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Playing games in 3D with your Oculus Rift is all good and well, but no one will ever believe you're a super wizard class hacker if you remove your goggles between games to gawp at a plain old monitor. Thankfully Valve is thinking of you, and has brought an "experimental" VR mode to the Steam interface so you can browse your games deep in cyberspace.
Virtuix Omni, a Kickstarted treadmill for gamers, allows gamers to run around in virtual reality worlds--without walking into a wall. It may seem odd, maybe even silly at first, but seeing it in action has made me a believer.
At CES, Oculus unveiled "Crystal Cove," the latest version of its Rift headset.
With talent like John Carmack involved, perhaps the folks at Oculus would consider making a showcase title themselves?
World of Diving has a rather unique premise: it promises to be a realistic diving simulator you can play with friends online.
Oculus VR, the company behind the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, has secured an additional $75 million in funding, and plans to put it towards bringing the product to market for consumers.
An upcoming Oculus Rift title called Diplopia will help treat lazy eye and crossed eye, with noticeable improvement expected after 2-3 weeks of gameplay.
John Carmack recently joined Oculus VR to serve as their chief technology officer, but remained at id Software. However, Carmack found working two jobs quite difficult, and has officially announced his resignation from the Doom and Quake developer.
The world of virtual reality powered by Oculus Rift is unattainable to most. But that will change in 2014, when the company plans on releasing a consumer unit. It will be a single device that will be compatible with PC, Mac, Linux, and Android.
Oculus Rift VR has shown potential for true horror and Greenwood Games is hoping to capture that with their upcoming supernatural game within a game, Alone.
