Tag Archives: oculus rift
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 05:21 BST
Oculus Rift venture funds used to expand staff, no new platforms planned
Oculus Rift is using the $16 million in venture capital it raised recently to expand its already top-notch team of engineers.
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Posted in: Jobs, PC, Trade
Tags: oculus rift
Tue, Jun 18, 2013 | 01:28 BST
Oculus Rift scores $16 million in funding
A group of venture capitalists have ponied up $16 million to help “accelerate” the development of Oculus Rift as a commercial product.
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Posted in: PC, hardware, peripherals
Tags: oculus rift
Mon, Jun 17, 2013 | 04:24 BST
Wicked Paradise is the first erotic game for the Oculus Rift
Wicked Paradise, the “world’s first erotic VR game” is currently in development for the PC, to be used with the Oculus Rift, by a studio sharing the game’s name.
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Posted in: PC, Simulation
Tags: Jeroen Van den Bosch, oculus rift, Wicked Paradise
Wed, Jun 12, 2013 | 11:36 BST
Oculus Rift: upgraded 1080p HD model shown at E3
Oculus has unveiled the newly-enhanced version of its Rift headsets at E3. The head-mounted device now displays at 1080p, making everything seem that little bit sharper.
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Posted in: E3 2013, PC
Tags: oculus rift
Thu, Jun 06, 2013 | 22:08 BST
EVE-VR going to E3, may release in the future
CCP still has no concrete plans for its Oculus Rift dogfighter EVE-VR, but will be showing it to press at E3.
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Posted in: CCP, E3 2013, PC, Shooter, Simulation
Tags: eve online, EVE-VR, EVR, oculus rift
Thu, Jun 06, 2013 | 21:19 BST
Unreal Engine 4 Integrated Partners Program announced
Epic Games has announced its Unreal Engine 4 Integrated Partners Program, where more than “a dozen technologies” such as Oculus VR, have teamed up to “help shape the future of games.”
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Posted in: Platform holders
Tags: Autodesk, Epic Games, nVidia, oculus rift, RealD, Unreal Engine 4 Integrated Partners Program, Unreal Engine 4 IPP
Sat, Jun 01, 2013 | 14:12 BST
Oculus Rift co-founder Andrew Scott Reisse struck and killed in crosswalk during police chase
A victim today who died as the result of being struck during a police chase has been identified as 33 year old Oculus Rift developer Andrew Scott Reisse.
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Posted in: Crime
Tags: Andrew Scott Reisse, oculus rift, Oculus VR
Fri, May 24, 2013 | 15:50 BST
Son of Nor video shows gameplay, Oculus Rift support announced
Son of Nor developer StillAlive Studios has added Oculus Rift support to the game, as if support for mind control device Emotiv EPOC wasn’t enough to whet your whistle. The video below features the action-adventure game’s producer Chris Polus casting spells, exploring and solving puzzles along with the announcement of Rift support. Watch below. With five days left on Kickstarter, the project has garnered $93,846 in funding towards the $150,000 goal.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PC, Videos, indie, peripherals
Tags: Chris Polus, Kickstarter, oculus rift, Son of Nor, StillAlive Studios
Thu, May 23, 2013 | 06:58 BST
Robotics specialist and ex-Valve VR expert join Oculus Rift team
Two industry veterans have been brought on to the Oculus Rift team to work on its technology. Oculus VR has announced that Steve LaValle, a renowned researcher of robotics, and former Valve VR expert Tom Forsyth have both joined the team.
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Posted in: Platform holders
Tags: oculus rift, Oculus VR, Robotics, Steve LaValle, Tom Forsyth
Thu, May 16, 2013 | 08:30 BST
Strike Suit Zero trailer shows Oculus Rift support in action
Strike Suit Zero developer Born Ready Games has released a new developer diary showing the game’s Oculus Rift support in action. You’ll be able to play it for yourself at the Geekopolis expo in Paris between 25-26 May.
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Posted in: PC, Strategy
Tags: Born Ready Games, oculus rift, Strike Suit Zero
Sat, May 11, 2013 | 20:55 BST
Bleszinski: next-gen console winner will embrace “connectivity, sharing, user content”
When in comes to next-gen systems, Cliff Bleszinski feels Sony’s really embraced the indie and sharing scenes, and he’s really interested in what Microsoft has to show on May 21.
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Posted in: Development, Microsoft, Nintendo, PS4, Sony, Xbox, Xbox 360, indie, peripherals
Tags: Cliff Bleszinski, indies, Kickstarter, next gen, oculus rift, Xbox 720, Xbox Infinity
Fri, May 10, 2013 | 05:04 BST
Half-life 2 has Oculus Rift support
The opt-in beta version of Half-life 2 already supports your shiny new Oculus Rift headset.
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Posted in: PC, Shooter, Steam, Valve
Tags: half-life 2, oculus rift
Tue, May 07, 2013 | 20:26 BST
Krillbite Studio adds Oculus Rift support to Among the Sleep
With 10 days left on its Kickstarter, Krillbite Studio has added Oculus Rift support to Among the Sleep.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Horror, Mac, PC, Videos, indie
Tags: among the sleep, Kickstarter, Krillbite Studio, oculus rift
Tue, May 07, 2013 | 03:42 BST
Oculus Rift guillotine sim inspires a lot of headline puns
The latest Oculus Rift delight to do the rounds is a guillotine sim. That’s right, friends; step right up and experience for yourself the horror of human execution as practised on actual people in France until the late 1970′s.
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Posted in: PC, Simulation
Tags: Disunion, Exile Game Jam, oculus rift
Thu, Jun 06, 2013 | 22:07 BST
EVE Online Oculus Rift shooter sparks petition for full release
In response to a comment from a CCP staffer, PCGamesN has put together a petition calling for the release of EVR, the Oculus Rift-enabled dogfighting sim demonstrated at EVE FanFest this year. All signs indicate EVR is nearly as sweet as the throes of first love, so get on that. Check out a trailer for the 6v6 title through the break.
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Posted in: CCP, PC, Shooter, Simulation
Tags: EVE-VR, EVR, oculus rift, petition
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 | 03:17 BST
Oculus Rift Virtual Boy emulator released
Now you can recreate the experience of using the world’s worst commercial gaming VR headset with the best one.
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Posted in: Mods, Nintendo, PC
Tags: oculus rift, virtual boy
Thu, Jun 06, 2013 | 22:07 BST
CCP demos 6v6 space dogfighting Oculus Rift game EVR at Fanfest
EVR, a 6v6 space dogfighting game set in the EVE universe and built for Oculus Rift, has been announced by CCP.
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Posted in: CCP, Development, Fighter, PC, Simulation
Tags: EVE-VR, even fanfest 2013, EVR, oculus rift
Sun, Apr 21, 2013 | 23:48 BST
Virtuix Omni treadmill demo’d with Oculus Rift, Kinect
Virtuix makes omni-directional treadmills, which may not seem relevant to your life interests until you see it in partnership with Oculus Rift and Kinect, bringing us one step closer to 1980′s sci-fi virtual reality experiences.
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Posted in: Kinect, PC, Shooter, peripherals
Tags: oculus rift, Virtual Reality, Virtuix Omni
Thu, Apr 18, 2013 | 22:50 BST
Oculus Rift goes deep sea diving in UnderCurrent
Here’s a very clever Oculus Rift project from a group of UK students; rather than just adapt the VR tech to an existing genre, UnderCurrent uses it in a way that seems to capitalise on its strengths, by letting you explore a space most of us will never get the chance to see in real life.
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Posted in: Adventure, PC, indie
Tags: oculus rift, UnderCurrent
Mon, Apr 15, 2013 | 02:08 BST
Mirror’s Edge mod adds Oculus Rift support
If there is any combination more likely to result in lost lunches than first-person parkour and virtual reality, I really don’t want to try it.
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Posted in: Action, Mods, PC
Tags: mirror's edge, oculus rift
PlayStation 3 firmware update reportedly bricking consoles