I bought a Oculus Quest 2 for Hivefest

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I've always been interested in VR but I never bothered to get a headset as I don't feel like the technology is mature yet. The majority of use cases is 1970's style gaming. I also don't want ninjas to sneak up on me when I am using it.

I think the idea of using VR for the next Hivefest is really cool and I want to give it a try.

If you sign up before Dec 7th, it is free!
What you waiting for?

You can register here for Hivefest.

I'm giving some thought to being a presenter myself, not sure what I would present but I'm thinking of some ideas.

Before the event, you can create and customize your avatar in Alt Space VR.

Alt Space VR is where Hivefest will take place on December 18th.

The device that seems most recommended for the event is the Occulus Quest 2, the 64GB model is $299.00 on Amazon.

I picked one up myself and am excited to check it out, I will have it just in time for Thanksgiving to let the kiddos play with it. I can see now it's going to be some fighting going on.

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After you sign up for Hivefest, head over to Alt Space VR and set up your avatar. I used the version on Steam (not the fraudulent blockchain Steem).

Here's my avatar so far, I may change it before the event.

The avatar has a very Among Us feel when it comes to hands floating in mid space.

I also have a really cozy crib when I joined Alt Space VR.

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Will need to look into what I need to do to customize it. Will work on that once I have the headset in a few days. No sense doing it in 3D.

If a lot of people get VR, we could start doing VR events on a regular basis. Maybe @crimsonclad can invite us to her home and we can hang out there during CyberBuzz.

If you plan on going, go ahead and sign up and make your avatar and post it in the comment section so we know who to look out for.


All images of the Occulus Quest 2 are from Amazon.


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I've been considering buying a VR headset too.
@brianoflondon has just got an Occulus Quests2 and is pretty impressed with it.

Only problem is that you have to have a Facebook account and log into it to use it.

I'm not sure I'm comfortable with that.

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Indeed this is a clear no-go for me. And it should be one for all Hivers!
I also heard users with obvious fake-facebook accounts (like myself) may not be accepted and that Oculus kicks them out.

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I have an Oculus Go but I also just picked up an Oculus Quest 2 for the event. I'll be there of course and looking forward to "seeing" everyone!

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Nice purchase.

Question, how much power do you need on the computer it is connected to?

It is a while since I looked at it. Years ago, one needs a pretty high end computer to have enough processing power.

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This is a device that is to be used without a PC, but you can connect it to a PC and use it as an Occulus Rift. This is my first VR device so I will do some experimenting around. Using it with PC games is what I am most interested in outside of Hivefest.

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Ugh... I live in the bush. If I can get Starlink before then, I'd probably show up with one of those fancy gadgets on my head. I doubt my experience would be bearable with my current ISP.

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I have used it pretty successfully with a HotSpot on my phone. but good wifi certainly does make it nicer

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Nice! Big fan of the Oculus 2 as well. Much better resolution than the first version.

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The price also makes more sense now, I remember paying almost $ 800 for the former.

I signed up as @gaottantacinque but I haven't set up my avatar just yet.

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How does the Quest 2 compare to the Rift?

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I haven't tried the Rift in person but according to the specs the Quest has a higher resolution: 1440 by 1600 pixels compared with 1280 by 1440. That and not having to be tied to a cable was enough for me to decide.

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Hive is shit- and Steem's course is soon 50% higher than HIVE's. And are you all still happy here ? You have been lured here by a gang of power obsessed witnesses, who only wanted to enrich themselves and also have been lured here on the chain that is doomed to perdition.

Thank the Nazi witness @pfunk that there is spam. It's his fault because he flagged a social project for the few cents of income. This is just the beginning I have 300 accounts but unfortunately the bots on your shitty chain are not working properly. 5 months ago he flagged an account from a non profit organization on behalf of an @louis88 to - 4. This time I'm not giving it a rest, I get hundreds of accounts and I'm also taking money to buy or lease stakes.

Megalomaniac witnesses like him will destroy HIVE. Because of me the first HIVE are leaving, including some medium sized Stak Holder.

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Yep i've been using it almost a week now and it's been a blast. Just waiting to get a few people together for some test room chats. etc

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Ay no way! All this time I thought you were a white guy..

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Lol the heading almost had me read:

I bought a Occulus Quest 2 with Hive.

Wouldn't that be something?
@dan do you have anything to say?
The marketplace you envisioned is still an unwritten book.

Btw Dan are you going to make an appearance at the HiveFest Virtual Love Parade? That would be well received! It would make buzz around the interwebs.

And so the boy, given up for dead, returns to sacred SpartHive. A king.. our Larimites!

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It's a good move by @roelandp to put a virtual event together. It's got potential to grab attention as human activity is migrated into the digital space. There's a world of opportunities to connect Hive to other networks going forward ... IF technologies and systems other than just Blockchain is embraced. Living in a fantasy that they will come simply for decentralised is nuts.

People sometimes don't know what they want but when they experience something that makes them feel good they know they want it again and again.

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