Tag: Oculus Rift
Army to use Oculus Rift as a recruiting tool
Oculus unveils Crescent Bay VR headset prototype
Oculus Rift co-founder responds to Facebook criticism
It must have been a weird few days for Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey. The 21 year old (yeah, sickening isn't it?) not only is a couple of billion dollars better off, but it must feel like the entire internet has…
O2 use Oculus Rift to create an immersive rugby experience
O2 have come up with an intriguing new promotional wheeze to support their sponsorship of the England Rugby Team – they've used an Oculus Rift to put the person wearing it in the thick of a training exercise. The Oculus…
Will the Oculus Rift go mainstream?
For a couple of years now gamers have been getting increasingly excited about the Oculus Rift – which could revolutionise games, by making them more immersive than ever. Essentially, it's the closest yet we've come to the fabled "virtual reality…
New Oculus Rift prototype adds Kinect-style motion tracking to the mix
Intriguing news from The Verge, who over at CES have had a look at the latest prototype from Oculus, the company developing a potentially revolutionary virtual reality headset. The Rift has been in development for a couple of years -…
Xbox One could get Oculus Rift style glasses, suggests new patent
The Xbox One may be set to get a head-mounted display accessory, after a newly unearthed patent adds wieght to the rumours from last year that Microsoft were working on a set of "Fortaleza Glasses". The patent, called the "Multiplayer…
Oculus Rift CEO believes VR headset could one day be free
The Oculus Rift, the Kickstarter smash hit virtual reality headset, could well be the most important gaming revolution of the year, next-gen consoles be damned. But rather than looking to milk the potential of the product for all its worth,…
Oculus Rift co-founder killed in tragic car accident as police chase bystander
Oculus Rift's Andrew Reisse, co-founder of the massively exciting virtual-reality gaming headset, has died aged 33 following injuries sustained from a tragic car accident. Reisse was an innocent bystander crossing a road in Santa Ana, California, when he was hit…
VIDEO: Lose your head with the Oculus Rift guillotine simulator
Ready to see some "cutting edge" technology at work? Then check out the above video of the promising Oculus Rift virtual reality gaming headset running Disunion – a guillotine simulator. It's a bit like The Six Wives of Henry VIII…
