Reality Check - How Science Can Make VR Better

Ew, Skyrim in first person. I can't believe that's the default and popular way of playing that game.

Sorry, off-topic.

Ps move controllers with haptic feedback should do it, it`s the cheapest and best way to make VR accessable for most people.

That haptic ultrasound feedback thingy is super awesome :)! I wish I could try it out.

I don't really believe in motion tech on its own. Thing is that in most games your character does things impossible to mimic (which is kind of why those games are cool). I think there should be some sort of glove with a few buttons for when that extra crisp/precise input is needed. It's a very difficult design challenge I think and it will take time for the industry to settle for a standard. It's also the fact that everyone are so used with the DS4/X1 type controllers that introducing anything new will cause a lot of disturbance.

Also horror games don't need to be scarier, I could only play 5 minutes of vanilla Amnesia before I surrendered :).

oculus rift = kinect, it reminds me the 3d glasses on the cinema it only makes the movies i like worst. this BS vr stuff is jut that BS. vr will work in games one day but not like this. also most gamers just want to grab the controller chill and play a game.and lots of us dont need glasses to get scared in a horror game our mind is tricked anyway.

Hook a wire thingy into our brain and make a game called Sword Art Online. DONE, I'm down.

If you haven't read Ready Player One then stop what you're doing and go get it immediately.

"How is this going to work without a controller?"

Just because another method of input has been introduced doesn't mean that it has to be the only method of input. Use a controller to move around and play like you usually do and, when you need to, let go and reach out to interact with the world.

You people really need to stop being so narrow minded.

we are going to look back on this in 5-10 years and laugh at how lame it all is. unfortunately for us, this is where virtual reality begins and we need to support the tech from the beginning before it gets to the level that we expect. eventually, we won't need to wear those god awful goggles on our head but we have ways to go until then. i can see this tech being very immersive while watching a film. imagine watching a horror movie that you can't really look away from? due to the performance issues and input lag that you will undoubtedly get with games, i actually see greater potential with movie watching experiences at first.

Nicely done episode.

The disconnect wont matter anyway. There is a disconnect already with games on a tv that we got used to. With time, that disconnect in VR will be unnoticeable.

"How Science Can Make VR Better"

Kinda weird title considering "science" is behind all this tech anyway :). Maybe something like "how NEW science is improving VR" would have been better?

Can't wait for that pant browning tech to finally come out

Pretty cool tech that is getting combined here...it has more of an "arcade" style feel to it, and would be fun to experience.

Yet I'm still for submersion over immersion.../the art of not-moving/ and letting the game wash over you.

Playing an hour after work, I'll still be using the controller.

A night out for pizza & beer, this Tech would be fun, given the proper space.

Controller-less games will always be for casual gamers or hardcore gamers in short doses. Prolong gaming will just exhaust anyone. How long can you leave your hands in front of you playing Skyrim before it starts feeling too heavy to hold up?

Also pressing a button will always give faster response time than swinging your hands. There will be a place for VR games with no controllers, but there will always be uses for controllers in gaming and it will never go away.

Starting off 2015 with Lucy James, yes please ^^

$25 remote control helicopter control by software that sits on a charge pad. Could be a really cheap way of doing some of this.

Great job Lucy! You should pitch the GS team for your own show.

I think VR is going to take awhile before it really is commercially successful.

When I imagine the ultimate VR experience, I want space to move around in (without running into RL objects), tactile feel for the things I'm virtually touching, and maybe a little feedback when I get virtually shot so I can "feel" what's happening.

Without USB ports in my brain, I can't see that happening in anything less than a room in my house.

One thing about Oculus and NIMBLE (and lets say Skyrim) is how are you supposed to move about the world when you cant hold your controller? Will we have to invest in that ludicrous omni treadmill contraption?

Lucy is awesome

This had a lot of really cool stuff in it. I am excited to see what actually will get implemented into our games.