wraggster
October 25th, 2014, 22:22
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/5885712d231702dcbb3615dd5f98fd37/200549148/orift-dk2-down.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/24/zero-point-oculus-rift-doc/)If you'd rather that your non-game (http://www.engadget.com/2014/08/07/facebook-hollywood-oculus-rift/) Oculus Rift (http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/20/oculus-rift-crescent-bay-vr-headset-hands-on/) experiences be nonfiction (http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/11/wildlife-documentary-on-oculus-rift/), it looks like that wish is coming your way rather soon. Next week, Zero Point hits Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/268710/) and it offers full 360 degree views of a Department of Defense military training camp, a beach scene and even the extremely crowded LA Convention Center during E3 2013 (http://www.engadget.com/event/e32013/articles/). The rub of the video is that it's the first of its kind -- a documentary about virtual reality, filmed in VR (http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/18/next3d-recorded-video-plans-oculus-rift-virtual-reality/) and made for the platform. It's very meta. Each scene is explorable, with either head tracking, a game controller or a mouse running the action. It's apparently compatible with all past-and-future Oculus dev kits, and will cost $15 come its October 28th release. However, IGNnotes (http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/22/first-360-degree-documentary-to-release-on-oculus-rift) that if you purchase before November 4th it'll only run you $12. Want a preview before you buy? Of course you do; just head past the break for that.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/24/zero-point-oculus-rift-doc/
http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/24/zero-point-oculus-rift-doc/