When it comes to development, for me, the more screen real estate, the better/more productive I am (to a point).<p>I was thinking, rather than a wall of monitors, some VR experience with a virtual desktop (with a screen as big as I want) would be the ultimate solution.<p>Does anything like this exist? Would it work?<p>I saw "Virtual Desktop" on Steam, but it just looks like a regular screen output within a VR "space". I suppose the limitation will be the maximum resolution your GPU can output. Has anyone tried/experimented with this?
Yes - I have a health condition that means I struggle to stay in a sitting position for longer than 4 hours, so I use Oculus Rift and Virtual desktop on the bed, with a split keyboard.<p>It's "ok" and is quite fiddly to setup with the sensors etc, I'm thinking if replacing the whole thing with a projector,<p>The hardware is good, it's the software that's lacking, but it's very close!<p>Anyone with suggestions on alternative setups would be much appreciated!
It's an interesting idea but I don't recommend it with current headset. I work on a VR startup but truthfully speaking the technology isn't ready for everyday use yet.<p>The current generation of the headset isn't ready for long term use yet, maybe when the next generation of headset come out. Reading text on the current headsets (Oculus/HTC) can give you some serious headaches and eye strain. I'd wait until next generation come out before trying.<p>Though one thing that VR is really good for is A/B testing designs and visualizing data.
You'd be looking for BigScreen rather than Virtual Desktop for your use-case.<p>Having said that, echoing other commenters - the resolution isn't there yet. Maybe have a look at the just-announced 8k headset - <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pimax8kvr/pimax-the-worlds-first-8k-vr-headset" rel="nofollow">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pimax8kvr/pimax-the-wor...</a> - which claims better text definition.
A bit of a hack, but I came across this a while back:<p><a href="http://www.deepelement.com/article/gearvr-remote-desktop" rel="nofollow">http://www.deepelement.com/article/gearvr-remote-desktop</a>