Questions tagged [virtual-reality]
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How is VR different from a monitor
Apparently Macintosh computers cannot handle the Oculus Rift, because of their 'inferior' graphics cards. But should VR not just be like an external monitor? And concerning computer graphics, how are VR games any different from other games the…
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VR and frustum culling
When rendering VR ( stereo view ) environments, do you guys recommend just doing 2 frustum checks for determining what is to be drawn during the frustum culling pass or is there some other check that would be able to combine both frusta?
Garry Wallis
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Where do computer graphic engineers look for job ads?
This is kind of a meta-question: We are a neuroscience lab looking for an engineer to develop virtual environments for experiments. Since it's not our usual field of job advertisement we do not know where computer graphics people usually look for…
fabee
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Rendering Crystal Clear 3D Text in VR
Would it be possible to make text significantly more legible in VR? I know there are hardware limitations, but are there hanging fruit techniques that aren't being employed in 3D that are in 2D (vector based rendering, signed distance field…
George
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Using GPU in PC for GearVR
Usually GearVR + SamsungPhone are used both for rendering and displaying but I would like to use it only for displaying when it is plugged to PC. The reason is to get performance similar to Oculus Rift or HTC Vive and not spend money for it. Is it…
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Are non manifold meshes problematic for Virtual Reality?
A simple question. I know that non-manifold meshes are problematic for physics simulations, boolean operations, and 3D printing. I was wondering if they can be problematic for a virtual reality environment as well.
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