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April 8, 2014
OCULUS RIFT Games
Developers make more and more games for Oculus Rift virtual reality headset.
OCULUS RIFT Games
Developers make more and more games for Oculus Rift virtual reality headset.
March 26, 2014
The Virtual Genius of Oculus Rift
How a 19-year-old hacker behind Oculus Rift set out to invent a gaming headset but ended up reviving a dead technology and building a global communications platform…
March 13, 2014
I wore the Navy’s Oculus Rift, and it showed me the future of warfare
When we think of the future of the military, we think of bigger and better weapons. Laser cannons and the like. But what about the people operating those lasers? How can a behemoth like the Navy ready its future sailors for the high-tech combat of tomorrow? Believe it or not, with an Oculus Rift…
I wore the Navy’s Oculus Rift, and it showed me the future of warfare
When we think of the future of the military, we think of bigger and better weapons. Laser cannons and the like. But what about the people operating those lasers? How can a behemoth like the Navy ready its future sailors for the high-tech combat of tomorrow? Believe it or not, with an Oculus Rift…
March 3, 2014
VR: Palmer Luckey’s Quest to Change the World
The Oculus founder tells us all about the next steps for the VR headset and his goal to forever change humanity…
VR: Palmer Luckey’s Quest to Change the World
The Oculus founder tells us all about the next steps for the VR headset and his goal to forever change humanity…
February 27, 2014
Interactive Virtual Reality In 3-D, The Newest Learning Tool
Remember the days when students would come to class armed with only a notebook and a textbook? In some places, that time is long gone, as laptops and iPads make their way into schools. Now a creative technology studio has come up with a platform for classrooms that makes digital textbooks look ancient…
Interactive Virtual Reality In 3-D, The Newest Learning Tool
Remember the days when students would come to class armed with only a notebook and a textbook? In some places, that time is long gone, as laptops and iPads make their way into schools. Now a creative technology studio has come up with a platform for classrooms that makes digital textbooks look ancient…
February 24, 2014
Game changer: VC Chris Dixon talks about Oculus and his occasional forays into gaming
Chris Dixon isn’t known as a game investor. But as both an angel investor and a partner at Netscape pioneer Marc Andreessen’s venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, he has made some very early and smart investments in game companies… We caught up with him recently to talk about investing in games in the broader context of tech investing…
Game changer: VC Chris Dixon talks about Oculus and his occasional forays into gaming
Chris Dixon isn’t known as a game investor. But as both an angel investor and a partner at Netscape pioneer Marc Andreessen’s venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, he has made some very early and smart investments in game companies… We caught up with him recently to talk about investing in games in the broader context of tech investing…
February 10, 2014
Oculus Rift takes home the Crunchie for Best Hardware Startup
It’s hard for me to imagine a hardware startup that is more exciting, more fascinating, and that has more potential to ripple out into a million amazing things than Oculus and their Rift virtual reality headset.
Many of you, it seems, would agree. After weeks of voting, our readers and this community have chosen Oculus VR as the Best Hardware Startup of the year…
Oculus Rift takes home the Crunchie for Best Hardware Startup
It’s hard for me to imagine a hardware startup that is more exciting, more fascinating, and that has more potential to ripple out into a million amazing things than Oculus and their Rift virtual reality headset.
Many of you, it seems, would agree. After weeks of voting, our readers and this community have chosen Oculus VR as the Best Hardware Startup of the year…
January 29, 2014
Oculus Rift at Sundance: games are just the beginning
Sundance describes the New Frontier portion of its annual film festival as a “creative space” for “multimedia performances, transmedia experiences,” and other interactive art forms. This year that translated into a room of pure sensory overload…
Oculus Rift at Sundance: games are just the beginning
Sundance describes the New Frontier portion of its annual film festival as a “creative space” for “multimedia performances, transmedia experiences,” and other interactive art forms. This year that translated into a room of pure sensory overload…
January 28, 2014
Oculus Is Awesome for Games, But It’s the Future of Movies
I never thought I’d ever say this, but I’m onstage with Beck. He’s wearing his usual hat-and-blazer combo, and covering one of my favorite David Bowie songs. Out past the crowd is a full choir — a few faces I recognize because they played with Beck during last year’s Station to Station rolling art extravaganza — and a massive musical ensemble. People are cheering and taking photos. It’s incredible. Then I look down. Instead of seeing knees or feet, I see Beck’s Chelsea boots. That’s when my brain reminds me I’m not actually on stage…
Oculus Is Awesome for Games, But It’s the Future of Movies
I never thought I’d ever say this, but I’m onstage with Beck. He’s wearing his usual hat-and-blazer combo, and covering one of my favorite David Bowie songs. Out past the crowd is a full choir — a few faces I recognize because they played with Beck during last year’s Station to Station rolling art extravaganza — and a massive musical ensemble. People are cheering and taking photos. It’s incredible. Then I look down. Instead of seeing knees or feet, I see Beck’s Chelsea boots. That’s when my brain reminds me I’m not actually on stage…
January 16, 2014
Playtime Is Over: Oculus Rift Lets You Live Video Games
It’s been a week and I still can’t get my experience with the latest Oculus Rift prototype at CES 2014 out of my mind. The Oculus Rift, which made its debut at CES 2013 and then further enchanted reporters at E3 2013, is undoubtedly one of the coolest pieces of technology I’ve ever seen…
Playtime Is Over: Oculus Rift Lets You Live Video Games
It’s been a week and I still can’t get my experience with the latest Oculus Rift prototype at CES 2014 out of my mind. The Oculus Rift, which made its debut at CES 2013 and then further enchanted reporters at E3 2013, is undoubtedly one of the coolest pieces of technology I’ve ever seen…
January 6, 2014
Ford taps Oculus Rift for future automobile designs
When Oculus VR first launched its mind-bending (and surprisingly inexpensive) Rift virtual reality goggles, video game nerds drooled over the possibilities. Imagine how it could revolutionize the experience, say, driving cars in games like Need For Speed or Grand Theft Auto? That perspective, now, seems shortsighted. For Oculus VR is actually helping engineers at Ford build cars in real life.
Ford taps Oculus Rift for future automobile designs
When Oculus VR first launched its mind-bending (and surprisingly inexpensive) Rift virtual reality goggles, video game nerds drooled over the possibilities. Imagine how it could revolutionize the experience, say, driving cars in games like Need For Speed or Grand Theft Auto? That perspective, now, seems shortsighted. For Oculus VR is actually helping engineers at Ford build cars in real life.
December 28, 2013
The Oculus Rift: virtual reality is no longer a joke
The decade’s most exciting development in computer hardware looks a little like a fat black envelope stuck to a pair of ski goggles, and I had one strapped to my face two months ago as I sat at a desk in the Earls Court Exhibition Centre preparing to fly a Spitfire under a bridge…
The Oculus Rift: virtual reality is no longer a joke
The decade’s most exciting development in computer hardware looks a little like a fat black envelope stuck to a pair of ski goggles, and I had one strapped to my face two months ago as I sat at a desk in the Earls Court Exhibition Centre preparing to fly a Spitfire under a bridge…
December 24, 2013
EVE Valkyrie: Turning CCP’s gaming Pinocchio into a real boy
Despite still having no commercial release date, Oculus Rift is, without doubt, one of the most exciting developments on the gaming horizon. Amongst those enamoured of the tech is CCP Games, the company behind space-based MMORPG, EVE Online. To that end, CCP’s Newcastle studio is working on EVE Valkyrie, a virtual reality dogfighting experience designed to distil the essence of the, frankly, daunting EVE universe and deliver it in an immediately immersive format…
EVE Valkyrie: Turning CCP’s gaming Pinocchio into a real boy
Despite still having no commercial release date, Oculus Rift is, without doubt, one of the most exciting developments on the gaming horizon. Amongst those enamoured of the tech is CCP Games, the company behind space-based MMORPG, EVE Online. To that end, CCP’s Newcastle studio is working on EVE Valkyrie, a virtual reality dogfighting experience designed to distil the essence of the, frankly, daunting EVE universe and deliver it in an immediately immersive format…
December 23, 2013
Oculus Rift: 2013′s best, most innovative hardware
Progress and innovation. These are things we constantly aspire to in the technological sphere, and without a doubt there have been a number of innovations in 2013. Which of these have been the most momentous and profound however? You might think my first choice would be Playstation 4 or Xbox One, however one device stands out for me above all the others, partly because it’s a huge leap forward in what up until now has been a minefield of failed devices, and partly just because it’s really cool. Yes, the Oculus Rift is the latest and greatest in virtual reality (or VR) technology…
Oculus Rift: 2013′s best, most innovative hardware
Progress and innovation. These are things we constantly aspire to in the technological sphere, and without a doubt there have been a number of innovations in 2013. Which of these have been the most momentous and profound however? You might think my first choice would be Playstation 4 or Xbox One, however one device stands out for me above all the others, partly because it’s a huge leap forward in what up until now has been a minefield of failed devices, and partly just because it’s really cool. Yes, the Oculus Rift is the latest and greatest in virtual reality (or VR) technology…
December 23, 2013
All jacked in and nothing to play: chasing the perfect VR game
A little over a year after appearing on Kickstarter, Oculus has turned the far-fetched ‘90s science fiction of virtual reality into a wildly successful prototype device: the Oculus Rift. As of this writing, you can snipe enemies in virtual reality with Team Fortress 2. You can hack imaginary computers and see the world through the eyes of a toddler. You can be an elephant and get your head chopped off by a guillotine. But few people would say anyone has found the holy grail of Rift experiences: something that tears up all our rules about good game-making and reconfigures them for virtual reality…
All jacked in and nothing to play: chasing the perfect VR game
A little over a year after appearing on Kickstarter, Oculus has turned the far-fetched ‘90s science fiction of virtual reality into a wildly successful prototype device: the Oculus Rift. As of this writing, you can snipe enemies in virtual reality with Team Fortress 2. You can hack imaginary computers and see the world through the eyes of a toddler. You can be an elephant and get your head chopped off by a guillotine. But few people would say anyone has found the holy grail of Rift experiences: something that tears up all our rules about good game-making and reconfigures them for virtual reality…
December 23, 2013
Virtual reality check: why controllers haven’t caught up to the Oculus Rift
“The virtual-reality experience is not going to be complete with just the visual side,” Oculus Rift inventor Palmer Luckey admits. “You absolutely need to have an input and output system that is fully integrated, so you not only have a really natural way to view the virtual world but also a natural way to interact with it. We don’t have that, and it makes me sad,” Luckey says…
Virtual reality check: why controllers haven’t caught up to the Oculus Rift
“The virtual-reality experience is not going to be complete with just the visual side,” Oculus Rift inventor Palmer Luckey admits. “You absolutely need to have an input and output system that is fully integrated, so you not only have a really natural way to view the virtual world but also a natural way to interact with it. We don’t have that, and it makes me sad,” Luckey says…