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OpenVR – 1 : Hardware<\/a>
\nOpenVR – 2 : Software<\/a><\/p>\n

How I got interested in Oculus Rift?<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

I can\u2019t say I\u2019m a huge gamer. I do enjoy playing games though. But when it comes to innovative *HCI devices, I\u2019m very enthusiastic. That\u2019s how I got really curious about experience offered by Oculus Rift, a total new way to experience reality, in a virtual world.<\/p>\n

Curiosity alone was not alone for me to buy a Rift though. So I postponed buying a Rift for some time.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m building and flying custom multicopters. I was using a monitor to display camera feed from my quadcopter. It is nowhere near as immersive as flying it with a video glass. So I realized I needed a video glass to fly it *FPV.<\/p>\n

FPV glasses cost around 150-300 $ and the highest *FOV is only 40 degrees. Compare that with 110 degrees FOV of Oculus Rift and 300 $ price.<\/p>\n

It would be plain stupid to invest in FPV glasses. So it was now clear that I needed a Rift. It could serve me as FPV glasses, Gaming Goggles and for all other cool things you can do with a Rift; like watching a 3D movie.<\/p>\n

Maker\u2019s Dilemma : Buy or Build?<\/h3>\n

As a maker, you\u2019ve got two options to acquire a new gadget. You can just buy it, or you can build it from scratch!<\/p>\n

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In this case; I already had some research done on stereoscopic displays after my first interest in buying a Rift. So I already knew about some DIY projects on the subject; FOV2Go etc.<\/p>\n

I knew how\/where to get some basic components to further test the feasibility of building a Rift from scratch.<\/p>\n

So I bought 2 of those aspheric lenses. I did first tests using display of my smart phone. I built a makeshift cardboard case to hold it all together. Display of my smart phone was a bit small, although it still was a great experience. There were a few stereoscopic games built for Android, most of which are developed for FOV2Go project.<\/p>\n

That experience alone was enough to convince me; that building it would worth the time. So I started building it\u2026<\/p>\n

\"OpenVR<\/a><\/p>\n

HCI : Human-Computer Interaction
\nFOV : Field of View
\nFPV : First Person View<\/p>\n

Photos<\/h2>\n