Sims 4 VR!

"LeGardePourpre;c-16532688" wrote:

"@IceyJ;c-16531420" wrote:

"LeGardePourpre;c-16469255" wrote:
VR is a dead technology like Kinect and 3D display.

I'll just leave this here.
Demand for Augmented and Virtual Reality Expected to Soar this Year

Where is the VR at the E3 2018 ???

Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, Nintendo conferences didn't talk about VR.


Except Sony, no big publisher announced VR games.

From the article: "...worldwide spending on AR and VR products and services will reach $27 billion in 2018." This is all you need to know.

"@LeGardePourpre;c-16532688" wrote:

"IceyJ;c-16531420" wrote:

"LeGardePourpre;c-16469255" wrote:
VR is a dead technology like Kinect and 3D display.

I'll just leave this here.
Demand for Augmented and Virtual Reality Expected to Soar this Year

Where is the VR at the E3 2018 ???

Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, Nintendo conferences didn't talk about VR.


Except Sony, no big publisher announced VR games.

Ubisoft announced Transference, which is a VR game.

Yaaassss!!!!!Sims VR! Or AR, or the closest thing to it!!Thank you Maxis, and Gurus!

"LeGardePourpre;c-16820584" wrote:
With this first person camera, The Sims 4 VR can be possible now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seMXnyIxQTw

That's exactly how I plan to use it. At least sometimes, just to try something different.

I look forward to this. :)

I experimented with Sims 3 in VR awhile back with the Oculus DK1, using Tridef Ignition. I couldn't actually play the game because the UI was all messed up, but I could float around with the freecam which was really cool. With Tridef you had to set the scale yourself, like VorpX, so it was neat shifting them around so they looked like giants and then like tiny dolls/dollhouses. I couldn't really get the scale to ever seem normal though.

I can't afford a Vive or the necessary computer upgrade, but I do hope Sims comes to VR in some form eventually. However I really hope they do not simplify the game in any way to make it more "comfortable." I think playing just like normal, sitting down with just a mouse, would be perfect, with maybe a bit more depth to the freecam mode, but no change in the actual gameplay. I think making a separate game or pack for it would be a mistake, best to just tack it on as an afterthought, a neat mode that can be used by the few folks who happen to own the hardware, since I'm guessing even those who do play Sims and do have VR still will spend most of their time playing it with just a monitor and will only switch over every now and then.

As for this first-person mode, maybe somebody can get it to work with Tridef or VorpX or something (I messed with Sims 4 a bit with a mix of Tridef and Virtual Desktop with my DK2, but it was more like playing it on a 3d monitor so wasn't really VR), however it'd be FAR better to just use freecam mode. Being moved around without any control of the camera is barf city.

"soko37;c-16823296" wrote:
I don't like the new first person controls but I wouldn't mind trying out sims VR. I definitely would hate it if they switched to only VR. Hopefully that's not what sims 5 will be.

I've never played with VR yet and don't understand how I wouldn't be breaking everything in my house trying to walk around a sim house.

Quite a few of the headsets allow you to map out your play area.
When you get close to the edge of your area, a graphic overlay alerts you to the boundary.

It's best to have a dedicated room, but I don't have that and my room is not the best set up.
Honestly, I've pretty much forgotten about the thing for my PC. It's amusing, but they are really slow with serious games.
Most of the games still feel like tech demos. I still haven't tried Skyrim VR yet. My regular games are time eaters as it is.