OCULUS RIFT

Presented by:
Sara Aisya (024565)
Sana Farooqui (024646)
Syaza Binte Norazharuddin (024547)
Alya Iman (024645)
Outline
■ A Brief History
■ Present Day
■ Advantages
■ Disadvantages
■ Conclusion
■ References
 OCULUS RIFT:
A BRIEF HISTORY
■ Palmer Luckey, the founder of the Oculus VR, fell in
love with the concept of virtual reality when he was 15.

■ He created his first VR headset in his parent’s garage

when he was 16.

■ Luckey met John Carmack online, who was also

dabbling in the virtual reality business.
■ Carmack demonstrated Luckey’s prototype at E3
(Electronic Entertainment Expo), which spread on the
internet.

■ Luckey started a Kickstarter campaign to fund his

Oculus Rift project with an initial goal of a modest
$250,000.

■ The first developer version, DK1, awed many

developers but it was far from perfect. The second
developer version, DK2, was made with DK1’S flaws
in mind.
Figure 1. The Oculus Rift headset
OCULUS RIFT:
PRESENT DAY
The Oculus Rift is used for:

■ Gaming

■ Therapy

■ Tourism
Gaming

Figure 2. The player can be seen standing on a Cyberith Virtualizer wearing the Oculus Rift gear
(left) that immerses them into the game (right).
ADVANTAGES
■ Beautiful Graphics

■ Light and comfortable headset

■ Impressive sound system

DISADVANTAGES
■ Requires high power

■ Cannot be used for a long duration

■ Loneliness
Figure 3. The split-screen gaming experience results in the player not being able to use this
device for a long period of time.
CONCLUSION
 References
■ https://geekswipe.net/technology/computing/omnidirectional-treadmill-oculus-rift-and-h
aptic-controllers-a-real-immersive-gaming/
■ https://forums.oculus.com/vip/discussion/4020/lost-in-the-rift-episode-1-horror-dk2-rea
dy-v1-10
■ http://www.wareable.com/oculus-rift/how-oculus-rift-works