Creating the product titled Oculus Rift, Oculus VR has made a device that is placed around the gamer’s head. Designed much like a visor, the Rift displays what is seen on the screen to an even better first person view. The camera on the inside captures whenever the player moves their head in any direction and takes all of the information to the game making its camera do the same.
The device’s production started off with tests of different games made for the Rift only, one popular game being a guillotine simulator. With multiple successes and the device gaining more positive comments and reactions, the product started becoming famous quickly. Soon even famous gaming Youtubers, individuals who produce videos on the website Youtube, jumped on the Rift’s popularity. Youtubers such as Markiplier, PewDiePie, and CaptainSparklez just to name a few, have gotten their hands on the Rift and have marketed it on multiple videos. Almost $2.4 million were raised to develop the Rift from gamers and individuals alike on their Kickstarter, a website designed to help get funding for ideas.
Tons of fresh gaming companies have risen due to the Rift as they have begun developing games for the device. Though horror games are a big chunk of these new games, other games such as “Don’t Let Go,” and “Euro Truck Simulator 2” have all been made to help raise funds for the production of this product. Even popular games such as “The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim,” “Left 4 Dead,” and “Bioshock,” have been hacked into where the Oculus can put the player in the eyes of their characters.
Other individuals who have been inspired by the Oculus Rift have also begun creating their own devices to make the players experience with their games more interactive. Some have even made devices to work alongside with the Oculus Rift. The Virtuix Omni is an omnidirectional treadmill in which the player walks or runs on, making the character in the game walk and run as well. It has been shown in multiple gaming conventions and has gotten praise from Oculus VR as well.
However, in July of last year, Facebook bought the Oculus Rift ad, and is planning on sharing the profits as they have begun to market the device as well.
After all the testing and pre-marketing, a consumer version of the Oculus Rift is said to be released sometime hopefully this year. The product has definitely proved its point to the gaming community and has helped humanity take a big step towards the future of gaming. Virtual reality is finally looking to become a possibility if inventors and bright minds continue to keep making amazing devices such as this.
