I just read a review of VR headsets over at Tom’s hardware. They covered the HTC Vive the Oculus Rift and a dark horse candidate I hadn’t heard of before the OSVR HDK 1.4.

They preferred the HTC Vive by a good margin. At the price they listed which was about $200.00 above the Oculus Rift, I’d likely have been inclined to follow their lead. In particular, the ability to move around a room and manipulate or see things would be amazing. At the moment, Amazon lists their device at $1118.00 (list is $799.00) against $599.00 for the rift. All things considered if the prices are still at this point when I decide to do something, I’ll likely wind up going with the rift.

I would love to play with human/VR interaction coding. Being able to sculpt 3D objects with the VR system and walk around them while working would be absolutely amazing.

Ah, looks like ordering from HTC directly gets you the list price (at least once your unit ships). Oculus is here. Going to be a busy fall I expect. Lots to do and much to play with.