All Stories Tagged: Oculus Rift, Page 32

As time of yore known only as 'retro' trundles towards the early Nineties, developer Stone Monkey Studios has combined two cool but sort-of-incompatible things from 20-odd years ago: 2D adventure games and virtual reality. In a charming bit of creativity (not to mention creative marketing), the two-man team created an Oculus Rift mode for City Quest: A Point & Click Adventure where you play it on a 3D computer at a 3D desk in a 3D room.

A group of indie developers at the Exile Game Jam decided to put the Oculus Rift to good use, creating a guillotine simulator and terrifying those who tried it out.

Who hasn't dreamed of being in a dogfight in space? CCP, developer of EVE Online, has created a prototype for Oculus Rift that realizes that vision.

With its promise of virtual reality gaming, Oculus Rift has our attention. But, there are things to keep in mind when making a VR game.

Oculus Rift development kits were sent out during GDC week, though tracking numbers largely haven't been sent to backers yet.

After it was revealed that Doom 3: BFG would not be shipping with the Oculus Rift, another game had to step forward to be the pack in for the VR goggles once they shipped to retail. Adhesive Games' Hawken accepted the challenge.

Valve has been experimenting with VR, and plans on launching an official "VR Mode" for its popular free-to-play shooter, Team Fortress 2.

Oculus Rift is no longer planning to ship with Doom 3 BFG, saying the game won't support the device before launch.

Virtual reality and 3D goggles have been seen as something of a joke for positively yonks, but the Oculus Rift seems to be changing opinions. Industry figures including John Carmack, Valve's Michael Abrash, and Cliff Bleszinski have all endorsed it, and now DICE is giving it a good looking-over. The Battlefield 3 developer wants to investigate Oculus Rift support in Frostbite, its engine which also powers games from Dragon Age 3 to the new Command & Conquer.

An Oculus Rift mod provides head-tracking support for Crysis, Crysis Wars, and CryEngine 3.