Hi there I'm a big fan of Elite, but didn't sign up to the Kickstarter, I must admit I was tempted but it didn't quite happen.
The problem is I have become addicted to trying to make games so much so that I am making a simple space combat game. But there is a catch it's made specifically for the Oculus Rift.
I know you can get immersed in playing space games just in front of the screen but you only need to turn your head and there is the rest of your room.
With the Rift, turn your head and you look out into space over that side of your spaceship.
The best example of this was the show stealing EVR demo, from the makers of EVE.
After seeing this and having bought a developers edition of the Oculus Rift and finding out that it was not available I just had to make one of my own.
So Space War was created.
Note it's still a Work In Progress and Rough round the edges.
But I would recommend to any Elite/Sim fans you need to have a go with the Rift even the SD Dev version, it's the difference between being there and looking at a photo.
Anyway Space War is free to play Rift only and supports basic Multi-player.
Video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdQtRTghVBI
I'm currently working on a Battleship so that players can have more of a the feeling of being part of a large space battle.
Hopefully if you have a Rift you can give it a whirl and get some practice in, only a few months until March 2014!
The consumer rift should be out next year so imagine playing Elite in HD in full immersion VR
PS any and all feedback welcome.
The problem is I have become addicted to trying to make games so much so that I am making a simple space combat game. But there is a catch it's made specifically for the Oculus Rift.
I know you can get immersed in playing space games just in front of the screen but you only need to turn your head and there is the rest of your room.
With the Rift, turn your head and you look out into space over that side of your spaceship.
The best example of this was the show stealing EVR demo, from the makers of EVE.
After seeing this and having bought a developers edition of the Oculus Rift and finding out that it was not available I just had to make one of my own.
So Space War was created.
Note it's still a Work In Progress and Rough round the edges.
But I would recommend to any Elite/Sim fans you need to have a go with the Rift even the SD Dev version, it's the difference between being there and looking at a photo.
Anyway Space War is free to play Rift only and supports basic Multi-player.
Video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdQtRTghVBI
I'm currently working on a Battleship so that players can have more of a the feeling of being part of a large space battle.
Hopefully if you have a Rift you can give it a whirl and get some practice in, only a few months until March 2014!
The consumer rift should be out next year so imagine playing Elite in HD in full immersion VR
PS any and all feedback welcome.
