OSVR HDK

[Virual]

I’ll be receiving the osvr’s vr headset this month and I would love to try vorpx with it. I read there is support someonewhere online, just wanted to confirm it. Is there any issues about using osvr with vorpx?

Thanks.

[Ralf]

vorpX does not support OSVR at this point in time. This was unfortunately announced prematurely by OSVR without any confirmation that it’s actually ready.

OSVR support will probably be added, but there is no date set yet for this.

[Virual]

thanks for the reply. Since osvr announce months ago that vorpx is one of the supporters, I thought the support was in process. You’re saying that will probably be added, does that mean some work has already begun or its not even started?

Since we’re on the subject of support, does Vorp have any support for SteamVR / OpenVR? I can use the hdk threw thoses as well if thats supported. Thanks again.

[Ralf]

There is nothing I can share regarding timelines for additional device support at this point in time, sorry.

[dodossssssssss]

@Virual (I know this is a bit old but i’m salty about oculus price and have been looking at OSVR as an alternative as dk2 prices on ebay have jumped) as far as steam VR goes, I am pretty sure there should be a plugin to use the OSVR on it, vorpx shouldn’t need to support steamvr because it seems as if they are a similar concept (from what I can find currently), turning games released prior to vr into vr supporting games. I have heard that the OSVR plugin (at least on elite dangerous) is kinda crummy and doesn’t really work. If you can correct any of these misconceptions now that you have the OSVR that would be nice, also, has it been worth the buy so far? It looks really appealing at the $300 price point but seems like it lacks any games to play on it. Thanks.

[Virual]

@dodossssssssss The HDK 1.3 has some issues but by the sounds of it, the next version will fix some of the problems. Since oculus’s price and hardware requirements are both pretty high and I have no doubt that the Vive will be about the same if not more, so the only option left for most people is the HDK.

HDK and OSVR is kind of like the oculus dk1 in terms of software. Everything is buggy, not a whole lot of support or games to play. But it gets better every few weeks. 1 day ago the SteamVR plugin got some updates, so I need to find time to setup and give it a go with Elite Dangerous (I like this game but since it has no story I kinda stopped playing it). This is a big goal for OSVR since it doesn’t look like there is a big push to support OSVR directly in gaming, so if they can tap into the SteamVR game library it’ll give the platform a chance. Steam/OpenVR and OSVR is basicly the same thing, they just need to communicate with eacother perfectly. Hopefully VOrpX or Vireio Perception will support SteamVR or OSVR directly soon, then the HDK will be able to play a good amount of games.

Is the HDK worth it since I bought it? Well, I would probably say no since its been sitting in its box for the last 6 weeks. The barn door effect bothers me like crazy but 1.4 fixes this by putting a film that diffuses it away. So yey. The foam around the mask isn’t thick enough so when I adjust the lenses they dig into the bridge of my nose which hurts, but razer said they’re gonna make different sizes to make it more comfortable for people to wear. Since its helt in place by velcro, some people found other foam and just hacked it on to improve it. This might be another 1.4 feature. The only other issues is the lenses fog up which kind of annoying but someone said if you cover the nose hole in the headset with cardboard it stops that from happening. Also, this is a dev unit so don’t expect this to be user friendly. You might have some issues here and there that you’ll need to work out.

I would say wait for 1.4 to be released. Don’t know when that will be though. If you really really gotta have some vr then get 1.3 and just be prepared to fork over a bit more money to buy the 1.4 upgrades. Its kinda nice that we can upgrade the vr headset but at the same time, it means razer doesn’t have to work to get it perfect on the first try so they can continue to make money on upgrades that should of been there sooner, like the stupid film and thicker headset foam. Its like having game content removed on purpose then sold as DLC.

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