WEBVTT 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:06.839 Linus Tech tips coverage of E3 2014 is brought to you by hyperx Fury series 00:00:04.600 --> 00:00:12.719 high performance ssds the Corsair Vengeance k70 and k90 RGB mechanical 00:00:09.679 --> 00:00:15.559 keyboards and nc.com our trusted 00:00:12.719 --> 00:00:18.800 retailer for high performance gaming PCs all right guys we're here at control VR 00:00:16.920 --> 00:00:22.240 to check out easily the the most impressive demo I've seen at any 00:00:20.119 --> 00:00:28.960 convention so far if I can stroke your ego a little bit more uh with the CEO so 00:00:25.279 --> 00:00:30.759 what H how does this work so uh what 00:00:28.960 --> 00:00:36.040 what control VR is doing doing is we are providing uh users of virtual reality 00:00:33.360 --> 00:00:39.840 such as Oculus the opportunity to put their hands in the game which is 00:00:38.520 --> 00:00:43.719 something that has never been done before and it's really solving the 00:00:41.719 --> 00:00:47.079 biggest issue that's been facing the the VR industry which is you know it's one 00:00:45.800 --> 00:00:52.559 thing to be able to see an environment in 3D but how does one then see himself 00:00:49.760 --> 00:00:56.760 in that experience and once you try it uh it really is hard to go back without 00:00:54.320 --> 00:01:02.960 it and so uh the way it works is we're using uh a form of advanced wearable 00:01:00.079 --> 00:01:06.920 technology and so these were uh tiny little sensors that were originally 00:01:04.400 --> 00:01:10.799 developed for military applications that over time we've been able to uh adapt 00:01:09.200 --> 00:01:16.560 and shrink the size down where we can place sensors on each of your fingers uh 00:01:13.680 --> 00:01:21.280 and have complicated uh algorithms that basically are able to then create a 00:01:18.640 --> 00:01:25.240 language that sends back to your operating system exactly how your 00:01:22.880 --> 00:01:29.200 fingers are moving and it's a real real achievement it's it's it's completely 00:01:27.880 --> 00:01:35.159 surreal because there there's a few things out right now where you can get like your ARM moving but it's usually 00:01:33.399 --> 00:01:39.799 very not very well synced and your fingers aren't going to move with it and all that kind of stuff and when you put 00:01:37.880 --> 00:01:43.520 this thing on and you get the Oculus on and the first thing you do is lift your 00:01:41.159 --> 00:01:48.040 hand up and start wiggling your fingers that's the weirdest thing ever and it it 00:01:45.200 --> 00:01:51.799 feels amazing uh what what can we see coming from you guys in the future sure 00:01:50.119 --> 00:01:57.880 so where we're at right now you can you can get the development kit on Kickstarter uh it's going to be running 00:01:54.640 --> 00:01:59.159 for uh another couple weeks and then 00:01:57.880 --> 00:02:05.280 what you can expect from us in the future is to uh get a great SDK we want 00:02:02.399 --> 00:02:09.479 to provide our community the best tools possible so that they can go and create 00:02:07.479 --> 00:02:13.000 the applications that really speak to them you know we're very passionate 00:02:11.200 --> 00:02:16.680 about this technology and about the potential for really changing the world 00:02:14.640 --> 00:02:20.160 with it because it it starts with gaming but also then you know goes into 00:02:18.239 --> 00:02:23.560 Physical Therapy applications potentially um robotics you know there's 00:02:22.519 --> 00:02:29.680 there's really a lot of different applications for this so what you can expect from us is to get a quality 00:02:27.239 --> 00:02:33.440 product uh with an easy to use SDK and then from there you know we've already 00:02:31.000 --> 00:02:37.519 begun working on uh you know the uh plans for the commercial product and 00:02:35.200 --> 00:02:40.680 what you can expect in the future as a commercial product is you know we're 00:02:38.879 --> 00:02:44.519 going to offer a wireless solution for this and then uh I think the the thing 00:02:43.120 --> 00:02:51.360 that we're most excited about is the incorporation of feedback into into the 00:02:47.080 --> 00:02:53.959 system and so um when you think about uh 00:02:51.360 --> 00:02:57.519 having a controller for virtual reality you want to be able to also experience 00:02:55.959 --> 00:03:01.959 that that sensation when you reach out and touch something that you're touching 00:02:58.959 --> 00:03:04.080 it so uh the real huge hurdle has been 00:03:01.959 --> 00:03:07.959 what we've accomplished now and uh you know including a feedback system 00:03:06.239 --> 00:03:13.200 something we're already working on and is something that uh in in comparison is 00:03:10.560 --> 00:03:16.599 is not nearly as complicated so we're excited to provide that uh as soon as we 00:03:15.080 --> 00:03:19.879 can and as soon as the product's ready and we feel like it's ready for Consumer 00:03:18.440 --> 00:03:22.920 Market where we just want to get it out there as quick as possible and that's 00:03:21.440 --> 00:03:26.840 that's really important and being able to link that together you guys are going to have an SDK so being able to link 00:03:25.599 --> 00:03:30.280 both of those together will be really helpful one really important thing about 00:03:29.360 --> 00:03:35.599 immers is that all of your senses are immersed 00:03:33.360 --> 00:03:40.560 and with oculus you only really get the one you only get Vision so being able to 00:03:37.959 --> 00:03:43.640 pull in touch and movement is very important and something that a lot of 00:03:41.959 --> 00:03:48.400 people don't necessarily understand yeah sure in a drive-in game if you have a 00:03:46.480 --> 00:03:51.720 model whose hands are fixed to the wheel at all points in time and you have a 00:03:49.840 --> 00:03:54.720 wheel in front of you it might work but there's not honestly that many 00:03:53.200 --> 00:04:00.079 situations where that's perfect so it's nice to see you guys trying to tackle 00:03:56.640 --> 00:04:01.599 two extremely important components of VR 00:04:00.079 --> 00:04:07.439 so that people can actually get this experience what is your final vision for 00:04:04.599 --> 00:04:11.079 VR in general the whole experience sure so you know the final vision is 00:04:09.560 --> 00:04:15.200 something that uh I I can't even articulate because we don't know where it's going to go it's like sort of like 00:04:13.720 --> 00:04:19.519 the Internet it's you know it's a very powerful thing that's out there and and 00:04:16.919 --> 00:04:23.560 it'll evolve as people develop different applications for it so you know I 00:04:21.759 --> 00:04:26.919 ultimately want to see this as a tool that improves the world uh and improves 00:04:25.320 --> 00:04:32.520 communication I think it's going to be amazing for the classroom uh so the idea 00:04:29.560 --> 00:04:36.639 of of a uh classroom full of you know 10-year-olds that are able to go to the 00:04:34.639 --> 00:04:42.600 to the to the lou in Paris and be able to walk around and you know talk to each 00:04:38.919 --> 00:04:45.240 other uh once you do social VR um it's 00:04:42.600 --> 00:04:48.759 one of the most powerful experiences uh that you'll have because you realize 00:04:46.960 --> 00:04:51.960 that we have a future ahead of us where we're going to be able to connect with 00:04:50.080 --> 00:04:56.880 people that we usually would not be able to connect with in a real meaningful way 00:04:54.320 --> 00:04:59.880 so ultimately I I I'm just excited to see where where the community takes it 00:04:58.560 --> 00:05:04.560 for sure there's a there's a couple things in that I want to that I want to branch on one is being able to bring 00:05:02.960 --> 00:05:08.960 this to the community is insane because of how much this is traditionally expensive this is an insanely expensive 00:05:07.800 --> 00:05:13.520 device and the fact that you guys are getting it at a fairly affordable amount 00:05:11.199 --> 00:05:17.400 is just nuts and then you brought up uh being able to go to the lou this might 00:05:15.759 --> 00:05:22.319 make history class interesting that's that's probably the first time I've ever been able to say that like it's one of 00:05:20.720 --> 00:05:26.039 the worst possible subjects in school and it's like wow I can actually go to 00:05:24.720 --> 00:05:29.919 these different places and experience that in real life and the social 00:05:27.840 --> 00:05:32.880 interaction that you were talking about the most insane experience I I've been 00:05:31.360 --> 00:05:38.000 saying this is the the greatest demo ever but easily the greatest part of the 00:05:35.280 --> 00:05:41.199 greatest demo ever was when I'm in this demo environment which is the space 00:05:39.520 --> 00:05:44.720 environment which is like pretty cool but it's not the most compelling demo 00:05:42.960 --> 00:05:48.479 ever and then you walk over and you see the other person that's in the demo and 00:05:46.759 --> 00:05:51.840 you wave at them and they wave back and you're like oh that's so cool and you 00:05:50.160 --> 00:05:55.720 see like the little micro movements cuz you just both got excited that's nuts 00:05:54.160 --> 00:05:59.960 that instantly made that demo which is like kind of cool absolutely amazing and 00:05:58.520 --> 00:06:04.199 when you get into things like if you saw the kickstarter demo when there's a bunch of people there and you're all 00:06:02.479 --> 00:06:08.680 just like playing around with food throwing like pingpong balls around and 00:06:06.160 --> 00:06:12.639 like just doing whatever that's crazy it's it's not necessarily about this 00:06:10.800 --> 00:06:15.520 this testing environment which is essentially what it is it's about what 00:06:13.960 --> 00:06:19.720 you do with the testing environment so that is super super cool how is someone 00:06:18.639 --> 00:06:23.000 going to go about getting one of these like I know the kickstarter has 23 24 00:06:21.639 --> 00:06:25.880 days or something whenever you guys see this might be different but like at what 00:06:24.840 --> 00:06:30.160 tiers you going to be able to get different levels of this device sure so 00:06:28.000 --> 00:06:34.400 the see the entry point is $10 in which case you get an SDK and it's going to 00:06:32.360 --> 00:06:38.440 allow you as a developer to see how you could incorporate this and start 00:06:35.759 --> 00:06:42.759 developing for uh for the platform uh you can get a one-ARM system for 350 and 00:06:40.680 --> 00:06:47.319 then the complete experience is 600 for the full upper body motion capture with 00:06:45.000 --> 00:06:50.840 your fingers which is absolutely unheard of you know and uh over time we're going 00:06:49.000 --> 00:06:55.479 to continue to do everything we can to drive the uh the price of the system and 00:06:52.599 --> 00:06:59.000 the sensors down and I think that uh the solution that we're providing is 00:06:57.039 --> 00:07:03.160 something that uh is going to change your world so you know I think it 00:07:00.720 --> 00:07:06.400 already did so well thank you and we want everyone to go out and you know 00:07:04.400 --> 00:07:09.160 support the kickstarter and uh and help us you know realize this Vision that 00:07:08.000 --> 00:07:14.120 that's being created and be a part of History that's fantastic if you're an indie developer that $10 SDK is really 00:07:12.879 --> 00:07:16.960 not that hard to get into or if you're someone who just wants this like you 00:07:15.879 --> 00:07:20.160 said there there's the one ARM experience there's the full body for 600 00:07:18.960 --> 00:07:23.360 any of that kind of stuff that'll really help I'm super excited for this I think 00:07:22.360 --> 00:07:27.240 we're going to have to sign off so I don't stay here for an hour um but 00:07:25.680 --> 00:07:31.560 thanks again for showing us through that was absolutely fantastic thanks to 00:07:29.520 --> 00:07:35.039 hyperx Corsair and ncx for sending us to this E3 like seriously we wouldn't I 00:07:34.000 --> 00:07:40.680 wouldn't have been able to experience this awesome demo if it wasn't for them so thank you very much I'll see you guys 00:07:38.080 --> 00:07:40.680 next time