This VR gaming chair aims to solve the daily problems of gaming in VR as well as deepen the immersion.
What should I expect with the Roto VR Explorer? This is a small, armless gaming chair mounted on a circular platform. The chair rotates based on commands from a tracking device attached to your head. Meanwhile, the VR headset continues to act as a display surface, and the chair simply expands the experience.
Rotation follows virtual reality
What should Roto VR Explorer bring? First and foremost, it aims to increase immersion, because in addition to the independent rotation, which reacts to the player's movements in the game in question, the chair also has a rumble function. This causes the seat to shake to accompany various events in the game or to simulate surfaces. It receives commands wirelessly from the headset, to which a dongle is connected.
Does this help with nausea? Even today, despite all the improvements in technology, virtual reality still causes dizziness and nausea in many people. The reasons for this are simply confusion in our balance system, because our body sees something different from what it sees through movement. The field of vision changes, but otherwise nothing changes.
This gaming chair can help here, as it at least simulates horizontal movement, which is supposed to theoretically help the brain feel at ease.
Does Roto VR Explorer only work with Meta Quest? No, according to the developers, it also supports the Vive XR Elite, Pico Neo 3 and soon the Apple Vision pro. However, the support is primarily designed for the Meta-Quest product line.
Not supported: PSVR 1&2, Varjo, Pimax (PC version), Oculus-S, Reverb G2.
What games are supported? Overall, Roto VR Explorer should work with all VR titles from yesterday, today, and tomorrow that aren’t explicitly designed for permanent use. However, the developers highlight a few titles as their favorites to start with:
- Wrath of Asgard 2
- Assassin's Creed
- Population one
- Iron Man
- recreation room
- Loki's Tale 2
- epic roller coasters
- Job Simulator
- climbing
- between the united states
- Virtual Reality Drilling
Can I actually buy a virtual reality chair? The Roto VR Explorer isn’t out yet, but you can pre-order it on the official website . It should then be delivered in October. You’ll have to dig deep into your pockets, though. It’s priced at around £799 including shipping, which is probably more than €850. You can find all the info here On the official home page.
A staple in many VR environments today is neural network upscaling, such as Nvidia’s DLSS. If you’re interested in the background and developments of this technology, you’ll find additional information and links in this article: Intel, AMD, and Google stand no chance against Nvidia—and here’s why you should be interested as a player in the AI arms race.
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