I am convinced now more than ever that devices like the Rift are the future. Actually being inside the Half-Life 2 world is both mesmerizing and frightening. Nothing like wandering down dark zombie infested sewers for real to get your heart rate up. Thankfully I have played the game through almost half a dozen times so I know where to go and what pops out at you. Doing this for the first time in the Rift… Continue reading
Well, this is it. The Oculus Rift has me changing my life already. I have come to the realization that the Rift is going to be such a revolutionary device that I am going to devote most of my attention to it through it’s commercial release. You should watch these videos from GDC this year to get a feel for the energy surrounding it: Oculus VR @ GDC 2013: Behind the Scenes Oculus VR @… Continue reading
Well, it has been about two weeks since the Oculus Rift arrived. I have spent many hours with the device glued to my face, exploring what it feels like to be inside a computer generated world instead of looking at it through a flat window. The experience can best be described as stunning, with a sense that this is the beginning of a new paradigm for anything involving three dimensional graphics, especially games. There is… Continue reading
