How Would you setup A great VR Gaming Cafe

[rnxbike]

If you had a budget of 25000 usd to setup a VR gaming Cafe what hardware would you spend the money on? 

Why would you choose that hardware?

How would you implement all of it ?

 

P.S. what are the best VR games you have seen so far? 

 

[Aytex]

I would spend the money's on PC's and VR headsets... lol

I would go for the mid tier parts like an i5/1070 or something

I think star citizen would be the best game for VR, Or Project cars

I would set up the cafe into little sections, on the game's like Racing, Flying, ect have a joystick setup or a Race wheel/pedals

[rnxbike]

1 minute ago, Aytex said:

I would spend the money's on PC's and VR headsets... lol

I would go for the mid tier parts like an i5/1070 or something

I think star citizen would be the best game for VR, Or Project cars

Which VR headset do you like the most right now ?

 

[Aytex]

1 minute ago, rnxbike said:

Which VR headset do you like the most right now ?

 

Hands down the HTC vive

[rnxbike]

2 minutes ago, Aytex said:

I would spend the money's on PC's and VR headsets... lol

I would go for the mid tier parts like an i5/1070 or something

I think star citizen would be the best game for VR, Or Project cars

And would you actually go to a store and pay to play VR ?

[rnxbike]

1 minute ago, Aytex said:

Hands down the HTC vive

I hope you dont mind all the questions but what makes you like the Vive

 

[GauntletV2]

1 minute ago, rnxbike said:

And would you actually go to a store and pay to play VR ?

You could set it up like $20 for an an hour or 2, and have a call forward system to allow people to build their schedules around it

[The Flying Sloth]

I would use VM's running off a multiple cpu setup

[rnxbike]

2 minutes ago, GauntletV2 said:

You could set it up like $20 for an an hour or 2, and have a call forward system to allow people to build their schedules around it

thats the prices point I was thinking personally and thanks for the idea for the call ahead scheduling...Just curious would you use a service like this?

[Aytex]

4 minutes ago, rnxbike said:

And would you actually go to a store and pay to play VR ?

hell yea, i mean if its a reasonable price, not everyone can afford a $700 VR headset

 

4 minutes ago, rnxbike said:

I hope you dont mind all the questions but what makes you like the Vive

 

I like it because you can move around and full dev control, in which the oculous recently prevetned rift  games on the vive

[GauntletV2]

1 minute ago, rnxbike said:

thats the prices point I was thinking personally and thanks for the idea for the call ahead scheduling...Just curious would you use a service like this?

like a late night weekday or weekend, yeah, it would be a nice alternative to going to a movie etc.

[rnxbike]

1 minute ago, The Flying Sloth said:

I would use VM's running off a multiple cpu setup

Wouldnt A machine like that Cost much more than building separate rigs. 

What parts would you use in a setup like that ? 

[rnxbike]

3 minutes ago, GauntletV2 said:

like a late night weekday or weekend, yeah, it would be a nice alternative to going to a movie etc.

thats great to hear I have started ordering parts to set this up I am just trying to get a feel for what other people want thanks for the feedback 

[rnxbike]

5 minutes ago, Aytex said:

hell yea, i mean if its a reasonable price, not everyone can afford a $700 VR headset

 

I like it because you can move around and full dev control, in which the oculous recently prevetned rift  games on the vive

very good point I have already ordered a vive because that is my favorite so far and I plan on making this a reality for the area where I live in the next few months im just trying to get a feel for what everyone would expect out of a place like this ...thanks for your feedback!!!

[Aytex]

4 minutes ago, rnxbike said:

very good point I have already ordered a vive because that is my favorite so far and I plan on making this a reality for the area where I live in the next few months im just trying to get a feel for what everyone would expect out of a place like this ...thanks for your feedback!!!

so how big is this place??

how many PC's are you thinking aobut building

[rnxbike]

2 minutes ago, Aytex said:

so how big is this place??

how many PC's are you thinking aobut building

I currently have a 3000 sqft warehouse space but I might lease a storefront before actually opening not sure yet on that one and I want to start with 4 vr booths along with 4 more gaming pcs and then some console gaming just for fun. The big part I want to focus on is making sure that 4 people can all play in VR multiplayer and have a unique experience. Just not sure what games to use yet? 

[The Flying Sloth]

30 minutes ago, rnxbike said:

Wouldnt A machine like that Cost much more than building separate rigs. 

What parts would you use in a setup like that ? 

would be cheaper overall actually. I would use a dual or quad socket motherboard running a couple of Xeons and as many 1070's as booths you have. Hover Junkers is a good multiplayer game you could run with 4 player lan support

[rnxbike]

2 minutes ago, The Flying Sloth said:

would be cheaper overall actually. I would use a dual or quad socket motherboard running a couple of Xeons and as many 1070's as booths you have. Hover Junkers is a good multiplayer game you could run with 4 player lan support

I will have to take a look at that what vm software would you suggest?

[The Flying Sloth]

1 minute ago, rnxbike said:

I will have to take a look at that what vm software would you suggest?

I am suggesting a scaled down version of this All the  info you need is in the video. You do not need to use those high end parts but the concept is the same.

[rnxbike]

6 minutes ago, The Flying Sloth said:

I am suggesting a scaled down version of this All the  info you need is in the video. You do not need to use those high end parts but the concept is the same.

I will have to give this alot more research before I decide which route to take thank you though this gives me alot to think about 

[The Flying Sloth]

5 minutes ago, rnxbike said:

I will have to give this alot more research before I decide which route to take thank you though this gives me alot to think about 

No problems, any questions about dual socket systems just give me a yell

[IMPERIUS]

The idea is cool, but do you think people would keep coming back for vr gaming? Maybe once, twice, 3 times?

[Lays]

The return on investment is almost negligible, I dont think people will continue to return after they go once or twice.  Charging 10-20 for an hour or so isn't going to pay your bills, or staff, let alone for the investment in all the equipment it will take to do what you want. 

[Clyne]

28 minutes ago, Lays said:

The return on investment is almost negligible, I dont think people will continue to return after they go once or twice.  Charging 10-20 for an hour or so isn't going to pay your bills, or staff, let alone for the investment in all the equipment it will take to do what you want. 

I'd be a better idea to have a VR station at Gamestop instead or so...

[epic_minecraftboy_zzz_2004]

nobody will go to a cafe to play vr rofl