Wednesday, April 1, 2015

AntVR


The AntVr is another VR-glass and a kickstarter project. It's quality is not like the Oculus Rift DK2, but it has some features, which are very nice. The AntVR is connected via 1 HDMI- and 1 USB-Cable (like Oculus Rift). You don't have to install any software, only 2 drivers (controller + glass) are downloaded. Don't be scared if you only see chinese letters in the driver's name.

Functions
  • Headtracking
    If you move your head, the cursor is also moved - it works like a mouse.
  • Display-Modes
    There are 3 display-modes. One splits the screen and makes normal games 3D.
  • Lens distance
    You are able to change the distance between the lensens on the top of the glass.
  • Eyelet
    On the bottom of the glass you can open an eyelet. It's useful if you need your keyboard and can't see the keys.
  • Controller
    USB-Controller which looks like a gun. You are also able to convert it to an normal controller.
On top the controller there are one HDMI-Input and one USB-Input. If you have the AntVR-Wireless-Transmitter, which you can connect on the front of the gun, you are able to play "wireless". The cables of the AntVR glass are connected to the controller.


Games
We found only two games, which are made for the AntVR:
You can also play nearly every Oculus Rift game which supports mouse-controls.


Conclusion
The AntVR is a nice option to the Oculus Rift. The combination of headtracking with mouse and splitting the screen makes it possible, to play every "normal" game (e.g. shooters). The quality of the picture isn't the best - you are feeling sick if you played too long.
It's very funny to play Z-Ground with the gun-controller. But we wanted to aim with the gun and not with the head, which is a bit nasty. On the handle of the gun there is a little stick, where you should be able to move in the game, but we weren't able to bring it to work. Sometimes it doesn't work and sometimes you are moving in the wrong direction in the game.

So if you don't want to get sick after playing 30 minutes, the Ouclus Rift DK2 is the better glass. The quality is higher and it makes much more fun.

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