The next generation of gaming hardware was indeed present at E3 this year, but it wasn’t a console manufacturer that delivered it. Instead, it was Oculus VR, which not only brought a high-definition version of it’s Oculus Rift HMD (head-mounted display) to the show, but also sent me trotting over to the CCP booth to check out EVR. Seriously, I could have played this five minute demo on a loop for six hours…
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CCP Game’s Oculus Rift-supported space dogfighting proof-of-concept, EVR, runs at more than 60 frames per second and has been designed so that nausea is not an issue for users, according to its developers.
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I’ve always entertained the idea that, should my Joystiq career come to a premature end, I could always fall back on being a space fighter pilot – you know, that old chestnut. After my performance in EVE VR, however, I’ll have to rethink that strategy.
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USA TODAY’s Brett Molina chats with Palmer Luckey the creator of the Oculus Rift a virtual reality headset during day 3 of the Electronics Entertainment Expo. Video produced by Robert Hanashiro, USA TODAY
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As E3 2013 wound down, Dan Ryckert and I snuck into the Oculus VR booth for a quick look at the technology everyone’s been raving about. Put simply, everything you’ve heard is true. Oculus Rift is that good…
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The high-definition version of the virtual reality Oculus Rift hardware, running at a crisp 1080p, sets users into a world so realistic that it’s somewhat unsettling…Using the Oculus Rift HD was like being in a lucid dream. Everything looked real, but the rocks and snowflakes surrounding me were just virtual-looking enough to remind me that the demo I walked through was an explorable version of the Unreal Engine 4 tech demo (posted below), and began in a snowy courtyard outside the crumbling ruins of a castle. Snowflakes fell all around me, and as I twisted to look in every direction I subconsciously reached my hands out to grab them…
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I’m standing on a mountain, and it’s snowing. When I look up, left, right, I can see snow-flakes that are small at first, then bigger as they get closer to my face. In the distance, there are mountain peaks; there’s an entrance to a hollowed-out lava pit in front of me. Then I’m inside, and rivers of lava are flowing to my left and right…
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Aside from all the next-gen talk, we got an update on the man who removed Curiosity’s final block (he’s just beginning to enjoy the fruits of godhood), and got his thoughts on Oculus Rift (spoiler: he’s a fan). While words describing an interview are good, an actual interview is better…
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Imagine if you could use the Oculus Rift virtual-reality headset for more than just fragging enemies in the latest first-person shooter. The device’s makers want you to do just that. They see the Rift as a gateway to new immersive experiences, many of which go beyond the gaming space.
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At first glance, the tiny conference room tucked away in a back corner of the L.A. Convention Center’s West Hall seemed like any other: cramped, with white walls and gray carpeting, under the unrelenting glow of fluorescent lighting. Then I slipped the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset over my eyes, and the four walls disappeared…
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