{"id":426,"date":"2015-01-07T22:40:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-07T22:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinglou.itgroove.net\/?p=426"},"modified":"2023-02-24T21:39:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T21:39:49","slug":"mario-kart-in-vr-with-the-oculus-rift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/archive\/2015\/01\/07\/mario-kart-in-vr-with-the-oculus-rift\/","title":{"rendered":"Mario Kart in VR with the Oculus Rift DK2 is the best thing ever."},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Mario Kart in VR<\/h4>\n<p>The Mario Kart in VR\u00a0Setup:<\/p>\n<p>Dolphin Emulator for Mario Kart Wii and VR Oculus Rift DK2 Support. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/oculus\/comments\/2hpsq9\/new_dolphin_vr_version_403567_with_direct3d\/?sort=new\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Link<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oculus Rift DK2 for head and positional tracking.<\/p>\n<p>Logitech G27 Steering wheel and pedals for Kart control.<\/p>\n<p>All combined = Awesome<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kinglou.itgroove.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2015\/01\/blog1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;padding-left: 0px;padding-right: 0px;border-width: 0px\" title=\"blog1\" src=\"http:\/\/kinglou.itgroove.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2015\/01\/blog1_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Mario Kart in VR\" width=\"274\" height=\"402\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next you need to remove the head of Mario <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/oculus\/comments\/2qs1c4\/mario_kart_wii_on_dolphinvr_in_first_person\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Link<\/a> and then use the Dolphin VR camera controls to position the camera to where his head was. Then enjoy a first person Kart race as Mario himself with proper scale and everything.<\/p>\n<p>Here is some video of me trying it out, the jutter and sound issues are from the capture software Fraps, the bad driving is all me.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mario Kart VR First Person Mode Koopa Cape Oculus Rift DK2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ngU3EmLis6Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mario Kart VR First Person Mode Maple Treeway Oculus Rift DK2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lVd26e_1tw0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mario Kart VR First Person Mode Daisy Circuit Oculus Rift DK2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DuPUCdKRu8k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mario Kart VR First Person Mode Luigi Circuit Oculus Rift DK2\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jnppegf-JQk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mario Kart in VR The Mario Kart in VR\u00a0Setup: Dolphin Emulator for Mario Kart Wii and VR Oculus Rift DK2 Support. Link Oculus Rift DK2 for head and positional tracking. Logitech G27 Steering wheel and pedals for Kart control. 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