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  • Back Before the new Year!

    I have been a bit lax on the blog updates for the last few months.
    Never fear, the concepts for iMyth continue to move forward with new ideas, new partners and new innovations!

    Keep in contact for information concerning iMyth’s next MVP, (I’ll bet you didn’t even know we had a first :)).

    However, supporting the next MVP is this Technology from HTC and Valve. Part of our first MVP involved using simple hand gestures within a VR experience. We generated only mediocre results. Mind you did not allow ourselves much time to fine tweak the experience. Given a weak or so of tuning time I’m sure we could generate something a bit more palatable. The HTC Valve device doesn’t look that much better but who knows, this integrated solution may be all that is needed.

    [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABHl77XR8UA[/embedyt]

    I got the article from an upload VR article. They don’t seem very impressed either. However, after the short experience with the Leap Motion I’m will to give almost anything a try.

  • HTC Vive: Welcome to the fray!

    These are indeed exciting times!

    HTC Vive has just drop its hat into the VR ring with with HTC Vive; Valve’s HR headset:

    HTC Vive

    Not much is known about this headset but supposedly they will have a commercial version out by the end of the year. It sounds like it is a beefier, faster version of the Oculus Rift. Maybe Vive has solved some tracking issues too? We look forward to finding out.

    I have heard that Valve will be introducing the new headset at GDC this week. I look forward in having a hands-on demo!

    Also, in related news, I have just found out a site I have been frequenting lately, WEMO.IO,  is actually a VR company run by old associates, WEVR. They have just announced a partnership with Valve to be a development partner for their new headset. From the initial looks of it WEVR is foccussing on a suite of VR production tools as well as producing their own VR content.

    I’ll need to drop a few emails to what some of the old folks are up to. It’s re-assuring confirmation to know that the wave that has been building for the last few years is actually seen by other like-minded souls.

  • Decisions … Decisions

    Within the last couple of days, I have been inundated with possibilities for creating the Raconteur Engine. In the long run, I’ll need to create a brand new engine with behavior and characteristics unto itself. However, I need to start someplace and the best place is where others have already laid down stable tracks. I had always been impressed with the Unity Engine.  However, I have recently been introduced to the High Fidelity Engine and now the Source Engine. Here are their pro’s and con’s.

    Unity

    pros:

    • Easy to Use Engine
    • Can Distribute to any platform
    • Huge user community
    • Very Common engine
    • Houdini Engine already ported

    cons:

    • Program in Java
    • Simplistic Rendering

    High Fidelity

    pros:

    • Massive Cloud computer
    • Very small latency
    • Very Fast
    • Very Progressive

    cons:

    • No Interface
    • Requires very large amount of programming
    • Huge amount to learn beyond API
    • Tiny user community
    • Not yet “Official”
    • Houdini engine not compatable

    Source

    pros:

    • Huge user community
    • Great distribution method, “Steam”
    • Innovation leader in VR
    • Super smart company – Valve
    • Only on PC’s

    cons:

    • No GUI
    • Lots of programming
    • Houdini Engine Not Ported
    • Start from Half-life(?)
    • Simplistic Graphics
    • Excellent on PC’s only

    Results

    Wow, this is going to be harder than I thought. They all have a similar number of pros. Unity seems to have the least number of cons however. I can’t make a decision at this time. I’ll need to define my products and what I anticipate my product progressions to be. When I have a stronger vision on my product line, then I’ll be able to decide where to start.