Facebook: Games for Oculus Rift will arrive in 2015

A Facebook spokesperson has clarified that statements made during the keynote at F8 were not intended to be an announcement of availability for the consumer version of Oculus Rift.

“Why is VR going to work now, when it didn’t work in the ’80s and ’90s?” asked Schroepfer. Because the technology is more advanced than before and ready for primetime, he said: “Each one of these core tracks of technology had to hit a minimum core viability…to get to that sense of presence to sense that you’re truly there.”

It’s unclear from Schroepfer’s comments whether the thing “shipping” would be the long-awaited consumer version of the Oculus Rift VR headset, or yet another developer-only edition not unlike the current

“Virtual reality done right truly is reality, as far as the observer is concerned,” Oculus chief scientist Michael Abrash said during the keynote.

Abrash outlined areas of VR that still need improvement: Haptics, being able to use your hands in VR; better visuals, ideally with 5K x 5K or 16K x 16K resolution display technologies — per eye; and audio will bring a realistic sense of spatial immersion. Additionally, he expects advancements in mapping technologies will allow for users to stand up and move around, further enhancing the perception of presence in VR worlds.

 

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