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on August 1st 2012 oculus launched our groundbreaking Kickstarter project for the original rift development kit 1 and changed the dialogue and the vision of future gaming ever since the majority of my personal excitement around gaming and computers has been focused on VR even just six or so months ago I'd say that the general excitement in the community was largely around oculus and the rift but things started to change and in January of this year I posted a poll on Twitter and that poll resulted in a 50/50 vote between the rift and the HTC vive out of a grand total of 3,400 ish votes while the new poll I posted yesterday is overwhelmingly in favor of the vibe like 84% HTC vive and 16% oculus rift after about 5,100 ish folks let's explore why intel skull Canyon Nook features the 6th generation Core i7 processor and Thunderbolt 3 learn more in the link the video description down below now this isn't really a Vipers rift showdown but i'm going to preface it with some comparative information to at least lay some groundwork naturally the goal of VR devices is to give you an immersive experience to make you feel like you're a part of the game or the movie or whatever it is that you happen to be viewing or interacting with currently when comparing these two devices is quite possible to look at it as a simple input output equation the rift doesn't require a lot of input the device shows up the setup is simple and away you go it's a solid and rewarding experience that I would expect the vast majority of people to enjoy the vive when fully utilized is a bit of a different story the setup requires forethought in regards to where the lighthouse sensors will be positioned if there is enough Headroom in order to swing the controller's around where the PC and your body will be positioned how you will manage the tether etc it's also definitely not as comfortable or as lightweight what you get in return however is beyond a solid experience it's something to behold to say that being able to walk around and move your hands and have that translate to your character walking around and moving their hands in a virtual world was for me kind of a life-changing experience might not be the biggest exaggeration I've ever said this is a sensation that I have been eagerly awaiting for quite some time now but if you're a fan of this channel you've probably heard this from me before and I'm sure that you'd love to sit through me talking about how much I love VR for 10 minutes but let's hold off on that for a bit because I want to show you something better one of my favorite things about VR is sharing my enthusiasm with others enter Dennis and Nick oh my god so they were just playing a game called the raw data from Servius it's an alpha and definitely have some work to be done before it's a finished product but it's a hell of a lot of fun and even allows for co-op gameplay this seems like a pretty standard narrative for a lot of VR games right now even ones that are just more or less tech demos can be tons of fun and a huge of them are still in early access although their prices don't necessarily reflect that and they've been taking a lot of flack for that fact I get it it's frustrating buying a rather expensive game that doesn't turn out to be this extensive project masterpiece and I completely agree that especially for VR games there should really be an option to try a demo but these guys have developed games and experiences for a very small audience and need to recoup costs so this is a time where I'll try to vote with my wallet and at least let them know that we do want VR games and it is worth developing them anyways moving on I'm not going to waste a ton of time going over the specific hardware specs of the screen and the sensors and whatnot this video has my run down between the oculus rift and HTC vive consumer versions from before they were released and only a couple things have changed first you're able to launch different games and control things through the headset because of the wonderful integration of steamvr you're even able to see your desktop and manage things easily this being combined with being able to activate the pass-through camera in order to see your surroundings makes it so as long as it doesn't make you instantaneously nauseated that you don't have to take your headset off until you're done which is great for keeping things like grease smudges off the lenses and maintaining immersion next up you can use the dial on the side of the headset to control the IPD or interpupillary distance settings and if you pop up the grey rings around the pivot points for the head straps you can adjust the depth of the lenses as well this can be especially helpful for people who wear glasses and last is something that I was wrong about in my comparison video they included spare face foam in the BA in a slightly different size just in case you have a more narrow face structure I do hope that HTC makes replacements available for purchase however as these are sure to stop up face wet after a number of sessions playing something awesome like raw data so that's it the vive is here and it's awesome should you buy one maybe not actually the 800 US dollars or 1149 canadian dollars that you would have to pay is quite the price and that's on top of having a high-end enthusiast computer enough room in both the x and y-axes in order to move around and support the majority of games that you're going to want to play on the vive the ability to properly place your light house sensors somewhere logical and the extra cash at the end of the day to essentially beta test most of the games that are out there that are just one or two steps beyond a tech demo I am very happy with the experience that I'm having and I know a bunch of others that are as well and I'm sure a ton of you are or would be but the vive isn't necessarily something that I could recommend happily to everyone our artistic neighbor wants one so that he can make these amazing creations and tilt brush I've seen some of them they're great I recommended it to him but that's because he's a baller I just don't want people who are strapped for cash blowing the bank on this thing maybe wait till your local tech shop sets up a demo it's a lot of money it takes a lot of dedication in terms of space and planning and everything just make sure that it's the right purchase for you first wait wait wait okay I know you don't always watch the video ad part but this is important Silverstone makers of you know quality cases power supplies guys that we've been working with forever has finally decided to buy an ad spot on an LT T video what could be important enough for them to do that these cables now we introduced these back at CES but they are now available on Amazon what could be interesting about a USB cable you might ask well they're really freaking cool they've got reversible a type connectors on the one side reversible mic robee connectors on 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out in the video description down below if you want to support us by using our Amazon affiliate code that's cool if you want to go to the forum become a member there or even a contributor there that's cool as well check out this video which I did reference earlier but it's a good data point anyways is the comparison between the rift and the vibe pre-release please note that I made that video with the touch controllers in mind and they are not yet available for the rift that is a very important point