after a quiet summer for vr it seems
like the vr industry is starting to go
crazy again now there's some really
exciting things coming which i cannot
talk about yet but i can say it isn't
what you expect but more about that
later what is coming soon is this vr
headset that's used lying down and the
specs are super interesting so i want to
tell you about it see this video as a
look into the future of what's coming
and faster than you would think let me
know if you enjoyed this type of video
in the comments below so i know i should
make more
so as vr gamers we're always looking to
make our games more immersive to get us
as close as possible to sword art online
you know that anime where people get
trapped in a vr mmo rpg where they use a
vr headset that puts players inside the
game fired her brain making it feel
exactly like real life well diver x a
company all the way from japan wants to
make this happen eventually and they are
starting with this vr headset called
have dive
you see the resemblance
this strange headset has you lying down
in bed while playing vr games and it
works with steam
the company even raised seed funding in
japan already and is now planning to
come to the west via kickstarter from
november 6th the specs and design
intrigued me so much that i asked for a
preview of the headset from the ceo
himself which i'm summarizing in this
video so let's talk about it
this is half dive the world's first vr
headset optimized for use in your comfy
bed the idea behind this is that current
vr headsets are designed for people to
move around with so they need to be
compact and lightweight however this
limits what you can put in the hardware
having a device where you don't need to
worry about size and weight you can get
better specs boosted performance and
comfort
just a quick note the headset shown in
this video by yamato the ceo of the
company is just the first prototype they
have newer designs already but those
were being showcased at the time so uh
unfortunately but the main thing that
got me curious was how are you supposed
to move in game while lying down well
the headset comes with 4 controllers 2
hand controllers and 2 controllers for
your feet the foot controller is
attached around your feet with a band
and it has four triggers by tilting your
ankle left right up or down you can move
or turn around in game the level of tilt
is also measured apparently this makes
it even possible to crouch in beat saber
the company could not show me the hand
controllers yet as they want to do an
unfeeling later on her own channel but
he did say that it works like any other
controller you just use it while lying
down so yes you can just pick stuff up
using these controllers but it is
possible that some games are not easy to
play like half-life alex for example but
games like vrt or rec room should work
yamato was able to show me the force
feedback module that you can attach to
the controllers he shows me this as an
example on the index controller you can
see the wire that is attached to the
controller and that wire can pull the
controllers back allowing you to fuse
stuff while gaming this is just one of
the expansion modules that you can
attach to the headset the headset will
also include fans for wind feedback and
this is mounted on the upper side of the
headset it also has vibrational feedback
with the little exciters mounted behind
the head
so the fans and vibrations will work out
of the box with any steam vr games as it
uses ai and that listens to the game's
audio so you will feel the feedback of
what you hear in the game like gunshots
or footsteps
for the other mods however you may need
to install software mods for the game do
you think this gets us closer to the
full dive from sword art online let me
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continuing the modular design part i
wanted to add that on the sides of the
headset there are rj45 terminals and
screw holes for extra expansion mods the
plan is to open source the design and
code of these mods so everyone can
develop their own differex is already
working on sensory feedback and wireless
communication ones for the tracking it
has four and a half degrees of freedom
apparently the other one and a half
disappeared because you're lying down
the headset supports the lighthouses
from vive and valve to make things a bit
easier for those who already have a
steamvr headset it also works with this
japanese tracking system perception
neuron 2.0 but this part is also
intriguing i also got a look at the
inside of the headset as you can see at
the top there's the helmet-like visor
which contains the display and lenses
the display uses the same lcds as the
valve index and has a resolution of 1600
x
1440 pixels per eye and a refresh rate
of 90 hertz but the most interesting
part here are these lenses it uses 10
aspherical lenses that support a very
focal feature this basically means the
lenses can move up and down allowing for
multiple focusing distances this makes
focusing on virtual objects much more
natural like real life the headset has
integrated eye tracking for this purpose
this is something we haven't seen before
in consumer vr headsets and that's not
even all these lenses allow for a field
of view of 134 degrees horizontally
that's wider than all major vr headsets
out there except maybe the pi max 8k x a
manual ipd slider is available too with
the range from 58 to 82 millimeters so
this headset is basically a steamvr
headset it uses displayport 1.2 and usb
3 to connect to a vr ready pc and it's
compatible with all steam vr games
without a developer having to do
anything however not all games are going
to be suitable since you are lying down
you cannot shoot a bow and arrow like
this for example but the headset should
be great for exploration games watching
movies or social games and yes i know
what else you can do with this please do
not spare my comment section with it
like last time diver x doesn't only
focus on entertainment though but
believes you can do productive work like
that as well so there's a camera on the
headset that you can use to see a
keyboard that you could place on your
belly this works just as the oculus
quest passed through the headset also
has an interesting audio system it has a
three and a half millimeter audio jack
of course so you can plug in your own
but it also has four speakers placed in
a way that covers your whole head
allegedly giving high quality and
immersive audio the half dive is an
interesting headset for sure but i am
also a little curious whether this is
going to cause motion sickness all over
again but i think we need to see some
real demos to be sure keep in mind that
since this is still a prototype the
specs may still change but we'll hear
more soon diver x is coming on
kickstarter in november with three
models the basic one is around 700 us
dollars and has no feedback mods except
for the fans the full set has all
feedback systems and will be around 1100
and the one with the the very focal
length support will be three thousand
seven hundred dollars in the upcoming
weeks we'll hear more about the
controllers and get demos on their
youtube channel i'm definitely keeping
my tabs on this so i will keep you
updated if you want to know more now
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