Next-generation kit "DK 2" of immersive head-up display "Oculus Rift" is officially released, and will make a major evolution

Head-up display whose image fluctuates according to head movement and direction "Oculus Rift"New generation development kit"Development Kit 2 (DK 2)"Was announced.

The All New Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 (DK 2) Virtual Reality Headset | Oculus Rift - Virtual Reality Headset for 3D Gaming
http://www.oculusvr.com/dk2/

2013,Oculus Rift born in the Kickstarter projectWe gathered about 2.4 million dollars (about 225 million yen), which is close to 10 times the target amount, and made a debut quickly. Because Oculus Rift is not only to display information and images, it is expressed as "immersive head-up display" because it is as if it can enter into the world of virtual reality simply, from the high performance of it It is different from the equipment that has realized the virtual reality experience. In March 2014, just one year after that, Oculus Corporation announced the next generation developer kit "DK 2".

DK 2 was released on CES 2014 as "Crystal CoveIt brushes up the one.

Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 - YouTube


The DK 2 is equipped with a high resolution organic EL display of 960 × 1080 pixels for each eye, and the viewing angle is 100 degrees. Contrast · color tone · saturation is improved more.


Furthermore, the delay (latency) with respect to the input signal is reduced, the afterimage feeling is greatly reduced as compared with the conventional model, and the reality in the VR game is further improved.


This is a newly developed hardware called latency tester. This dedicated hardware reduces latency.


Moreover, by adopting the external infrared camera, it supports position tracking which can accurately track and reproduce the VR image against head position change.



A dedicated SDK has already been developed for DK 2. SDK is compatible with Windows · Mac OS X · Linux.


Oculus Rift DK 2 is scheduled to be released in July 2014, the price is $ 350 (about 36,000 yen), thispageReservations are accepted from.