Page 3 of The Future of Gaming in Virtual Reality

Looks like it's quite immersive :)

Zenimax, Oculus in legal dispute, and John Carmack's caught in the middle

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/216776/Zenimax_Oculus_in_legal_dispute_and_John_Carmacks_caught_in_the_middle.php

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Facebook's $2 billion acquisition of Oculus VR has led to a fight over rights to virtual reality technology -- and game programming legend John Carmack is in the middle of the dispute.

In legal letters obtained by the Wall Street Journal, Zenimax Media -- parent to Elder Scrolls and Fallout developer Bethesda Softworks -- is claiming it owns key technology behind the Oculus Rift VR headset, which was the impetus behind the $2 billion acquisition deal.

I guess some-one realised, maybe too late, they may be able to make some money out of VR after all ;)

it's like a soap this, Geekenders?

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Oculus fires back at Zenimax in virtual reality dispute

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/216957/Oculus_fires_back_at_Zenimax_in_virtual_reality_dispute.php

As Rift leads the charge, Oculus hopes competitors don't mess up VR

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/223497/As_Rift_leads_the_charge_Oculus_hopes_competitors_dont_mess_up_VR.php?elq=9172d72a35174009817c0a52046a9a52&elqCampaignId=7351

Oculus Rift on a real Roller Coaster...

that's an interesting idea, as some of the negative comments have been that it's all well and good visually being immersed, but with no tactile feedback it's only 1/2 a job.

looks much better than those "rides" where you sit in a box on hydrolics and it moves around while a video screen shows the sky as you fly in a jet fighter etc.

"everyone" is getting in on the act, so it must be good :)

Samsung enters the virtual reality race with the Gear VR
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/224753/Samsung_enters_the_virtual_reality_race_with_the_Gear_VR.php

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As part of its Unpacked conference, Samsung today revealed the Samsung Gear VR -- a new virtual reality headset that utilizes the newly-announced Galaxy Note 4 smartphone.
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Oculus says that it has been collaborating with Samsung for the last 12 months, and that the initial release of the device will be called the "Innovator Edition" - it will be an early-access beta version available to developers and enthusiasts.

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As for the eventual price: the consumer version should come in similar to what DK2 costs now. "We want to stay in that $200-$400 price range," he states. "That could slide in either direction depending on scale, pre-orders, the components we end up using, business negotiations..."

"Whatever it is," Luckey adds, "it's going to be as cheap as possible." Mitchell nods: "That's really the goal."lengthy interview but quite interesting

Oculus answers the big Rift questionsDoes it still care about games?
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-09-01-oculus-answers-the-big-rift-questions

The future of lonely single men too...
http://gizmodo.com/the-sad-inevitable-oculus-rift-boob-grabbing-game-is-h-1633685069

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In a video posted on Japan's Nicovideo, a man called Ryuto demonstrates his homebrew game, cobbled together with a Rift, an Arduino control board, a LeapMotion pressure sensor ... and artificial breasts made from what looks like a gel-filled mousepad.

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a guy at work was talking about it ages ago, he works in another office now, but some-one else in that office told me he has ordered one, and it was suppose to arrive at the weekend. Will be interesting to hear from a "real person" about it ;)