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Andrew76 · 06-10-2016 10:57AM

DinoRex wrote: »

Going to take a lot to beat Bunsen and Wow Burger for me.

I'd never heard of Bunsen before going there a few weeks back - tasty burgers, nice atmosphere and reasonably priced too! Great place it is.

Didn't know they did milkshakes until after I'd left, good reason to go back.

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy · 06-10-2016 03:59PM

DinoRex wrote: »

Going to take a lot to beat Bunsen and Wow Burger for me.

I really liked Wow Burger when I was in, got chilli chips they were so nice, where's Bunsen again, is that the one on George's St?

Andrew76 · 06-10-2016 07:05PM

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy wrote: »

I really liked Wow Burger when I was in, got chilli chips they were so nice, where's Bunsen again, is that the one on George's St?

Temple Bar, Wexford St and South Anne St. The menu fits on a business card it's that small. Quality not quantity I guess. :cool:

Doge · 06-10-2016 07:31PM

After I gave up eating tortured birbs and cows a few months ago I'm mad to give Sova a go in Dublin:

http://www.dublinlive.ie/whats-on/food-drink-news/dublin-opens-first-vegan-butcher-11583710

Booked in for a PSVR demo next friday so will give it a go then hopefully.

Meanwhile ill have to make do with the quorn range of burgers on the shelves in Cork.

o1s1n · 06-10-2016 08:29PM

Doge wrote: »

After I gave up eating tortured birbs and cows a few months ago ....

Tell us what you really think : pac:

I've a mad hunger on me for a burger now,damn you all!

Doge · 06-10-2016 08:58PM

o1s1n wrote: »

Tell us what you really think : pac:

I've a mad hunger on me for a burger now,damn you all!

Of PSVR or the fake burgers? :P

I'm guessing the former! If you're free on Friday next week let me know!

CiDeRmAn · 06-10-2016 09:12PM

All this talk of burgers reminds me that the best burgers I've had are made by my better half!
And it reminds me of this... a bit NSFW...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvoBCr7E5qo

Doge · 06-10-2016 10:36PM

^^^
HALF!

Now heres a VR post thats actually relevant to this forum.... Retro VR!

Decided to scan the VR section from a weekly collectible reference encyclopedia I still have called Tree Of Knowledge that was out in 1995.

http://imgur.com/gallery/MOaMWf

Posted it in a virtual reality group on facebook and the admin replied with this gem:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2CYLlSn1gA

I then discovered a youtube playlist full of over 90 retro VR videos:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0hIhAxPOpaYnCQhemDiwb-DMgvu0TpAs

Cant wait to watch these before I try a proper consumer VR device for the first time next week.

Only tried the DK2 before that.

Steve X2 · 06-10-2016 10:51PM

I'm a bit sick of VR myself, still too bulky for my liking. I've got the 3 versions of the rift and they have all improved, but its still a big box on your face :0/

CiDeRmAn · 06-10-2016 11:02PM

I have a Virtual Boy...
And a Google Cardboard...
Not really invested in this VR thing yet...

Doge · 06-10-2016 11:03PM

Steve X2 wrote: »

I'm a bit sick of VR myself, still too bulky for my liking. I've got the 3 versions of the rift and they have all improved, but its still a big box on your face :0/

Pfft, some people will moan about anything! :P

IN fairness, it has come a long way since this...

:pac:

And its far more tidy than a triple monitor or ultra wide monitor setup!

CiDeRmAn · 07-10-2016 06:53AM

Sure, we'll all be using active contact lenses in ten years anyway

Retr0gamer · 07-10-2016 09:35AM

VR has a lot of hurdles to get over before it's seen as mainstream. You look like a dork wearing one, it's very unsocial and the set up is long winded for the experience it offers. It's very impressive tech but I've not played anything on it that can't be done on a monitor or if it is a new experience is more than a tech demo.

It reminds me of the GBA connectivity with the Gamecube, too much set up and despite there being FF Crystal Chronicles and Four Swords on it that are well worth playing I've never played them more than once because the initial set up is so laborious.

CiDeRmAn · 07-10-2016 10:37AM

The VR thing reminds me of the response to motion controls ten years ago.
"When I play Call of Duty 3 on the Wii, I can throw a grenade by holding a button and waving the Wiimote like this, it's amazing and immersive and works most of the time"
"Interesting, I just push a shoulder button and it works every time"

o1s1n · 07-10-2016 11:07AM

I found the main hurdle at the moment is connectivity alright. If it was all wireless and you just had to put the helmet/goggles on that would be great.

The way it is now, there's a lot of initial setup and wires to trip over.

It's really all just still in an awkward infancy phase that the technology just has to go through. I'm just glad it's all finally in motion!

Retr0gamer · 07-10-2016 11:09AM

The experience is great and very immersive... it's just the effort required is quite a hurdle. And looking like a tit is a big deal, it's nothing something you'd be playing with in the front room with your house mates.

Andrew76 · 07-10-2016 11:40AM

o1s1n wrote: »

It's really all just still in an awkward infancy phase that the technology just has to go through. I'm just glad it's all finally in motion!

This.

I'm an interested observer at the minute waiting for the technology to mature and for there to be large selection of games/experiences to make it worthwhile.

Regarding looking like a tit - are folks really worried about how it looks considering you'll only ever be using it behind closed doors? If you do have paid actors mates over then everyone looking like a tit when it's their turn just ads to the fun I'd imagine. The PSVR doesn't look too bad imo, nicer looking than the Rift & Vive anyway, looks aren't that important to be honest.

o1s1n · 07-10-2016 11:48AM

The man who dresses in schoolgirl cosplay is worried about looking like a tit?

The mind boggles :pac:

Steve X2 · 07-10-2016 11:49AM

Retr0gamer wrote: »

The experience is great and very immersive... it's just the effort required is quite a hurdle. And looking like a tit is a big deal, it's nothing something you'd be playing with in the front room with your house mates.

I've no issue with that side of things, in fact I welcome it

But to be honest what really interests me at the moment is AR, not VR. I'd gladly throw down the cash on Microsoft's Hololens if the field of view wasn't so rubbish.

o1s1n · 07-10-2016 11:53AM

Actually, not quite VR/AR, but has anyone used an Amazon Echo yet?

A mate got one recently and it's actually pretty interesting. Might pick one up at some stage.

Doge · 07-10-2016 12:14PM

Simulation is what is going to benefit the most from VR, in fact the tech has been developed with simulators in mind from the beginning.

What I find interesting, is that the VR experience is actually improving peoples lap times in racing sims like assetto corsa!

Thats a big deal to me, and as a fan of racing and flight sims I'm really hyped for it.

Not so sure how its going to fair with mainstream games thugh, it might go through a novelty period and then fade away, but for simulation its here to stay.

johnny_ultimate · 07-10-2016 12:52PM

Comfort and practically issues make me a bit concerned about VR's long term potential. I just can't see myself coming home from work and throwing a headset on for a few hours the way you can with a normal screen. I'm still excited about it, but I wonder how and if it can successfully extend beyond short experiences (not that there's anything wrong with short games - indeed if VR helps normalise them a bit more that would be a positive result!)

Steve X2 · 07-10-2016 12:57PM

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Comfort and practically issues make me a bit concerned about VR's long term potential. I just can't see myself coming home from work and throwing a headset on for a few hours the way you can with a normal screen. I'm still excited about it, but I wonder how and if it can successfully extend beyond short experiences (not that there's anything wrong with short games - indeed if VR helps normalise them a bit more that would be a positive result!)

I only use the new Rift maybe once a week if I've time at the weekend. It's basically as you say, I'm definitely not in the mood for the setup and putting a box on my head after working all day. It's great for short experiences (I'm still a fan of Titans of Space) but i just dont enjoy playing games for hours with it.

Retr0gamer · 07-10-2016 01:21PM

VR really excels in the 'cockpit' games. I found EVE Valkyrie excellent fun and racing games are very immersive with it. Full room stuff though just isn't practical outside people with the lavish lifestyle of Donald Trump or Steve X2. I think just like the DS people will calm down about the unique tracking and motion features of VR and give more traditional experiences with a few standouts using the features as actual gameplay mechanics rather than gimmicks.

It still really needs a killer app to set it apart.

eddhorse · 07-10-2016 01:27PM

My big question is :
"how much space do i need to use any of the VR solutions?"

If i cant play it in my house then i will wait for the Matrix solution. Plug me in.

Steve X2 · 07-10-2016 01:35PM

Retr0gamer wrote: »

VR really excels in the 'cockpit' games. I found EVE Valkyrie excellent fun and racing games are very immersive with it. Full room stuff though just isn't practical outside people with the lavish lifestyle of Donald Trump or Steve X2. I think just like the DS people will calm down about the unique tracking and motion features of VR and give more traditional experiences with a few standouts using the features as actual gameplay mechanics rather than gimmicks.

It still really needs a killer app to set it apart.

You mentioned me and Trump in the same sentence

:(:(:(

eddhorse wrote: »

My big question is :
"how much space do i need to use any of the VR solutions?"

If i cant play it in my house then i will wait for the Matrix solution. Plug me in.

I only really use it sitting on my chair at my computer at home. Not done much of the full room stuff.

The Last Bandit · 07-10-2016 01:36PM

eddhorse wrote: »

My big question is :
"how much space do i need to use any of the VR solutions?"

If i cant play it in my house then i will wait for the Matrix solution. Plug me in.

Dude, you are already plugged in..

http://uk.businessinsider.com/tech-billionaires-want-to-break-humans-out-of-a-computer-simulation-2016-10?r=US&IR=T

johnny_ultimate · 07-10-2016 01:46PM

I've heard from people - really great people, folks, reallly great - about the Vive. Can't afford it? Sad! I heard about a review of it in the failing New York Times - biased and crooked, like Hillary!

Corholio · 07-10-2016 01:59PM

o1s1n wrote: »

Actually, not quite VR/AR, but has anyone used an Amazon Echo yet?

A mate got one recently and it's actually pretty interesting. Might pick one up at some stage.

Had one a few days now. I find it fantastic. It depends on what you may use it for. I use Spotify a lot so it's great for that, you need Spotify Premium to use it with the Echo. The voice recognition is pretty damn good I've found, a few times you figure out ways of saying things where it will pick up, especially with long song titles. Checking the time, setting alarms, reading out things from Wikipedia, finding out the weather, getting updates from Sky Sports, The Guardian, BBC are all a breeze to do. Would definitely recommend it, but again it's dependant on what someone may use it for.

o1s1n · 07-10-2016 03:43PM

Corholio wrote: »

Had one a few days now. I find it fantastic. It depends on what you may use it for. I use Spotify a lot so it's great for that, you need Spotify Premium to use it with the Echo. The voice recognition is pretty damn good I've found, a few times you figure out ways of saying things where it will pick up, especially with long song titles. Checking the time, setting alarms, reading out things from Wikipedia, finding out the weather, getting updates from Sky Sports, The Guardian, BBC are all a breeze to do. Would definitely recommend it, but again it's dependant on what someone may use it for.

Yeah I think I'm definitely going to pick one up. The Dot version is out at the end of this month and it's less than half the price. Missing the big speaker but it comes with a 3.5mm audio out and Bluetooth support so you can run it through a stereo.

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