Did anyone beside vulcan try out the alpha?
HiTech
Given the response to this so far, would now be a good time to publicly request testers from outside the current AH + headset user base?
I could put out a request for volunteer testers on r/Oculus for folks there to investigate the Oculus alpha. Something like “
VR test Pilots needed.” along with whatever message HT wants to put out to that community. From its ~72,000 registered users, there are probably a few VR pilots there who might be curious and want to help. Many will already have flight sim experience, flight control rigs, Rift DK2s and may also have or are awaiting deliveries of their CV1s.
However, I don’t want to presume that HT is willing or ready to announce a call for input from non-AH players, how he’d want to couch such a message to them, or if/how he wants to set up a welcome mat for them (e.g., an alpha VR landing page with info on current VR builds & testing expectations). Since the AH learning curve isn’t trivial and free trials are time-limited, requiring registration for longer access to the game, those are things that new guys may need to know before they dive in.
HT, I have noticed that developers who personally interact with r/Oculus community tend to be shown a lot of respect by most of the average readers there—they’re hungry for VR content and appreciate the devs' work. So if you want to handle something like this yourself, it may be more effective coming from you or other HTC reps. Here is the link to that community again:
https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/FWIW,
