DK2 but I can't use it because it is not compatible with your tools.

Please shift the dates.

Thank you.

Indeed that a bit of set back in some cases as some hardware availability in EU will be later than USA..
However I guess we can work on scenes & then do some optimisation when releasing entries..
(but if for some logistics regions half of the world will not get a possibility to own devices they are making content for..that' a bit weird to sa the least..)