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With the Oculus Rift getting people all hot and bothered about virtual reality once again, one canny modder has prepared for its launch by whipping up a Half-Life 2 VR mod. Able to track the player's head and any plastic weaponry they may be holding, the mod looks jolly impressive in a new video.
An open source project is adding Oculus Rift functionality to older games like Mirror's Edge, Portal 2, and Skyrim.
The target launch for Oculus Rift developer kits has been pushed back until March, with the company citing the lengthy time required to set up production.
Oculus Rift has opened its dev kits for pre-order, and plans to start shipping them next January.
Adhesive Games has announced Hawken will be playable using the Oculus Rift device when dev kits go out in December, and for wider consumer audiences once it hits retail next year.
John Carmack has been talking about virtual reality a lot lately. He demoed a VR prototype at E3, and showed it again at QuakeCon after such a positive response. I got to strap on the goggles and talk to Carmack about the future of VR in games.
A Kickstarter for the "Oculus Rift" virtual reality headset has started up seeking funds to provide development kits to studios. It has already surpassed its $250,000 goal.
