[ge96]

Well people say the Index is expensive at $1K (full kit) this thing is 2-5x that. Will be interesting.

Also this scene of him being outside typing while using VR ha. It'll be interesting, the shot using it in a coffee shop too hmm.

The keyboard is Durgod Fusion btw (non-split one).

[capableweb]

> Well people say the Index is expensive at $1K (full kit) this thing is 2-5x that. Will be interesting.

Isn't the Index just the headset? This is a headset + attached computer, different type of beast.

[ge96]

Yeah they have a tethered version too, 2x cost. I'm saying if people think the Index is expensive for what it is/was, this thing is way up there. But hey not everyone drives Lamborghinis but that's still a market.

Anyway I preordered one (half up front), I'm down, will practice on my Index in the mean time. I am curious about their choice of Godot in case I ever get to the level to mess with rendering. Would be nice to have curved panels, maybe that snap together vs. floating square ones. Excuse to learn a new language I guess.

[kanetw]

Godot was mostly chosen for expedience and hackability. With e.g. StardustXR existing now, it's not impossible we'll do something new down the line.

Curved panels etc are doable. We primarily use Haskell as a "scripting" language for at least some type safety, but it should be fairly manageable to get into.

[ge96]

Sweet. Yeah I am not talking from experience at all. Just think it would be C# or Unity or something cliche like that. Anyway I'm going to try out your Simula repo on my Index.

[ghostly_s]

> The keyboard is Durgod Fusion btw (non-split one).

There's a split one?

[ge96]

Yeah it's towards the bottom of the page (60% down the page), right side, he's wearing it on this apron-looking thing.

> Compute with freedom of movement