Facebook twists reality

[Scheherazade]

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/05/03/facebook-twists-reality-again-and-risks-ruining-your-children/

"Facebook’s recent $2 billion acquisition of the virtual reality company Oculus VR means that millions of people -- lots of them teenagers -- will be able to put on an Oculus Rift headset and, as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg puts it, “enter a completely immersive computer-generated environment.” Zuckerberg says people who have tried the Oculus Rift feel like they are “actually present in another place” and say it’s “different from anything they’ve ever experienced in their lives.”
Here’s the problem: If the Oculus Rift were a pharmaceutical or a medical device, rather than a gaming headset, the FDA would study it for years and demand rigorous clinical trials in volunteers before approving it. It would want to make certain the device had no unexpected side effects -- like depression or attention deficit disorder or anxiety or delusional thinking. And it would want to make sure it was not addictive."

[Teh Alchemist]

Oculus rift is a LCD screen with two lenses attached to it. I was looking forward to play racing games with a VR headset but not if it has a facebook logo or its owned by zukerberg.

[Scheherazade]

Well, that probably depends how you're experiencing VR. What's included? Just the main headset? Then one million other absurd facebook apps? But if you throw realistic experience, every game, every interaction, including potential VR chatting; its is not out of the realm of possibility. What could be available for a reasonable price, though, made by facebook makes difference.

[Teh Alchemist]

Well, that probably depends how you're experiencing VR. What's included? Just the main headset? Then one million other absurd facebook apps? But if you throw realistic experience, every game, every interaction, including potential VR chatting; its is not out of the realm of possibility. What could be available for a reasonable price, though, made by facebook makes difference.

I have nothing against facebook, if Oculus rift is release i'd be the first one to buy it but facebook is not a game company so why they bought OR?

[Scheherazade]

I'm debating on buying DK2 and I'd like to hear your opinion. I really want native Oculus Rift games over the summer. But! looking at the DK2 page, new orders won't ship until August . So now I'm debating wait, or find a DK1; before the summer ends.

[Teh Alchemist]

I'm debating on buying DK2 and I'd like to hear your opinion. I really want native Oculus Rift games over the summer. But! looking at the DK2 page, new orders won't ship until August . So now I'm debating wait, or find a DK1; before the summer ends.

Nirvana, remember? lol

[Elixir]

I'm debating on buying DK2 and I'd like to hear your opinion. I really want native Oculus Rift games over the summer. But! looking at the DK2 page, new orders won't ship until August . So now I'm debating wait, or find a DK1; before the summer ends.

DK1s from ebay? :-)

[Scheherazade]

DK1s from ebay? :-)

Yup. Not sure though, the resolution, screen door effect... still deciding

[Teh Alchemist]

Yup. Not sure though, the resolution, screen door effect... still deciding

What are your gaming computer specs?

[Scheherazade]

What are your gaming computer specs?

Very!

Fast!