Various movements related to Oculus Rift, such as Facebook VR application development etc.

An immersive 3D head-up display that can reproduce a virtual reality space with a three-dimensional sense in front of youOculus RiftIsCommercial version also appears in 2015Although it is seen, various movements toward practical use have come to be seen.

The movie below shows how Oculus Rift's effect works well. It is a funny movie of a man whose body was unbalanced because it was impossible to distinguish between virtual and reality by pushing the body "tongs" while showing a picture of a fictional roller coaster , It can be said that it well tells the excellence of virtual reality that Oculus Rift can reproduce.

Шутник и Oculus Rift \ Oculus Rift Prank - YouTube


Oculus VR company developing such Oculus Rift is in 2014,Acquired for about 200 billion yen on FacebookIt is being done. And Facebook revealed that it is developing the application for virtual reality using that technology.

Facebook is Working on Apps for Virtual Reality | Re / code
http://recode.net/2015/02/17/facebook-is-working-on-virtual-reality-apps-that-it-thinks-beyonce-will-use/


This was revealed on February 17th by Chris Cox, Product Director on Facebook (CPO: Chief Product Officer) at the Code / Media conference. Mr. Cox said "VR technology is very cool, now we are developing applications using VR technology."

Mr. Cox said the acrobatic flying squad belonging to the US Navy "Blue Angels"While listening to the content that can experience the landscape of the residence" Pao "where people live in Mongolia," Once you get into it, you can understand that you are in the future, this is amazing. " The experience gained on Facebook is very limited to send photos, movies, comments, but with VR there is the possibility that the experience may be much bigger, "he says.

Mr. Cox said, "There is still a long way for everyone to get such a device," he concludes, but does not specifically disclose the timing of such products. Although it seems that we will still only imagine what kind of service it will be, it seems to be said that the key to the diffusion of VR headsets is hidden also in what kind of contents are provided.

Oculus seems to recognize the importance of the content of course, and it seems that the company is also preparing to create VR movies. There seems to be a new form of how to tell the movie.

Oculus is now making its own virtual reality movies | The Verge
http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/26/7896179/oculus-vr-story-studio-original-movies-sundance

The CG movie 'LOST', which the original Pixar staff is engaged in producing, is short as a whole of 5 minutes, but its length is not fixed. Saschka Unseld, who leads the project, seems to change the way of telling the story "Story Telling" "The length may be three and a half minutes, depending on the person it may be ten minutes It will be different depending on the viewer, "he says.


Also, it is considered not only for video works but also for practical applications. In the following movie, it shows how drawing a solid line with a finger or a pen in the space seen through Oculus Rift.

3D Drawing Demo using Leap Motion x Oculus Rift DK 2 - YouTube


And, of course, the day when Oculus Rift will be used in the world of games is coming. Nintendo's "Super Smash Bros. Smash BrothersYou can enjoy games like VR with VR.

I played 'Smash Bros' through an Oculus Rift and it ruined all my childhood memories | The Verge
http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/3/6900317/play-super-smash-bros-on-oculus-rift-instead-of-3ds

When it becomes enjoyable in the space of the solid, its realism is literally "likely to be another dimension". A reporter at The Verge who experienced the game says "It changes the memory of childhood."


In addition, it seems that Oculus Rift is being considered for use at the military level.

See the Norwegian Armed Forces driving with Oculus Rift | TU Jobs
http://www.tujobs.com/news/238400-see-the-norwegian-armed-forces-driving-with-oculus-rift


It seems that the Norwegian forces are developing the maneuvering technology of tanks using Oculus Rift. Multiple cameras are mounted outside the car body, so you can check the outside of the car through the screen of Oculus Rift. Normally, the field of vision obtained from tanks is very limited, so it may be that you will gain great benefits in operation.

Norwegian armored tracked vehicle runs with Oculus - YouTube


Although such Oculus Rift, the first commercially available model is expected to appear in 2015 as well.

Oculus expects to sell "north of a million units" for first consumer Rift | Ars Technica
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/06/oculus-expects-to-sell-north-of-a-million-units-for-first-consumer-rift/

Oculus VR's CEO Brendan Irribe talks about the prospect of "sales exceeding 1 million units" about the sales volume of the first-generation commercial model. This seems to reconsider the prediction of the traditional "10 million units", but Irive said about this, "First generation aircraft dare to anticipate sales of 10 million units like other game machines I am going to capture people from game enthusiasts and early adapters and make improvements by adding reactions and will create even more wonderful content in the next generation. " I will.


About the price of the first-generation aircraft to worry Irive's CEO says "almost a cost level". Also, the debut of the second generation aircraft that follows it is said to be "a year or two years later."