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I’d like to share an early build of a game/demo for the Oculus Rift that I’ve been working on for the past couple weeks. vrTANKS is an arcade-style tank simulator. Your goal is to destroy as many enemy tanks as you can before being destroyed yourself.  Pilot your tank using an Xbox controller or keyboard – tank weapons fire in the direction you are looking. vrTANKS was built from the ground up specifically for the Ri

I’m about 4 weeks in with the Oculus Rift, so I thought this may be a good time for an update. On Motion Sickness In my ‘First Impressions’ post, I voiced my concerns about motions sickness in the Rift.  My first experience wearing the Rift was awesome, but also very nauseating, so I had some real concerns about the technology moving forward.   I’m very happy to report that I’m doing much better now, and I can handle

After much anticipation, my Oculus Rift (virtual Reality headset) finally showed up! Initial thoughts: “This thing is AWESOME,” which was almost immediately followed by “I’m going to puke.” The good First off, the Oculus team spared no expense when it came to packaging.  The unit arrived in a custom, foam-lined travel case, complete with just about every type of cable you can think of.  Unboxing left me giddy with an