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04-29-2014, 12:30 PM
How Would Lag Feel in Real Life? This Ad Uses Oculus Rift to Find Out
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Internet lag is an an**ying thing. **w, Swedish broadband provider Ume.net used virtual reality headset Oculus Rift to show how bad lag would be if it were a part of your offline life as well
In April 2014, Ume.net (http://ume.net) set up an experiment called "Living with lag," in which four volunteers were going through their daily activities using Oculus Rift combined with a Rasperry Pi, a webcam and **ise canceling headphones. The combination simulated lag — either a 0.33-second delay, or a 3-second delay
See also: The Comparative Anatomy of the Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4 (http://mashable.com/2013/11/21/xbox-one-vs-playstation-4-chart/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
The result is a pretty hilarious video ad showing "lagged" folks stumbling around like zombies, fruitlessly trying to follow an aerobics class or play ping pong. The point is clear. "You wouldn't accept lag offline, so why do it online?" asks Ume.net Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/29/ad-oculus-rift-lag/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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Internet lag is an an**ying thing. **w, Swedish broadband provider Ume.net used virtual reality headset Oculus Rift to show how bad lag would be if it were a part of your offline life as well
In April 2014, Ume.net (http://ume.net) set up an experiment called "Living with lag," in which four volunteers were going through their daily activities using Oculus Rift combined with a Rasperry Pi, a webcam and **ise canceling headphones. The combination simulated lag — either a 0.33-second delay, or a 3-second delay
See also: The Comparative Anatomy of the Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4 (http://mashable.com/2013/11/21/xbox-one-vs-playstation-4-chart/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
The result is a pretty hilarious video ad showing "lagged" folks stumbling around like zombies, fruitlessly trying to follow an aerobics class or play ping pong. The point is clear. "You wouldn't accept lag offline, so why do it online?" asks Ume.net Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/29/ad-oculus-rift-lag/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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