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UX Graz Meetup Notes
"Oculus Rift DK2: Virtual Reality Head-Mounted Display"
Tue 04 Nov 2014 18:00
Herzl Weinstube
Prokopigasse 12 / Mehlplatz
8010 Graz
tel +43-316-824300
office@dieherzl.at
http://dieherzl.at/
Twitter: @uxgraz #uxgraz
Agenda
18:00 Start
18:30 "Oculus Rift DK2: Technology, Possibilities, and Limitations"
Christopher Tafeit, TU Graz
http://glassinaustria.blogspot.co.at/2014/09/ersteindruck-oculus-rift-dk-2.html
19:00 "Oculus Rift DK2: Content and Applications"
Volker Settgast, CGV, TU Graz
http://www.cgv.tugraz.at/settgast
19:30 Discussion
21:00 End
Meeting Notes
"Oculus Rift DK2: Technology, Possibilities, and Limitations"
Christopher Tafeit, TU Graz
http://glassinaustria.blogspot.co.at/2014/09/ersteindruck-oculus-rift-dk-2.html
Oculus Rift DK2
- 960x1080 per eye
- head tracking (orientation + positional tracking via camera and hidden IR markers)
- lots of cables
- HDMI connection
- 3 micro-USB ports ready for additional gadgets
- (see: http://www.oculus.com/dk2/)
Facebook bought Rift so own the Oculus technology
Problems:
"Oculus Rift DK2: Content and Applications"
Volker Settgast, CGV, TU Graz
http://www.cgv.tugraz.at/settgast
Build your own scene with Unity or Unreal 4 Engine
DAVE the TU Graz CAVE
every Thu at 16:00 open to the public
http://www.cgv.tugraz.at/dave
also if OpenGL app already available, can port it to DK2 (using the Oculus SDK, available at https://developer.oculusvr.com)
collection of games (15% good) at
https://share.oculusvr.com/
Johanna Pirker
http://jpirker.com/
OpenWonderland
collaborative 3d world, open source, desktop VR
porting to Unity, so can run on Rift
Unity is not open source, commercial but free to use.
Upcoming Events
UX Day Graz 2014
UX Day Graz 2014
Sat 15 Nov 2014 10:00-17:00
FH Joanneum
Alte Poststr. 147 HS 16
8020 Graz
Innovationskongress Villach
Innovationskongress Villach
13-14 Nov 2014 Villach
http://www.innovationskongress.at/
Next Meetup
Tue 27 Jan 2015 at 18:00
Suggestions for Future Meetups
- Book review?
- Must-see video?
- Live trouble-shooting of a specific project?
- How about organizing our Meetups with http://www.meetup.com/? Possibly, we can attract more people, and communication with participants would be much easier.