topic Re: BIMx and Oculus Rift in BIMx

BIMx and Oculus Rift

Anonymous — Tue, 09 May 2023 13:18:03 GMT

Has anyone tried this yet? BIMx has a stereoscopic mode but does it actually work with an Oculus VR headset? My concern is BIMx's stereoscopic mode appears to simply be a split display, not something that is actually sending two distinct signals.

Re: BIMx and Oculus Rift

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 16:33:03 GMT

as per usual, minutes after I post I find the answer on my own. Per Oculus's site:

Does the Oculus Rift developer kit work with games that have existing stereo 3D support?

Not yet. Currently, game developers need to explicitly integrate support for the Oculus Rift. A proper Oculus integration is critical because you’re no longer looking at a flat screen– you feel as though you’re actually inside the virtual world.

Integrating the Oculus Rift also requires gameplay changes. Without proper game design changes like Oculus head-tracking, the virtual reality experience will not be compelling.

So I guess the real question is will Graphisoft ever get around to allowing an Oculus hook in BIMx? I think past history, sadly, indicates no.

Re: BIMx and Oculus Rift

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 07:44:33 GMT

My son has the devkit for it and I've had a go at the programs that come with it...a bit low rez in the devkit but seriously good fun...the roller coaster is great! I don't think BIMX has a development kit? So sadly., it needs to be done by the factory...