Tag Archives: oculus

Thu, Aug 30, 2012 | 01:37 BST

Oculus CEO compares Rift headset to Kinect

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Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe has said VR headset Rift is “just gonna change everything”, in a way that making bigger and better consoles can’t – but something like Kinect could.

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Wed, Aug 15, 2012 | 03:47 BST

Gaikai executive jumps ship for Oculus Rift

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Former Gaikai chief product officer Brendan Iribe has joined the company behind virtual reality headset Oculus Rift, Develop reports. Oculus Rift has attracted over $1.6 million in funding with over two weeks remaining on its Kickstarter, which requested just $250,000. The headset tech was demonstrated at E3 2012 by John Carmack, and has been praised by senior Valve staff and Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson, too.

Wed, Aug 01, 2012 | 20:50 BST

Kickstarter: Oculus-Rift virtual reality headset hits funding goal

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Oculus-Rift a new virtual reality headset backed by id Software’s John Carmack aunched a Kickstarter page this morning, and it’s already surpassed its $250,000 goal with 1,402 backers pledging $346,703.

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Wed, Jul 11, 2012 | 08:28 BST

Oculus Rift VR headset aims to be Kickstarter funded

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Oculus Rift, a virtual reality head-mounted display (HMD) designed by Palmer Luckey and backed by John Carmack, will see its Kickstarter appeal begin around July 19, according to the designer.

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