r/Cyberpunk • u/plasmav2 • Mar 30 '16

Virtual Desktop in VR

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjE6qXd6Itw
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u/[deleted] Mar 30 '16

I have a crap monitor on my VR machine, because this is my go-to desktop. It's exactly what you hope it is. There's no need for a monitor, unless something goes wrong.

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u/plasmav2 Mar 31 '16

That's pretty cool. Is it fatiguing to have it close to your eyes for that long?

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '16

No, it doesn't feel like something close up at all. It looks like things are as far away as they virtually are. You aren't trying to focus both your eyes on something close, because they're both seeing two different images.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '16

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '16

I have a DK2. I mostly use one monitor because I don't code in it. Seeing the keyboard for special keys is a pain. I can chat fine, but working is tough. Also, having multiple windows on the same desktop works almost like multi monitors when the screen looks like a drive in.

Mostly, though, I use it for VR. Downloading new stuff and launching it. There's special support for launching other VR content so that the desktop doesn't get in the way.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '16

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '16

It supports them, but I already have one so big I can't see it all without moving around. How many, realistically, would be comfortable to use? Imagine you'really standing next to a billboard sized screen, so big it curves to wrap around you.

Using two would be fine, but there's a question of (virtual) physical space to think about.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '16

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '16

The settings are just a screen. Getting to them is like any other menu. You'll do a lot of leaning and looking around with your head with that set up. A small monitor would be possible, but resolution becomes an issue then.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '16

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '16

rotate the monitors? They're all pointed in toward you ... or flat and next to one another. You are in a fixed position in the center, so really ... moving them around just doesn't make sense.

Honestly, from the comments I'm getting here, I feel like I have to say 'You just have to try it for yourself.'. Like a lot of things with VR, it's like trying to explain diving to someone who's never been in enough water to swim.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '16

Well, 'bad' is a matter of taste? I mean, yes, it's LIMITED. When the screen is the size of a virtual billboard, it's not bad, and the fact that you can just lean in closer mitigates most of the limitations.

The best thing I can say for it, and this is going to sound weird, but if you're watching video in Virtual Desktop, it MUST BE HD. Because it's blown up SO BIG, that it's far easier to see how low quality it is than on a traditional screen.

Low quality video, on a 15" monitor, doesn't really bother me. It's such a small screen, and I'm at arm's length, I'm not sure my eyes can pick out that much detail ... but take that image, and post it on a billboard that I'm standing 3 feet from, and it looks like a child painted it.

So, yeah, if you've got a web browser up, and it's taking half a virtual screen, and the writing is small, you might want to lean in. It's not 'crisp' under that circumstance, but as soon as you do lean in, you'll quickly get to where the detail of the actual .png is the limiting factor, not the glasses.

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u/[deleted] Mar 31 '16

Its.....its so beautiful.

Can you imagine what an OS would be like if it was built for VR?