Unity 4.2 and The Oculus Rift

[AuToFiRE]

Some of us may have the Oculus Rift. I am one of those. I feel that KSP would have some interesting aspects if integrated with Unity's 3D features. Should KSP hae support for the Oculus Rift?

[Lifeforce87]

Yes they should add Rift support to KSP, i have the dev kit, and its truly awesome.

The last time i was impressed like this was when my grandma has gifted me an snes, i was a 6 years old child.

[Neomatt]

Actually, I was about to plunge for an Oculus dev kit (extra cash + I wanna test it/dev for it), but when I thought about KSP, I realized a few things:

- the VAB/SPH would not work. How do you build a rocket when the parts list is on the (distorted) side? Also, the resolution is halved horizontally and the GUI is made for a horizontal screen.

- in the same spirit, flying a rocket in external view. Sure, it'd be 3D and less info, but head movements would be weird, given the focus point on the ship. Let's not even talk about clicking on a mod window .

- however, with all those issues: IVA would be improved tenfold with a Rift, for sure. That's the one camera set in a point, and rotating on it instead of around it.

What could be done: for external views/VAB/SPH, change from "point of reference" to "turn your head with the center view being the ship". Like a virtual screen displayed in a black room, at 1m from you. Not pretty or amazing, but it'll avoid putting the Rift off and on.

edit: of course, that's a lot of extra work for a few people (since the Rift is not *really* out yet). I'm all for it, and it'll be needed down the line (HarvesteR is a TrackIR fan, so I'm not worried about future implementation), but right now, it's a small nice-to-have compared to other features.

Edited August 8, 2013 by Neomatt

[Themohawkninja]

Once the IVA views are fully fleshed out, than I would totally try a mission with the Occulus Rift. It would make space stations really cool.

[Tw1]

Just looked up what that is. Looks awsome, but don't think I'll be getting my hands on it any time soon.