Virtual Reactions: Their First Time

Beginning in September of 2014, I took my Oculus Rift DK2 on the road to introduce as many people as I could to the wonders of virtual reality. This video features 10 people experiencing VR for the very first time as they try Cyberspace, an intense ride made by developer Rift Away.

Fun Timestamps!:
1:19 - When the ride begins
4:50 - When I start ejecting people to their deaths
7:22 - People expressing their thoughts after experiencing VR for the first time

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This is Episode 1 of Virtual Reactions.

Oculus Rift DK2: Mining Mike

Mining Mike is an endless runner from developer Rift Away (Cyber Space, Chilling Space) for the Oculus Rift. Let's see how far I can get this mine cart before crashing!

Download the demo here.

Here are my impressions I wrote on NeoGAF:

I also tried out Mining Mike. It's made by Rift Away, the same developer who made Chilling Space and Cyber Space, and has recently been updated for the DK2. It's an endless runner where you guide a mine cart as far as you can without crashing. You can play it in either first or third-person view, though I prefer the former. You can also collect coins to gain a double jump ability. My high score is 919.

Oculus Rift DK2: Rift Away's Chilling Space

Watch me shoot virtual asteroids with Carl Sagan as I play Rift Away's Chilling Space demo for the Oculus Rift DK2.

Download the demo here.

The song in the demo is Jenova 7's  "Inner Space (feat. Hugo Kant)"

Here are the impressions I wrote on NeoGAF:

I played Rift Away's Chilling Space demo yesterday. It's the same developer that made Cyber Space, that terrifying amusement park ride demo. This one is much more relaxing, as all you do is float in space and shoot asteroids/satellites with your space gun. It has a smooth tune playing in the background, and soon after beginning the demo, some narration from Carl Sagan kicks in. The Earth has a nice sense of scale and you can watch it slowly turn. I was imagining how cool a future VR game would be like in space. Imagine falling to Earth in a VR game!

The demo itself has about five minutes worth of content as Carl Sagan's narration ends and the music loops. I recommend checking it out if you want something calming. You don't even have to shoot anything if you don't want to, as nothing happens if an object hits you.

Oculus Rift DK2: Rift Away's Cyber Space

Watch as a person who doesn't like heights or crazy amusement park rides experiences Rift Away's Cyber Space demo for the first time. Warning: Lots and lots of cussing.

Download the demo here.

Here are some impressions I wrote on NeoGAF afterward:

As someone who isn't into crazy amusement park rides, that thing is terrifying. I'm not a fan of heights, and the demo gave me the same feelings I get on the rare occasions I have ridden a roller coaster or gone on something that shoots me up into the air. Admittedly I have many more demos to try, but Cyber Space is the most convincing one I've played yet. It also lets you launch yourself from the ride at anytime, in which you can then examine your decapitated body afterward from the viewpoint of your head. I highly recommend everyone who has a DK2 check it out.

The cool thing about the demo is that it didn't give me motion sickness like DK1 demos would (though I never tried Cyber Space on the DK1), but it did make me feel very uneasy, but in the way you would expect on a ride like this. I was grasping the bottom of my chair as tightly as I could the entire time.

The same developer made Chilling Space, which I have read good things about. I think I will check that out next. I'm expecting a much more peaceful experience.