Oculus Rift

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Description

Oculus Rift is a virtual reality head-mounted display device developed by the Oculus VR company. It originally started as a Kickstarter project by Oculus' founder and inventor Palmer Luckey in August 2012. The Kickstarter campaign reached its goal in less than 24 hours.

The latest version is codenamed Crescent Bay, and was introduced in September 2014. The system features the head-mounted device, an infra-red camera for position tracking and a wireless gamepad. Oculus also introduced it’s own controller, the Oculus Touch. These two controllers, one for each hand, will be available together with the consumer version of Oculus Rift. They offer movement tracking in all six degrees, haptic feedback through vibration and gestural recognition.

Main Characteristics

Oculus Rift is a fully enclosed, fully featured HMD, that means it is a standalone displaying device unlike the models that require a smartphone to be inserted into them. It features two AMOLED displays, one for each eye. The resolution has not been officially announced yet, but it is rumoured to be around 2160x1200 pixels. The refresh rate is 90 Hz and the field of view is approximately 110 degrees. The head-tracking is done by a separate tracking unit that tracks the position of infra-red diodes on the head-mounted piece in full 360 degrees range. Unlike the previous models, Crescent Bay also features positional audio system and attached headphones. It is also lighter than the previous prototypes (less than 380 g). As of July 2015, Oculus did not provide official information concerning these technical characteristics.