Anyone else excited for this? Only another 2 months of waiting before we maybe get our hands on it 
First off, I want to point out that you currently have 666 posts. 
And secondly, I am definitely excited, just ordered mine last week! I was teetering between 1 base/1 pack/1 controller but just went all the way instead and bought the 5 sensor combo 
When did you order yours? They updated the kickstarter just last week saying that the first batch would be going out in ~45 days. Although the store says 2-3 months for new orders (which Iām guessing my order falls under, unfortunately :(). If you get yours first, let us know how it is!!
Haha wow, didnāt even notice the post number. Cools broken now though lol.
I ordered mine in july or august. Itās been tough to wait so long. Itās killer with the new delay 
~45 days because theyāre shipping to silver backers, then the rest of kickstarter, and then store orders. Hopefully store orders like us are included in that ._.
Iāll definitely post some videos all over these forums once I have my hands on those hands 
I ordered just the $299 standard package. 1 base, 2 hands. The hands are the major focus, so I wanna work with them first. Iāll order more sensors later since theyāre $99 each in the store.
Awesome! Yea Iād definitely like to see some videos if you get the time. Ordered in july? Luckyā¦ Youāll likely get yours way before I get mine, weāll see.
Yea, I agree the hands are the most important part, especially since the new DK2ās camera does head tracking pretty well. But with 3 extra sensors Iām excited to see the legs/arms and the ability to stand up with full rotation.
Iām really interested in seeing the range on the system. Says itās 8 feet, but after the Razer Hydra Iām worriedā¦ Iām hoping the addition of the IMU in the STEM system will give it better range. Iād hate to have something on the floor in front of me in VR, and when I reach out my virtual hand starts to shake/warp 
AHH I canāt wait, I really have to find another hobby in the meantimeā¦ The wait is killing me! lol
Iāve been waiting since they said it would be delivered in september. That was the first delay from july. Then the delay was october. Then december. Now people are finally getting stuff ā¦ and the rest of us wait.
I sink way too much money into my hobby so Iām watching my spending here. Iām going to at first develop games you can play in a chair like a mecha game where the controls are just using your hands to move levers and push buttons. The other idea I have is being the gunner in an attack helicopter where you can swivel the gun realistically. That sounds a little boring, so Iām considering making it instead you are still a helicopter gunner, but youāre wearing a futuristic suit with machine gun arms. Simple but fun.
Eventually, Iāll move on to getting leg sensors, an occulus, etc. And then a long time after that, maybe the best available option that lets you walk in any direction but stay in place. With the stem tracking leg movements for $99 a foot, I donāt need the uber expensive thing right now that you stand in with special shoes and that tracks your movement (virtuix omni?).
Yea, the Omni seems neat, but after spending $580 on the STEM, another $500 is pretty much out of the question for me for nowā¦ lol
Those are some neat ideas. Havenāt thought of making a game myself just yet, probably going to just mess around with the sensors for a while at first and see how they work. I have a small zombie game Iāve been working on and just recently ported to my DK2 (took me less then an hour to bring into the Rift, I was surprised), Iāll probably start by bringing in the STEM there for the gun/controls and see how it does.
Make the mech game multiplayer and then send me a copy! Haha
I donāt have an oculus or anything yet xP Iām betting it all on the STEM. I could only afford 1 VR device and sixense made the prettiest. They also have experience because of the hydra. It wasnāt the best, but when it worked, it worked well.
I ordered as soon as their kickstarter went online. I think that I ended up with around order 140. I got to try their lightsaber demo at SIGGRAPH. The stem was working really well for that although I am a little disappointed that the stem packs are a little bigger than I wanted.
Thatās awesome! What did you think? How was the tracking, smooth/responsive?
And what about the range? Can you recall about how far you were able to get away from the base?
It was pretty awesome. The tracking was really smooth and responsive. We had a controller in each hand for the lightsabers and a STEM pack attached to a Rift for head tracking. I overheard the Sixense CEO and one of the Oculus guys talking about the pros and cons of using optical vs stem for tracking. I think the latency is supposed to be higher for the stem but I didnāt notice. We couldnāt move far because of the rift but we picked up the controllers from the base on the desk then turned around for the demo. That already makes it much better than the hydra. knocking lasers out of the air with lightsabers felt totally natural. I believe that you can also use multiple base stations to extend the range.
That is correct. In their FAQ it says you can extend the range with more bases. Itās great that you ordered so soon. People who paid a ton are getting it soon, but youāre going to get yours probably in the first shipment for āotherā backers. I pre-ordered mine from the site well after the kickstarter
Itās a tough wait, so please post & link some videos when you can!
Pretty much exactly what I was hoping for, thanks GoesTo11!
Yes Iāve read that the bases can be extended as well, but as theyāre $100 per base I would really like one to sufficeā¦ If you can stand away from the base and face the other way as GoesTo11 said, it sounds like it has some decent range to it.
And I agree with Tomnnn, if you get your STEM first, donāt forget about us folks on here still waiting! Weāll want details
Yeah! Im super psyched about this but as a backer the wait has been a bit to long : p
Already working on a game for this and the Rift, hope to show of some early stuff very soon, sadly without the STEM support obviously : )
you and @GoesTo11 should link your youtube channels so we can keep an eye on them. As backers, youāre both going to get your stuff a while before we do. STEM released an update, @OpticalOverride , the second wave isnāt even coming until March ._.
Still a long way until the backers gets their kits, they will be sent out in February probably, only the pre-production ones has been sent out for now, wish i was in that line : p
Yes, thatās people who paid a ton. Other kickstarter backers are wave 2, initially thought to be february (because of the ~45 day delay), but sixense released a statement a few days ago that it is more likely going to be march.
I just searched everywhere for that statement from sixense on the release date being march (kickstarter updates, facebook, storeā¦), canāt find it anywhere. Was it released as an email that I didnāt receive? Where can I find it? I would like to know how/where they are getting the word out so I can get future updates, thanks!
Yeah, did not see any such statement either?
āAs we approach the New Year, we wanted to give you a quick update on the status of your STEM System pre-order. We are as anxious as you are to get the STEM System into your hands, and onto your HMDs, as the case may beā¦ We are currently producing and testing our final set of prototypes here in the U.S. as we prepare for factory production of the STEM Systems that will be shipped to you and the other pre-order customers. We anticipate production will be in full swing and systems will be delivered by March 2015.ā
An email from Steve Hansted. I got it on December 23rd. Sorry for the bad news xP
Iām a pre-order customer but not a kickstarter backer, so maybe I got this email by mistake. I ordered mine I think in july or august, a few months after the kickstarter. But maybe theyāve delayed this so long that it really is a pre-order now lol. Maybe Iām the āthird waveā, and thatās March.
Well, it only states that the pre-order systems will be shipped in March, i would expect that as a backer, out systems will have priority and will be shipped before. But who knows, it has been delayed ridiculously long already : p