A New Mod For The Oculus Rift That Modifies Your Virtual Surroundings

Remember when Google Glass was introduced and it had everyone losing their minds? But then it turned out that if you walked around with it on in public, it just made people filled with anxiety that you were recording them. Also, you sorta looked like an idiot walking around with it on. For how much it costs, and how easily people drop their glasses like a nerd in a Looney Tunes episode, it pretty much fizzed as fast as it started.

If you’ve ever watched movies like Minority Report or The Matrix Reloaded, you’ve probably seen visual aids that help that main character portrayed right in front of them. Hell, what made the Iron Man movies really stick out was Tony Stark interacting with those holograms that floated in mid-air. We aren’t quite there yet, but YouTuber Rabedik created a 3D virtual hack for the Oculus Rift, but could also be useful for pilots, soldiers, surgeons, doctors and pretty much any other profession. Writer’s like I could just look up various dates, calls, texts, and other things without having to stop what I’m doing, minimize screens, and take my concentration of what I’m doing.

What exactly is put into this experiment by Rabedik?

C++/OpenGL

Oculus DK2

Prototype Leap color sensor (using standard public SDK and image API)

Window textures and interactions are all legit Win32 calls (you’re actually manipulating your OS)

Get a grasp of what the future could be like in the video below. I will give all the money for this.

(Source: Youtuber Rabedik)

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