I Can See, I Can Fight

OK I'm not sure if you guys have heard of this yet but there is a cool new Virtual Reality headset to come on the market. It is called the Oculus Rift and is unlike any I have ever seen. It has a Kickstarter here.




Why kickstarter?


"Oculus Rift is a new virtual reality (VR) headset designed specifically for video games that will change the way you think about gaming forever. With an incredibly wide field of view, high resolution display, and ultra-low latency head tracking, the Rift provides a truly immersive experience that allows you to step inside your favorite game and explore new worlds like never before.

We're here raising money on Kickstarter to build development kits of the Rift, so we can get them into the hands of developers faster. Kickstarter has proven to be an amazing platform for accelerating big and small ideas alike. We hope you share our excitement about virtual reality, the Rift, and the future of gaming. "


Why was it developed?


 "The Rift takes 3D gaming to the next level. There are a number of VR headsets out there, but none that deliver a truly immersive gaming experience. Most products either lack the technical features required for believable immersion or sit at a very high price-point ($20,000+) reserved for the military or scientific community. 

We set out to change all that with the Rift, which is designed to maximize immersion, comfort, and pure, uninhibited fun, at a price everyone can afford."

Do you have any developers backing and what do the have to say?

"What I've got now, is, I honestly think the best VR demo probably the world has ever seen"

John Carmack, id Software

"Needless to say, I'm a believer... We're extremely excited here at Epic Games to get the Unreal Engine integrated with Oculus"

Cliff Bleszinski, Design Director Epic Games

"I think this will be the coolest way to experience games in the future. Simply that... that big"

David Helgason, CEO Unity

"I’m really looking forward to getting a chance to program with it and see what we can do.”

Michael Abrash, Valve

"It looks incredibly exciting, if anybody’s going to tackle this set of hard problems, we think that Palmer’s going to do it. So we’d strongly encourage you to support this Kickstarter.”

Gabe Newell, President and Owner Valve

What do I get for $300?

Along with the headset itself and development tools,
"We're including a copy of DOOM 3 BFG Edition, the first Oculus-ready game, with every Rift dev kit on Kickstarter. John Carmack showed DOOM 3 BFG at E3, stunning the press and creating incredible anticipation for the release."



Available on Windows, Macintosh, Linux, IOS, Android, Unity, Integrated Unreal Engine.