Oculus Quest Virtual Reality on a Plane!
Feb 19, 2020 | 11:57 am
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Oculus Quest Virtual Reality on a Plane!
i fly a lot, and now that the oculus quest provides portable virtual reality, I just spent many hours across seven flights playing VR games on delta planes. so I made this totally weird video:
Maybe someone will find this useful?
-Hank
Maybe someone will find this useful?
-Hank
Jul 21, 2020 | 9:56 am
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I just got an Oculus Quest for my birthday a few weeks ago. This thing would be amazing on the plane! I am not even talking about games. There is an app call immersed VR and you could connect to your laptop and have multiple private big computer screens. You can even have a white board to write notes and walk around your virtual office.
And if you get bored working, you can watch a movie on like a 50' screen inside a movie theater using Bigscreen app. The Oculus Quest is really amazing for the price.. which is half of that of a premium smartphone.
And if you get bored working, you can watch a movie on like a 50' screen inside a movie theater using Bigscreen app. The Oculus Quest is really amazing for the price.. which is half of that of a premium smartphone.
Jul 21, 2020 | 5:13 pm
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-Hank
Jul 25, 2020 | 2:17 pm
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Not sure I would want to try this on a plane - completely immersed without being aware of who is looting my carry-on bag.
Aug 3, 2020 | 10:19 am
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I have the Samsung VR headset, and I generally watch movies on the plane. Once while I was flying on Southwest and flying with friends, I was told the flight attendant was waving her hand right in front of my face and laughing at me with my friends! Hahaha
Sep 28, 2020 | 10:55 am
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Sep 28, 2020 | 10:59 am
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Yeah, the headsets are great for watching movies and forgetting you're on a plane.
Sep 28, 2020 | 1:24 pm
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Oculus just lowered the price of the new Quest 2 to $299 and it is faster, higher resolution, and lighter than the Quest 1. I sold my Quest 1 and pre-ordered the Quest 2. One thing I didn't like about the Quest 1 with virtual monitors is that I can't see my keyboard when I type. It looks like Oculus has partnered with Logitech to release a keyboard that you could "see" while wearing the headset.
Sep 28, 2020 | 1:31 pm
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Oculus just lowered the price of the new Quest 2 to $299 and it is faster, higher resolution, and lighter than the Quest 1. I sold my Quest 1 and pre-ordered the Quest 2. One thing I didn't like about the Quest 1 with virtual monitors is that I can't see my keyboard when I type. It looks like Oculus has partnered with Logitech to release a keyboard that you could "see" while wearing the headset.
-Hank
Oct 1, 2020 | 11:48 am
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I picked up an Oculus Go earlier this year for watching movies and videos. Is the resolution on the Quest 2 worth the upgrade at the present price?
It seems Oculus does not like connecting to captive networks like hotel WiFi. Is there a workaround for this?
It seems Oculus does not like connecting to captive networks like hotel WiFi. Is there a workaround for this?
Mar 14, 2021 | 8:12 pm
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The newest Quest software has the captive-networks problems fixed, so I can definitely connect to hotel and airplane networks with the Quest 2. Haven't tested this with my Go in a very long time.
-Hank
Mar 15, 2021 | 5:46 am
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Did you get the newer Quest 2 or the original model? The original is currently on sale for $199 refurbished. I'm considering that if it doesn't require a FaceBook login as is specified for the Quest 2 model. If you know of any compelling reasons to choose the newer model, I'd love to hear them.
Apr 16, 2021 | 6:02 am
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Actually it just occurred to me that depending on when it might be in use it could get an admonishment from the FA... I've had AC and UA flight attendants ask me (some nicely, some not so much) ask me to take off headphones during take off and landings... I can only imagine how they would react to a VR headset.