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Oculus Rift CES 2013 Interview with Palmer Luckey
Here’s another interview from CES 2013 with details on the Oculus Rift head mounted display / VR headset. Again, we’ve heard most of it already, but if you’re like me you’re soaking up every scrap of...
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Former Activision Executive Laird Malamed Joins Oculus Inc.
Laird Malamed Despite all of the company’s success with the Oculus Rift at CES 2013, Oculus Inc. is still a young startup. The company has had open spots for several senior positions for a few months...
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Oculus Rift News Bits: Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Production Factory...
The Oculus Rift VR headset made a guest appearance on the Late Night Show with Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday and we’ve got the video for you. Oculus Inc. has posted a few photos of the production factory...
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Oculus Rift Update: Pilot Run, Vision Correction, and Manufacturing...
Palmer Luckey holds the first Oculus Rift developer kit from a successful pilot run. Oculus Inc. just dropped a big update on the Oculus Rift VR headset. Highlights include a successful initial pilot...
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Details on Oculus Rift Pre-Kickstarter Orders and Limited 100 DIY Kits
If you’ve been following the Oculus Rift story closely as we have, you’ll know that it’s an entirely different beast than it once was. Originally Palmer Luckey, the creator of the Rift, expected to...
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Adhesive Games’ Khang Le talks Hawken, the Oculus Rift and Robot Jox
Khang Le, co-Founder of Adhesive Games, answers your questions. HAWKEN is a free-to-play, online, multiplayer, mech-based first-person shooter that puts you in the pilot seat of a giant robotic war...
View Article‘PosiTTron’ DIY Oculus Rift Positional Tracking Addon Prototype
This guest article is written by Jordi Batallé, who has been hard at work over the last few months developing a DIY positional tracking solution for head mounted displays (HMDs / VR headsets). Batallé...
View ArticlePeter Kafka from AllThingsD tries the Oculus Rift, “I’m a little queasy, but...
At the ‘D: Dive Into Media’ conference on Tuesday, Brendan Iribe joined Peter Kafta from AllthingsD to give him a chance to try the Oculus Rift HMD. His reaction to the experience, mirrored those of...
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Oculus to Give Virtual Reality Talk at GDC Next Month
Palmer Luckey (left) and Brendan Iribe (right) The Oculus Rift is expected to be delivered to developers next month (and is already in the hands of a select few). This coincides nicely with the ever...
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Oculus Rift support for Crysis added by Community Modder [Video]
Oculus Rift developer and community VR enthusiast Nathan Andrews has managed to port his Half Life 2 Oculus Rift for Crysis and has released a video showing how this classic PC shooter might work in...
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Oculus Latency Tester Announced, Reserve Yours Today
Oculus VR Inc announced the Oculus Latency Tester in the company’s latest update. The device, which Oculus has been working on in the background, will allow developers to rapidly iterate during...
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Oculus Rift News Bits: On Schedule for March Delivery, Secret Partner...
Oculus employee and VR enthusiast Brant Lewis (aka Brantlew) opens his Kickstarter Dev Kit Oculus Rift developer kits will soon be leaving the Chinese factory and making their way into the hands of...
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Oculus Rift Support Could Be on the Way for Battlefield 3, Future DICE Titles
Battlefield 3 could be getting Oculus Rift support along with future titles from EA-owned developer DICE. According to a recent internship posting, EA and DICE are looking for someone to “investigate...
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Today Only: Razer Hydra for $40, for Use with Oculus Rift
While virtual reality control schemes are still being explored, many developers have turned to the Razer Hydra as an effective input for use with the Oculus Rift. The Hydra uses magnetic tracking to...
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Guide: Build Your Own Oculus Rift VR Headset
Thanks to Rod Furlan, we’ve got a great DIY Oculus Rift guide to share with you. Inside you’ll find a parts list and all of the steps necessary to build your own Oculus Rift head mounted display / VR...
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Watch the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Panel at SXSW
Photo credit: The Verge The first Oculus Rift developer kits are but a few weeks away from landing in the hands of eager developers. Oculus continues to build excitement for the release; this week...
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Doom 3 Won’t Be Ready for Oculus Rift Launch, Dev Kit Shipment Imminent
In a recent update to Kickstarter backers, Oculus VR Inc. has announced that the much anticipated Doom 3: BFG, the game that John Carmack used to help catapult the Oculus Rift’s fame, will not ship...
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Team Fortress 2 to Get Oculus Rift ‘Virtual Reality Mode’ (Update: Confirmed,...
Valve Software’s hugely popular, free-to-play online FPS, Team Fortress 2 (TF2) is to get Oculus Rift support! Oculus Rift users will also be gifted a unique in-game hat. A news release provided by an...
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Explore Your Own Personal Earth with Outerra and the Oculus Rift
Soon you could be roaming your own virtual reality Earth. Outerra is an in-development ‘world rendering engine’ which is literally capable of rendering a geographically detailed world — your own...
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Oculus Rift Dev Kit is Packed with Extras, Including SDK and a Carrying Case...
When we backed the Oculus Rift Kickstarter back in August, $300 for the Rift alone felt like a steal. Oculus has said that they’re making almost no margin on the Kickstarter. Knowing this, we’re...
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