{"id":7985,"date":"2020-04-24T12:35:50","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T16:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benies-blogs.com\/general\/?p=7985"},"modified":"2020-04-25T15:16:40","modified_gmt":"2020-04-25T19:16:40","slug":"in-a-land-of-unending-uncertainty-there-is-one-positive-for-myself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/benies-blogs.com\/general\/2020\/04\/24\/in-a-land-of-unending-uncertainty-there-is-one-positive-for-myself\/","title":{"rendered":"In a land of unending uncertainty, there is one positive (for myself)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey everyone! I hope all of you are staying safe and healthy by continuing to wash your hands and practice social distancing, and checking up on loved ones to make sure they do the same. Remember, we’re all in this together, and we’ll get through this… even if it might take a few years, we’ll get past this extremely annoying virus.
\nAs for myself and my family, we’re still doing alright. And as for what I know about
\nJero, he’s also doing alright (yet I’m sure he’s suffering from cabin fever, as well as his family).
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\nSo for the ‘positive’ I stated in the title, this morning I finally got the help I needed that I haven’t received in over two years, about the Vive and placement of the sensors. For the first time ever, there is actual HOPE<\/strong> I can finally move away from WindowsMR (and have proper hand tracking). And even better, a promise full body should<\/em> work for me!
\nDG helped with this. Sending her pictures of my room, she was able to finally determine the most optimal position for the sensors (even the angle they should be pointing at). Her practice in doing research of what works and what doesn’t, really paid off for me.
\nAs for mounting, even Jero was able to help. He mentioned using strips on the back of the mounting brackets to hold the sensors in place.
\nSo yeah, no holes (like my parents want)! Just need to (obviously) clean the spot on the wall where the strips will make contact to it. DG also mentioned that over time, the invisible infrared beams that shoot from the sensors, will widen over time. The beam is a cone shape. When it hits a solid object, it stops.
\n—
\nAnd as for full body, as I said it should<\/em> work. It might not work 100% of the time (I assume around 65%-99%), depending if I’m standing up or sitting down. But if the primary sensor hits my legs (the one that’ll be on the far wall) while I’m sitting down, then it might be 75% accurate. Who knows.
\nAs for the day when I (once again) get a Vive, it’ll be a long time to get that much money. I predict with how things are going, it could take 4+ months… or even longer if this virus isn’t controlled soon and causes checks to stop coming in (if the entire US Treasury tests positive). This virus is starting to do a number to my bank balance, with how many times I’ve ordered a pizza or asked DoorDash to deliver an order.
\nHowever if (and that’s a BIG ‘if’) I get one of those $1,200 government stimulus checks, I would definitely be able to buy it. Hell.. might just go right for the Valve Index with finger tracking at that point.
\nBut I find getting a check… highly<\/em><\/strong> unlikely (feel that dependent thing would be used against me) as it’s my mother’s name before mine, and more likely waiting for those 4+ months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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