Oculus brings VR to lower-end hardwareNovember 11, 2016 - 11:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The term "asynchronous spacewarp" is the new technology from Oculus, which officially launched on Thursday, November 10, that'll let you run the Rift VR headset on much lower-specced hardware than before, Engadget reports. Typically, you'd need a beefy rig to run games at 90 frames per second, which is necessary for ensuring a smooth VR experience. Using frame interpolation techniques, asynchronous spacewarp is able to deliver similarly smooth gameplay when you're running at just 45 frames per second. So, if you've got an aging gaming rig, there's a chance that you can actually run the Oculus Rift. While the company previously required an NVIDIA GTX 970 or AMD Radeon 290 GPU at the minimum, now you can run any NVIDIA 900 or 1000 series GPU (including the GTX 960), or any AMD RX 400 series card. Still, Oculus is making it clear the feature isn't a complete replacement for a decent rig; it's positioning it as more of a stopgap for gamers who have yet to upgrade. Once you've got a more powerful system, you'll probably never end up seeing asynchronous spacewarp in action. Developers will also have to ensure their games continue to run at a smooth 90FPS on Oculus's recommended computer specs. In other news, the company also revealed that you'll be able to create Oculus Avatars starting on December 6 to coincide with the launch of its new Touch controllers. You won't need that new gear to design an avatar, but lucky Touch owners will be able to use their new virtual selves in Sports Bar VR and Kingspray. Developers will be able to integrate the avatars into their games on December 6, as well. Oculus is also launching a new retro experience, First Contact, that will give you a few ways to learn about the Touch controllers. Related links: Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |