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Cutting-edge virtual reality headset hailed as the most exciting new piece of tech by developers

Oculus Rift CEO Brendan Iribe hopes Sony and Microsoft are paying attention to the growing VR/AR space, stating that he’d love to see the two develop headsets of their own or employ the Oculus Rift itself. Iribe spoke withOXM during the Develop conference, explaining that while the company is currently …

Virtual reality startup Oculus has attracted Series A funding of $16m to back the headline-grabbing Oculus Rift. The fund-raising endeavour was led by Spark Capital and Matrix Partners. Santo Politi and Antonio Rodriguez, execs at the respective firms, have now also joined the Oculus board of directors. The company says …

Virtual reality headset gets investment to speed up development

The arrival of virtual reality headset Oculus Rift on consoles is a step closer. Sony Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida told Engadget that Sony has got a couple of the development kits” and that I tried it out and I love it”. And while there’s no active discussions occurring just …

Prototype of virtual reality headset doubles number of visible pixels

A car driven by a suspect being pursued by police has struck and killed Oculus Rift’s co-founder Andrew Scott. The 33 year-old was hit in Santa Ana, California where he had lived for a year. The car, a Dodge Charger, was being driven by 21 year old Victor Sanchez who …

Engineer Andrew Scott Reisse found dead at the scene; Suspects now in custody

Tech firm also hires Steve Lavalle as principal scientist

First person space combat being brought to life with Unity and Oculus Rift