Oculus Connect Recap

Chris Johnson - Dual Reality Games

The Oculus Connect conference is 9/19 - 9/20, and looks to be jam packed with detailed technical, design and physiological info. Check the schedule for details. Or as Palmer put it “I heard a rumor that it is going to be very developer centric, not a public relations and press hub like most company-run events. Announcements will revolve around things that are relevant to existing VR developers, not the general public.”

DK2 Features and Troubleshooting

Zach Wendt

The Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 is hugely improved, and it’s greatly reduced my sim sickness. But, it also has tough performance requirements, hardware compatibility issues, and a very young SDK - any of which can trigger the dreaded “judder” effect. This will be a quick overview of all the new hardware, sensors and SDK features, an in-depth discussion of Timewarp, and some performance tips and troubleshooting advice …for PC, Mac expertise very welcome.

I will discuss:

• OLED display pros/cons
• Panel “overdrive”
• 75hz and low persistence mode
• Rift “Direct Mode” device driver pros/cons
• Positional tracking / IR camera tips
• Integrated latency tester
• Timewarp in depth
• Preview of asynchronous timewarp (like Note 4 / Gear VR)
• New frame pipeline, render targets and performance changes

I’m planning on showing video examples. Please get in touch if you have a portable computer than can drive a DK2 with all features working well AND mirror to a projector. It’s valuable info even if you can’t be there.