01-Feb-2010 - Machinima Tool – The Orb of Oculus

Mike · **Posted:** February 1st, 2010, 8:27 am

Jagex wrote:

01-Feb-2010 - Machinima Tool – The Orb of Oculus

As discussed in the recent blog, the Orb of Oculus is a new item, available to all players from Faruq in Al Kharid, which should help budding RuneScape filmmakers to more easily set up shots for their videos. Held in the hands, it gives you more control over the in-game camera, allowing you (or a friend) to act as a cameraman and set up shots for you to then capture with your preferred video capture software.

The hope is that it will make things easier for any players who enjoy making RuneScape videos, and encourage a wider number of players to enter our imminent machinima competition. So, if you’ve ever wanted to make a video of someone taking on the KBD with a bronze dagger (or joke about what you might do should you ever meet Jagex’s CEO...), then the Orb of Oculus should help you to realise your vision.

Although the orb’s primary function is to help make things a bit easier for budding filmmakers, we also fully expect it to be put to other, equally inventive uses, much like Faruq’s other 'emergent gameplay' tools for games.

Mod Fnord
RuneScape Content Developer

Adbot · **Posted:** February 1st, 2010, 8:27 am

Tim · **Posted:** February 1st, 2010, 10:25 pm

Just in time for the Machinima contest. Apparently a lot of new places have been found using this tool. But now the ec can use this to check up on the banks to see if anyone is cheating. Gonna put this to good use during some events. 4/5 from me for this update.

hummerwar921 · **Posted:** February 1st, 2010, 10:36 pm

Mli 699 wrote:

But now the ec can use this to check up on the banks to see if anyone is cheating.

+1

Machinimas, new discoveries, this is just the beginning.

Great update, and Jagex has been listening to their fanbase a LOT lately, and implementing ideas, that have been suggested for a long time.

5/5

Alex_SE · **Posted:** February 2nd, 2010, 6:28 am

Yes, agreed.

Great tool this one. It might even help me in the future

Jagex should make a scenario that's easy to use chroma key. Like a green room or something.

Pennstate315 · Runite Member 5-25-10

Nothing Special. It's good for people who are going to enter in the Machinima contest. I still give it a 4 out of 5

The Unknown Man · **Posted:** February 2nd, 2010, 12:07 pm

3/5

Could be smoother movement when using it.

Adbot · **Posted:** February 2nd, 2010, 12:07 pm

Hells Sponge · **Posted:** February 4th, 2010, 10:07 pm

A waste of time. I dislike Machinima contests, and it annoys me Jagex is coming out with little things like this to support their own competitions instead of actual updates. Not saying that they have had any shortage of good updates.

Wolvespwnyou · **Posted:** February 4th, 2010, 11:08 pm

It was really hard to figure out and use plus it would freeze alot and I'm on a new computer too, not something that's a few years old, maybe 4 months. 3/5

Duke Juker · RSBandB Donor since 07/01/2010

Sounds like a good idea, but it will be interesting to see how it works out. Hopefully, this will help in the making of better videos.

Ehmex · **Posted:** February 7th, 2010, 10:55 am

hmm controls need a little reworking..was kinda hard for me to get the hang of it,but overall nice update 3/5

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dafin0 · **Posted:** February 16th, 2010, 12:25 am

Ehmex wrote:

hmm controls need a little reworking..was kinda hard for me to get the hang of it,but overall nice update 3/5

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This is probably not the end of it. Jagex will no doubt have future updates. Heck, they probably are discussing it.

Cheers, dafin0 :lol:

Teh Occ · **Posted:** February 17th, 2010, 7:47 pm

This was a very good update for Jagex, because many people have in the past complained about the limitations of the game in regards to making machinima videos. Besides the roughness of the camera movement, the only other negative that I can see is that you have to wield the orb in your weapons slot, so in your machinima video, you will be seen with the orb in your hands, unless of course you are not the one setting up the shots.