This document provides a summary of virtual reality technologies and applications. It discusses the history of VR from early devices in the 1990s to current head-mounted displays like the Oculus Rift. It also outlines several VR input devices under development as well as VR games, videos and stores. The document predicts continued growth of VR and discusses challenges and opportunities for the future, including integrating additional senses.

1. HITCHHIKERS GUIDE
THROUGHVR
A (mostly) harmless Presentation toVR
Richard Hoffmann
6 Mar 2014
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2. MY (VR) BACKGROUND
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3. VR EVANGELIST
Name: Richard Hoffmann (geek == single)
Age: [unknown]
My Specs:
- 15+ years of programming & ~5 games dev
- Played games since age of 5 (home computer ara)
-VR Enthusiast from the moment ofVFX1(1999?)
- Editor-in-Chief of Ind13.com Indie Games Magazine
- Penguin Books - Mobile Apps Developer
Books & Publications:
- Ind13.com Articles
- Appy Days (2014) & Rough Guide toVR (TBC)
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4. INTRO
VR R’ Us
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5. INTRO
How Sci-Fi inspires us to make dreams a reality
in 3 decades
Star Trek example:
- IBM Machines = (Micro) Computers
- Communicator = Phone / Smart Phones /Tablets
- Holodeck for Games / Recreation =VR / AR?
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6. INTRO
Neuromancer by William Gibson:
- Cyberpunk genre defined
- Computer hacker / hack into systems
- ‘Jack into’ cyberspace
- Other related movies:
Matrix, Ghost in the Shell, Shadow Run
- Games: System Shock 1994
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7. VR DEVICES HISTORY
The past as I know IT ...
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8. VR DEVICES HISTORY
Out of Home Entertainment /Amusement Parks
Virtual Reality Arcade (Trocadero London)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP8wSw4bBuA
DisneyVisonVR - ImagineeringVR Lab EPCOT '94
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_fShLIasAw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6Y1HwndX0U
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9. VR DEVICES HISTORY
Out of Home Entertainment /Amusement Parks
Battletech / Mechwarrior / Red Planet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6ZANqNU5mA
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10. VR DEVICES HISTORY
Home Entertainment
VFX1 (1994) = Doom, Decent -> Awesome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0n5B3fl-bU
Virtual Boy by Nintendo
Released on July 21, 1995
discontinued it the,
following year on March 2, 1996
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKKK6FH1vGw
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11. VR DEVICES HISTORY
Entertainment Detour
Steel Battalion A.K.ATekki
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5_Cyp1Y9Wg
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12. VR DEVICES HISTORY
VR Gadgets
- Cloves
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13. VR DEVICESTODAY
As We Know IT...
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14. VR DEVICESTODAY
Oculus Rift
- Kickstarter
9,522 Backers
$2,437,429 pledged of $250,000 goal
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1523379957/oculus-rift-step-into-the-game?ref=live
InfinitEye
- 210° FOVVR Headset
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH86II2CwdE
Sony HMZ-T2
- Already available
http://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/head-mounted-display-products/hmz-t2
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15. http://www.roadtovr.com/infiniteye-210-degree-hmd-prototype-
contest-vote/
FOV INFINITEYE
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16. MOBILEVR CASES
VrAse
- Kickstarter
- £66,556 pledged of £55,000 goal
- 782 Backers
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2041280918/vrase-the-smartphone-virtual-reality-case?ref=live
360 Specs by Ray Latypov (NYC)
- Kickstarter
- $3,120 pledged of $100,000
http://www.360specs.com
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17. MOBILEVR CASES
(Open) Dive by Durovis
- Already available https://www.durovis.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwAD2mMpn_w
AlterGaze by Liviu Berechet Antoni
- Kickstarter started last week
- pledged of £25,000 goal
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/278203173/altergaze-mobile-virtual-reality-for-your-smartpho?
ref=live
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18. MOBILEVR CASES
VReX
First prototype developed at the Global Game Jam 1013
[PICTURE GGJ13]
Alan Zucconi onTwitter
I've always been slightly sceptical about virtual reality.Yesterday
@richardhoffman_ changed my mind. - 05 Mar[2014]
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19. MOBILEVR DEVICES
Gameface Labs by Gameface Labs
- Integrated Android Device
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20. VR CAVES
CAVE
- Used in Automotive Industry
The Simulation Cube ( CAVEVR SYSTEM ) byVisionaiR 3D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb9ayYGM-4c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j59JxfbvxGg
- Battlefield / Modern Warfare 360 Deg
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21. VR GADGETSTODAY
All good fun...
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22. VR GADGETS
Hand Input Devices
Hydra Razor
- Currently unavailable
http://www.razerzone.com/gb-en/gaming-controllers/razer-
hydra/
STEM
- Kickstarter
2,383 Backers
$604,978 pledged of $250,000 goal
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/89577853/stem-system-the-best-way-to-interact-with-virtual?
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23. VR GADGETS
Hand Input Devices
The Peregrine
- Control a game with the touch of a finger
http://theperegrine.com
iMotion by Intellect Motion
- Kickstarter
517 Backers
$102,363 pledged of $100,000 goal
- Haptic feedback virtual reality motion control
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24. VR GADGETS
Foot Wear Devices
Omni
- Kickstarter
PrioVR
- Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yeitechnology/priovr-suit-up-game-on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q72iErtvhNc
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25. VR GAMESTODAY
Awesome!
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26. VR GAMESTODAY
Team Fortress 2
- One of the first OculusVR enabled games
http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Oculus_Rift_User_Guide
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27. VR GAMESTODAY
EVE: Valkyrie first on Oculus Rift VR
- A CCP Eve employee side project became serious
http://ind13.com/eve-valkyrie-first-on-oculus-rift-vr/
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28. VR GAMESTODAY
Surgeon Simulator by Bossa Studios
Developed at Global Game Jam 2013 in London SAE Institute
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXBbZV_48I0
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29. VR GAMESTODAY
Half Life 2 Mod
- Remade the Weapon Assets
- HUD paradigm change
- Weapon is the ‘HUD’
http://vrmods.wordpress.com/
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30. VR GAMESTODAY
Educational Games
Eg.Titans of Space
- Make boring subjects exciting
- Make it tangible (planet size)
- Gamify
https://developer.oculusvr.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1544
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31. VR GAMESTODAY
Educational Games - ish ...
Gender Swap – Using the Oculus Rift to swap sex (sort of)
http://ind13.com/gender-swap-using-the-oculus-rift-to-swap-sex-
sort-of/
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32. VRVIDEOSTODAY
Flat, but 3D
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33. VRVIDEOSTODAY
Experiences to Share
- GoPro Movie
- Oculus Rift 3D GoPro Movie - CC3D InThe Park
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D47MAQ9U6qE
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34. VRVIDEOSTODAY
Experiences to Share
- Side By Side (SBS)
- Avatar Movie 2009 Ending HD 3D SBS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOBti2vumYQ
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35. VR & AR
The Dynamic Duo
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36. VR & AUGMENTED REALITY
CastVR
-Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/technicalillusions/castar-the-most-versatile-ar-and-vr-system?
ref=live
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37. VR STORES
Show meVR...
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38. VR STORES
SteamVR Beta
Steam Machines
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/01/14/oculus-rift-valve-launches-
steamvr-beta
http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamMachines/
http://store.steampowered.com/search/?term=vr+support
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39. VR STORES
Leap Motion
- Air Space Store
- Reference game LICHT little adventure
https://airspace.leapmotion.com/apps/licht-little-adventure/
windows
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40. VR STORES
Gameface
- Gameface Labs
- In development
- Release and price unknown
http://gamefacelabs.com
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41. VRVIP (VRIP)
There can only be ...
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42. VRVIP
Palmer Luckey (Oculus Rift)
- Kickstarter
- ResurrectedVR
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43. VRVIP
John D. Carmack (former id Software)
Known for id’s games
- Commander Keen,
- Wolfenstein 3D,
- Doom,
- Quake,
- Rage
- In August 2013, took position of CTO at OculusVR
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44. VRVIP
‘Cymatic Bruce’
- Road toVR Contributor
http://www.youtube.com/user/HapPProductions
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45. VRVIP
Kevin Williams
- Out of Home Entertainment
- Worked with Disney
- Stinger Reports Newsletter
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46. VRVIP
David Wortley
- Serious Games
- Gamification
- Well connected in the industry
- Newsletter
- Book Author
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47. VRVIP
Richard Hoffmann (hope you don’t mind)
-VR Indie Games Developer
- Eg:AsteVRoids @ Global Game Jam 2014
- Own game canvas @ Global Game Jam 2013
- VReX is coming 2014!
- Book Author
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48. VR REFERENCES
Newsrooms
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49. VR REFERENCES
Road To VR
Ind13.com
VR Focus
Meetup’s
- Bossa Studios
- Berwick Post (AR /VR)
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50. VR INTERFACE PARADIGM
SHIFT
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51. VR GAME PARADIGM SHIFT
New medium requires new ways to deliver infos
- GUI / Menus e.g.Titans Of Space
- Game scene transitions
- In-game HUD
- E.g:Weapon is the ‘HUD’ - Half Life Mod
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52. VR FUTURE
Back to the Future
This year 2014 the year ofVR?!
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53. VR FUTURE
Possible Near Future - Better then life
Duke Dumont - I Got U (Official video) ft. Jax Jones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHCYHldJi_g
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54. VR FUTURE
Next Gen Consoles (VR) War
- PlayStation 4 by Sony
- XBox One by Microsoft
- Steam Machines byValve
- Nintendo - What happened Dude?
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55. VR FUTURE
Augmented Reality & Robots
- Sphero:
Kickstarter funded
- Industry Robots
- Projection Mapping
- Robots / Cyborgs / Drones
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56. VR FUTURE
Possible - Side effects - Cons
- Nausea / motion sickness / Alcohol
- Reality Escapism
- ‘Reality Deficit Disorder’ - New diseases?
- Reality ReplacementTool
- Point of no return - ‘I want to stay forever’
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57. VR FUTURE
Possible - Side effects - Pros
- Recreation e.g: Ultra Short HolidayTrip at work etc
- Relaxing and calming
- Better education though immersive experience
-Training/Education - Eg: or dangerous real life scenarios
- Accessibility & support for disabled people
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58. VR FUTURE
NeXT Steps
Stimulate more senses:
-Tactile feedback
- Smell
-Taste
- Neuro Feedback
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59. DEDICATEDTO
Randy Pausch -The last Lecture / Disney
- AchievingYour Childhood Dreams
- ‘The bricks are there for a reason’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo
Steve Jobs - Stanford Commencement Speech 2005
-Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life
- Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R-jKKp3NA
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60. TAKE AVRIDE NOW!
Thanks and enjoy theVride and
thanks to Jason and the team of SAE Institute!
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