Virtual Reality

[fallacy]

    I completely agree.  The biggest problem I have with Kickstarter now is that it's not a loan.  And the people funding don't expect ROI.  They're just donating to someone else's capital fund.  It is becoming the norm to give stuff like a $5 t shirt for a $50 donation.  $100 gets your name on a white board in the meeting room.  In marker.  There is nothing on the line for the recipients so they have no reason to be efficient with the money.  And if the end result is achieved, and let's face it that's not happening in most Kickstarters that get funded, the recipient has built a business or product on someone else's money but keeps all of the returns.

    The only Kickstarter I have donated more than a couple of bucks to is the PAPA Live Event Streaming project.  I know some of the folks involved personally and it's for the benefit of the hobby.  They were also smart enough to run several multi hour live broadcasts of a major event to prove the concept works before they asked for any money.

And this is why Kickstarter can't legally operate in Canada. Our laws make it impossible without requiring disbursing shares to the "investors". It's meant to protect people from exactly what you're describing. But at the same time, it's stifling small upstarts who can't participate in this new funding model (well they can by partnering with an American business, but it's extra headache).

Ah well. In other (2 week old) news: John Carmack appointed CTO of Occulus Rift.

Don’t get what you people are complaining about. The people that donate to someone’s Kick Starter is because they believe in the product, they believe in the person selling it. If you don’t than don’t donate  . The government steels anywhere from 6 to 10 thousand in different taxes from you every year and this is what you have a problem with…

[kahlid74]

 And if the end result is achieved, and let's face it that's not happening in most Kickstarters that get funded, the recipient has built a business or product on someone else's money but keeps all of the returns. 
 

Out of 216 projects I have donated money too 214 of them have succeeded with me either having in my possession a game (software or board game), a music CD, a movie, an electronic gadget or whatever else I donated too.  Two have either failed to delivery something into my hands or disappeared.

So either I rock when it comes to picking projects to back or your assumption is wrong.

[opt2not]

We have a couple Oculus Rifts in the office here, and I gotta say, it's a pretty awesome product. Probably the best VR I've ever tried, and I remember when VR was "popular" back in the arcade days, with those behemoth VR pods. I'm kinda sad I missed out on the KS, but at the same time, who knows how far this thing is going to go and what kind of games/software is going to be released.

Anyway, a couple of my coworkers are submitting a game to the Oculus Rift Game Jam, and have been working on a Skiing game (created in Unity).

I think it's looking pretty good so far, for a very short development. Here's a short video:

[RayB]

And this is why Kickstarter can't legally operate in Canada. Our laws make it impossible without requiring disbursing shares to the "investors". It's meant to protect people from exactly what you're describing. But at the same time, it's stifling small upstarts who can't participate in this new funding model (well they can by partnering with an American business, but it's extra headache).

Ah well. In other (2 week old) news: John Carmack appointed CTO of Occulus Rift.

Don’t get what you people are complaining about. The people that donate to someone’s Kick Starter is because they believe in the product, they believe in the person selling it. If you don’t than don’t donate  . The government steels anywhere from 6 to 10 thousand in different taxes from you every year and this is what you have a problem with…

Did I say I had a problem with it? No, just stating my country's government does.

[CoryBee]

Just bought one the other day. Probably wont get to me before I hop across the pond for a few months....which makes me a sad panda

I suppose I can have it shipped by my brother when it arrives.

[kahlid74]

Just bought one the other day. Probably wont get to me before I hop across the pond for a few months....which makes me a sad panda

I suppose I can have it shipped by my brother when it arrives.

It's worth it and a lot of fun.  I'm used to it now.  I look forward to their next version of it and can't wait for my Omni to arrive too.

[ChadTower]

[fallacy]

Bad ass, reminds me of Myst.

[Alistair Keith]

I had a go on the Oculus Rift at the Eurogamer Expo, was pretty sweet. The line to see the demo was crazy long.