On August 25th, and continuing his work in providing preliminary support for the Oculus DK2 in his CrtlAltStudio viewer, Dave Rowe announced the release of version 1.2.2.41190 Alpha 2 for Windows.
This is essentially the same release as the 1.2.2.41183 release for the DK2 made on August 19th, but sees positional head tracking support added to the viewer.
Commenting on the release, Dave stated:
This alpha release of the CtrlAltStudio Viewer adds positional head tracking support to take advantage of the DK2’s camera. You can look around, over, and under objects by moving your head. This adds significantly to the sense of immersion.
Usage is the same as the previous alpha. With the DK2 configured in extended mode: use the Windows key + RIGHT CURSOR to move your viewer window onto the Rift’s display, then CTRL+ALT+3 makes the window full screen and switches into Rift view.
The release also sees two other additions to the viewer:
- A
CTRL+Spacebar command that zeroes Rift sensor orientation and tracking position. - A user warnings if Rift HMD or camera not found at start-up.
There is still no support for basic shaders or the UI in Riftlook in the viewer, nor is there any Rift direct mode support. However, these are on Dave’s “to do” list for the future.
As with the previously alpha release with DK2 support, this version will install into its own directory, allowing it to be used alongside the release version.
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