The Oculus Rift is a virtual reality headset developed and manufactured by Oculus VR, a division of Facebook Inc., released on March 28, 2016.
Oculus initiated a Kickstarter campaign in 2012 to fund the Rift’s development, after being founded as an independent company two months prior. The project proved successful, raising US$2.5 million. In March 2014, Facebook purchased Oculus for $2 billion. In March 2017, after 3 years at the company, it was announced Oculus founder and creator Palmer Luckey was leaving Facebook.
The Rift has a Pentile OLED display, 1080×1200 resolution per eye, a 90 Hz refresh rate, and 110° field of view.[6][7][8] It has integrated headphones which provide a 3D audio effect, rotational and positional tracking. The positional tracking system, called “Constellation”, is performed by a USB stationary infrared sensor that is picking up light that is emitted by IR LEDs that are integrated into the head-mounted display. The sensor normally sits on the user’s desk. This creates 3D space, allowing for the user to use the Rift while sitting, standing, or walking around the same room.
Look and feel
Overall the look and feel of the rift is okay for its price, the packaging it comes in makes it feel more worth it too.
Contents of the package
With the package you get
- Carrying Case
- Xbox Controller + Receiver and a USB Extension Cord
- One Rift Sensor
- The Rift Itself
What do I need to run the rift?
The actual specs to run the rift are quite high if you want high fps - id recommended a minimum off
- CPU - Intel Core i5 or AMD Equivalent
- Graphics Card - NVidia GTX 1050/1060 or AMD Equivalent
- Motherboard - User Choice (I would go for one with USB 3.0 ports + 3.1 ports)
- Ram - 8GB
These would be the bare optimal specs to actually run the rift. It also uses a lot of USB ports so you might want to think about getting a USB Extension just incase (for your other USB devices).
Amount of games?
Since its release id say it has quite a few amount of games - almost enough for every type of person. Although there’s only one VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online RPG) I know off - check it out here you would also guess that for Australian players you will lag. Since its servers are in the US (Surprise!)
Is it actually worth it?
Honestly, I’d say it is. I bought it as soon as the consumer versions were available (Cost me over $1000) and I don’t regret it, the experience when using it is amazing and the games that are coming out along with the hand sensors are adding to the experience.
Any troubles with it?
The only trouble I’ve had with it would be that glasses users are put at a bit of a disadvantage, since the rift sits on your face tightly, my glasses would get foggy because of the heat. I found myself having to use contacts most of the time which made the experience better. Although my glasses are quite think - you might not have this problem.