As a gamer, the Oculus Rift represents everything that is awesome about the future and its possibilities. The GameBoy VR sucked -- hard. But it doesn't mean that a head controlled Virtual Reality Machine wasn't a good idea. I remember going to a Six Flags theme park when I was in my early teens and seeing a VR adventure there. It used the same idea of goggles that allow you to look around in a 3D rendered environment - all while in the comfort of your own chair. I couldn't help but wonder why this wasn't being brought into the home. Now it is.
The project managed to fun itself on Kickstarter in only 24 hours. Asking for $250,000 to get the project started. As of the writing date of this article, it has generated $1,374,00 in pledges. Clearly I'm not the only one who thinks this is cool. And with support from the big names like Notch and Gabe Newell the project is shaping up to really bring something new onto the stage of video gaming.
Source:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1523379957/oculus-rift-step-into-the-game
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