<s>
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
line	O
of	O
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
headsets	I-Device
developed	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
,	O
a	O
division	O
of	O
Meta	O
Platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
Oculus	B-Application
initiated	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
to	O
fund	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
's	O
development	O
,	O
after	O
being	O
founded	O
as	O
an	O
independent	O
company	O
two	O
months	O
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
in	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
was	O
purchased	O
by	O
Facebook	B-Application
for	O
$2	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rift	B-Device
went	O
through	O
various	O
pre-production	O
models	O
since	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
,	O
around	O
five	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
demonstrated	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
before	O
reaching	O
its	O
commercial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
of	O
these	O
models	O
were	O
shipped	O
to	O
backers	O
,	O
labelled	O
as	O
development	B-Application
kits	I-Application
;	O
the	O
DK1	O
in	O
mid	O
2013	O
and	O
DK2	O
in	O
mid-2014	O
,	O
intended	O
to	O
provide	O
developers	O
with	O
a	O
platform	O
to	O
develop	O
content	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rift	B-Device
saw	O
its	O
commercial	O
release	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
with	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
CV1	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
March	O
2019	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
sampling	O
an	O
early	O
prototype	O
,	O
Carmack	O
favored	O
Luckey	O
's	O
approach	O
and	O
just	O
before	O
the	O
2012	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
,	O
Id	O
Software	O
announced	O
that	O
their	O
future	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Doom	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
BFG	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
would	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
head-mounted	O
display	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
E3	O
convention	O
,	O
Carmack	O
introduced	O
a	O
duct	O
taped	O
head-mounted	O
display	O
based	O
on	O
Luckey	O
's	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
prototype	O
,	O
which	O
ran	O
Carmack	O
's	O
own	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unit	O
featured	O
a	O
high	O
speed	O
IMU	O
and	O
a	O
LCD	B-Device
,	O
visible	O
via	O
dual	O
lenses	O
,	O
that	O
were	O
positioned	O
over	O
the	O
eyes	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
90	O
degrees	O
horizontal	O
and	O
110	O
degrees	O
vertical	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
months	O
after	O
being	O
formed	O
as	O
a	O
company	O
,	O
Palmer	O
's	O
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
launched	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
for	O
their	O
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
headset	I-Device
,	O
named	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
purpose	O
of	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
was	O
to	O
get	O
an	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
prototype	O
—	O
now	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
DK1	O
(	O
Development	B-Application
Kit	I-Application
1	O
)	O
—	O
into	O
the	O
hands	O
of	O
developers	O
to	O
begin	O
integration	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
into	O
their	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rift	B-Device
DK1	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
screen	O
with	O
a	O
significantly	O
lower	O
pixel	O
switching	O
time	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
prototype	O
,	O
reducing	O
latency	O
and	O
motion	O
blur	O
when	O
turning	O
one	O
's	O
head	O
quickly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pixel	O
fill	O
is	O
also	O
better	O
,	O
reducing	O
the	O
screen	B-General_Concept
door	I-General_Concept
effect	I-General_Concept
and	O
making	O
individual	O
pixels	O
less	O
noticeable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LCD	B-Device
is	O
brighter	O
and	O
the	O
color	O
depth	O
is	O
24	O
bits	O
per	O
pixel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
7-inch	O
screen	O
also	O
makes	O
the	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
no	O
longer	O
100%	O
overlapping	O
,	O
the	O
left	O
eye	O
seeing	O
extra	O
area	O
to	O
the	O
left	O
and	O
the	O
right	O
eye	O
seeing	O
extra	O
area	O
to	O
the	O
right	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
3D	O
depth	O
perception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
version	O
includes	O
Oculus	B-Application
's	O
new	O
1000Hz	O
Adjacent	O
Reality	O
Tracker	O
,	O
which	O
aims	O
to	O
provide	O
much	O
lower	O
latency	O
tracking	O
than	O
almost	O
any	O
other	O
tracker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
three-axis	O
gyros	B-Application
,	O
accelerometers	O
,	O
and	O
magnetometers	O
,	O
which	O
make	O
it	O
capable	O
of	O
absolute	O
(	O
relative	O
to	O
Earth	O
)	O
head	O
orientation	O
tracking	O
without	O
drift	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Development	B-Application
Kit	I-Application
1	O
also	O
included	O
interchangeable	O
lenses	O
that	O
aim	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
simple	O
dioptric	O
correction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
entire	O
source	O
for	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
DK1	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
firmware	O
,	O
schematics	O
,	O
and	O
mechanicals	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
firmware	O
is	O
released	O
under	O
a	O
simplified	B-License
BSD	I-License
license	I-License
,	O
while	O
the	O
schematics	O
and	O
mechanicals	O
are	O
released	O
under	O
a	O
Creative	O
Commons	O
Attribution	O
4.0	O
International	O
License	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
prototype	O
of	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
that	O
used	O
a	O
1080p	O
LCD	B-Device
panel	I-Device
was	O
shown	O
at	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
step	O
forwards	O
to	O
twice	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
pixels	O
as	O
DK1	O
significantly	O
reduced	O
the	O
screen	B-General_Concept
door	I-General_Concept
effect	I-General_Concept
and	O
made	O
objects	O
in	O
the	O
virtual	O
world	O
more	O
clear	O
,	O
especially	O
at	O
a	O
distance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
HD	O
prototype	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
prototype	O
of	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
shown	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
turn	O
into	O
a	O
publicly	O
available	O
developer	B-Application
kit	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
prototype	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Crystal	O
Cove	O
"	O
was	O
unveiled	O
at	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
a	O
special	O
low-persistence	O
of	O
vision	O
OLED	B-Device
display	I-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
motion	O
tracking	O
system	O
that	O
utilized	O
an	O
external	O
camera	O
to	O
track	O
infrared	O
dots	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
headset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
began	O
shipping	O
Development	B-Application
Kit	I-Application
2	O
(	O
DK2	O
)	O
in	O
July	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
small	O
refinement	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Crystal	O
Cove	O
"	O
prototype	O
,	O
featuring	O
several	O
key	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
first	O
development	B-Application
kit	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
having	O
a	O
higher-resolution	O
(	O
960×1080	O
per	O
eye	O
)	O
low-persistence	O
OLED	B-Device
display	I-Device
,	O
higher	O
refresh	O
rate	O
of	O
75Hz	O
,	O
positional	O
tracking	O
,	O
a	O
detachable	O
cable	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
omission	O
of	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
the	O
external	O
control	O
box	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
teardown	O
of	O
DK2	O
revealed	O
that	O
it	O
incorporates	O
a	O
modified	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Note	I-Application
3	I-Application
smartphone	O
display	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
front	O
panel	O
from	O
the	O
device	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
over	O
100,000	O
DK2	O
units	O
had	O
been	O
shipped	O
up	O
until	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
once	O
again	O
presented	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
,	O
codenamed	O
Crescent	O
Bay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
has	O
also	O
licensed	O
software	O
library	O
RealSpace3D	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
provide	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
with	O
HRTF	O
and	O
reverb	O
algorithms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
announced	O
on	O
May	O
6	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
consumer	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
would	O
ship	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2016	O
the	O
first	O
batch	O
of	O
headsets	O
began	O
shipping	O
to	O
consumers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
S	I-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
S	I-Device
would	O
replace	O
the	O
original	O
Rift	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
stated	O
that	O
they	O
planned	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
CV1	O
with	O
software	O
updates	O
for	O
"	O
the	O
foreseeable	O
future	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
began	O
shipping	O
a	O
new	O
VR	B-Device
headset	I-Device
known	O
as	O
Rift	B-Device
S	I-Device
.	O
The	O
Rift	B-Device
S	I-Device
has	O
a	O
1,280	O
×	O
1,440	O
LCD	B-Device
@	O
80Hz	O
and	O
slightly	O
larger	O
field	O
of	O
view	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
CV1	O
,	O
but	O
lacks	O
mechanical	O
IPD	O
adjustment	O
(	O
IPD	O
adjustment	O
is	O
software-only	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rift	B-Device
S	I-Device
tracks	O
the	O
position	O
of	O
itself	O
and	O
its	O
controllers	O
in	O
3D	O
space	O
using	O
a	O
system	O
known	O
as	O
Oculus	B-Application
Insight	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
the	O
5	O
cameras	O
on	O
the	O
HMD	O
to	O
track	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
environment	O
and	O
infrared	O
LEDs	O
on	O
the	O
controllers	O
,	O
information	O
from	O
accelerometers	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
HMD	O
and	O
controllers	O
,	O
and	O
computer	B-Application
vision	I-Application
to	O
predict	O
what	O
path	O
the	O
HMD	O
and	O
controllers	O
are	O
most	O
likely	O
to	O
take	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rift	B-Device
S	I-Device
uses	O
a	O
DisplayPort	O
1.2	O
port	O
and	O
one	O
USB	O
3.0	O
port	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
and	O
USB	O
3.0	O
port	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
CV1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rift	B-Device
S	I-Device
targeted	O
the	O
same	O
price	O
point	O
(	O
USD$399	O
)	O
and	O
hardware	O
requirements	O
as	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
CV1	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
replaced	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
CV1	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
S	I-Device
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2021	O
in	O
order	O
for	O
Oculus	B-Application
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
Oculus	B-General_Concept
Quest	I-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
S	I-Device
was	O
officially	O
discontinued	O
and	O
was	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
website	O
,	O
effectively	O
ending	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
runtime	O
officially	O
supports	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
installation	O
package	O
includes	O
components	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
headset	O
driver	O
(	O
which	O
includes	O
Oculus	B-Application
Display	O
driver	O
and	O
controller	O
drivers	O
)	O
,	O
Positional	O
Tracking	O
Sensor	O
driver	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
Service	O
,	O
and	O
Oculus	B-Application
Home	O
Application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
direct	O
mode	O
,	O
asynchronous	B-General_Concept
timewarp	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
asynchronous	B-General_Concept
spacewarp	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
user	O
puts	O
on	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
and	O
no	O
other	O
content	O
is	O
being	O
outputted	O
to	O
the	O
headset	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
presented	O
with	O
Oculus	B-Application
Home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
default	O
environment	O
of	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
,	O
which	O
presents	O
them	O
with	O
a	O
loft	O
environment	O
and	O
a	O
floating	O
menu	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
launch	O
VR	O
applications	O
they	O
own	O
,	O
see	O
if	O
their	O
friends	O
are	O
using	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
,	O
and	O
purchase	O
virtual	O
reality	O
content	O
on	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
Home	O
store	O
from	O
the	O
headset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
maintains	O
a	O
market	O
place	O
for	O
applications	O
for	O
the	O
headsets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
developers	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
use	O
Oculus	B-Application
Home	O
to	O
distribute	O
content	O
for	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
,	O
this	O
being	O
entirely	O
optional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Store	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
from	O
the	O
VR-based	O
Oculus	B-Application
Home	O
,	O
from	O
its	O
desktop	O
app	O
,	O
or	O
on	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
web	O
site	O
under	O
the	O
section	O
"	O
Experiences.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Content	O
for	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
is	O
developed	O
using	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
PC	O
SDK	B-Application
,	O
a	O
free	O
proprietary	O
SDK	B-Application
available	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
(	O
OSX	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
support	O
is	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
future	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
feature	O
complete	O
SDK	B-Application
which	O
handles	O
for	O
the	O
developer	O
the	O
various	O
aspects	O
of	O
making	O
virtual	O
reality	O
content	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
optical	O
distortion	O
and	O
advanced	O
rendering	O
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Oculus	B-Application
SDK	B-Application
is	O
directly	O
integrated	O
with	O
the	O
popular	O
game	O
engines	O
Unity	B-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
,	O
and	O
Cryengine	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rift	B-Device
is	O
an	O
open	O
platform	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
developers	O
do	O
not	O
need	O
any	O
approval	O
or	O
verification	O
to	O
develop	O
,	O
distribute	O
,	O
or	O
sell	O
content	O
for	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
pay	O
any	O
licensing	O
fees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SDK	B-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
cannot	O
be	O
modified	O
or	O
reused	O
for	O
other	O
purposes	O
or	O
hardware	O
without	O
permission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Content	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Development	B-Application
Kit	I-Application
2	O
using	O
SDK	B-Application
version	O
0.8	O
or	O
above	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
;	O
however	O
,	O
content	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Development	B-Application
Kit	I-Application
1	O
or	O
with	O
older	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
SDK	B-Application
will	O
have	O
to	O
be	O
recompiled	O
using	O
the	O
latest	O
SDK	B-Application
version	O
to	O
be	O
compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
their	O
finalized	O
Rift	B-Device
1.0	O
SDK	B-Application
,	O
combined	O
with	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
shipping	O
their	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
VR	B-Device
headset	I-Device
to	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Oculus	B-Application
's	O
3rd	O
annual	O
conference	O
(	O
Oculus	B-Application
Connect	O
3	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
announced	O
the	O
new	O
technology	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
Asynchronous	B-General_Concept
Spacewarp	I-General_Concept
(	O
ASW	O
)	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
technology	O
allows	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
to	O
compensate	O
for	O
the	O
dropped	O
frames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Oculus	B-Application
,	O
ASW	O
reduces	O
the	O
minimum	O
specs	O
of	O
a	O
PC	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
without	O
any	O
judder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
announced	O
"	O
recommended	O
"	O
hardware	O
specifications	O
for	O
computers	O
utilizing	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
,	O
specifying	O
a	O
CPU	O
equivalent	O
to	O
an	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
i5-4590	I-Device
,	O
at	O
least	O
8GB	O
of	O
RAM	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
an	O
AMD	B-Device
Radeon	I-Device
R9	I-Device
290	I-Device
or	O
Nvidia	O
GeForce	O
GTX	O
970	O
graphics	O
card	O
,	O
an	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
1.3	O
output	O
,	O
three	O
USB	O
3.0	O
ports	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
USB	O
2.0	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
stated	O
that	O
these	O
requirements	O
would	O
remain	O
in	O
force	O
for	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
consumer	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
while	O
upcoming	O
discrete	O
GPUs	O
for	O
laptops	O
may	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
required	O
performance	O
for	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
,	O
systems	O
that	O
switch	O
between	O
integrated	O
and	O
discrete	O
graphics	O
may	O
not	O
handle	O
output	O
in	O
a	O
manner	O
that	O
supports	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
only	O
supports	O
64-bit	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Device
Windows	I-Device
7	I-Device
SP1	O
or	O
later	O
;	O
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
stated	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
would	O
initially	O
support	O
Windows	O
only	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
"	O
delivering	O
a	O
high[-]quality	O
consumer-level	O
VR	O
experience	O
"	O
;	O
support	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
will	O
be	O
developed	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
hardware	O
testing	O
application	O
is	O
available	O
,	O
and	O
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
has	O
also	O
certified	O
and	O
promoted	O
specific	O
models	O
of	O
pre-built	O
computers	O
that	O
meet	O
these	O
recommendations	O
,	O
from	O
vendors	O
such	O
as	O
Asus	O
,	O
Alienware	O
and	O
Dell	O
Inc.	O
,	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
Oculus	B-Application
Ready	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
6	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
announced	O
lessened	O
hardware	O
recommendations	O
,	O
now	O
suggesting	O
an	O
Intel	B-Architecture
Core	I-Architecture
i3-6100	I-Architecture
or	O
AMD	O
FX	O
4350	O
CPU	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
a	O
GeForce	O
GTX	O
960	O
or	O
equivalent	O
graphics	O
card	O
,	O
two	O
USB	O
3.0	O
ports	O
and	O
one	O
USB	O
2.0	O
port	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
or	O
newer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
stated	O
that	O
these	O
lower	O
requirements	O
were	O
enabled	O
by	O
the	O
adoption	O
of	O
motion	B-General_Concept
interpolation	I-General_Concept
;	O
on	O
systems	O
that	O
cannot	O
handle	O
full	O
90frames	O
per	O
second	O
rendering	O
,	O
the	O
drivers	O
will	O
allow	O
software	O
to	O
render	O
at	O
45FPS	O
instead	O
,	O
and	O
generate	O
frames	O
based	O
on	O
differences	O
between	O
them	O
to	O
send	O
to	O
the	O
headset	O
to	O
maintain	O
its	O
frame	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
promoted	O
that	O
these	O
changes	O
lowered	O
the	O
average	O
hardware	O
cost	O
of	O
a	O
PC	O
meeting	O
these	O
specifications	O
to	O
US$500	O
and	O
would	O
also	O
enable	O
certain	O
laptops	O
to	O
run	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
updated	O
its	O
recommended	O
OS	O
spec	O
to	O
Windows	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
Windows	O
8.1	O
users	O
would	O
still	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
standard	O
Rift	B-Device
experience	O
,	O
newer	O
features	O
and	O
apps	O
might	O
require	O
an	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Windows	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
has	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
is	O
primarily	O
a	O
gaming	O
device	O
and	O
that	O
their	O
main	O
content	O
focus	O
is	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
has	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
best	O
virtual	O
reality	O
experiences	O
are	O
those	O
that	O
are	O
designed	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
AAA	O
games	O
have	O
added	O
Rift	B-Device
support	O
(	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
the	O
Development	B-Application
Kit	I-Application
2	O
)	O
,	O
including	O
Project	B-Device
CARS	I-Device
,	O
Elite	B-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Dangerous	I-Protocol
,	O
Euro	B-Application
Truck	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Dirt	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
indie	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
AaAaAA	B-Application
!!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
–	O
A	B-Application
Reckless	I-Application
Disregard	I-Application
for	I-Application
Gravity	I-Application
and	O
Ether	B-Application
One	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
and	O
hobbyists	O
have	O
also	O
modded	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
into	O
several	O
popular	O
titles	O
which	O
allow	O
for	O
extensive	O
low-level	O
modding	B-Device
,	O
including	O
Minecraft	B-Application
and	O
Flight	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
release	O
event	O
for	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
in	O
June	O
2015	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
announced	O
9	O
launch	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
,	O
including	O
EVE	B-Application
:	I-Application
Valkyrie	I-Application
by	O
CCP	O
and	O
Edge	O
of	O
Nowhere	O
by	O
Insomniac	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
revealed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
fully	O
funding	O
more	O
than	O
20	O
second	O
party	O
high	O
production	O
value	O
games	O
made	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
,	O
one	O
of	O
these	O
being	O
Insomniac	O
's	O
Edge	O
of	O
Nowhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
Marvel	O
announced	O
in	O
the	O
Disney	O
's	O
D23	O
event	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
bringing	O
12	O
superheroes	O
of	O
theirs	O
to	O
VR	O
with	O
an	O
Oculus	B-Application
exclusive	O
game	O
called	O
Powers	O
United	O
VR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
is	O
including	O
Oculus	B-Application
Cinema	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
application	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
to	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
view	O
conventional	O
movies	O
and	O
videos	O
from	O
inside	O
a	O
virtual	O
cinema	O
environment	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
user	O
the	O
perception	O
of	O
viewing	O
the	O
content	O
on	O
a	O
cinema-sized	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
Cinema	O
will	O
also	O
have	O
a	O
networked	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
multiple	O
users	O
can	O
watch	O
the	O
same	O
video	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
virtual	O
space	O
,	O
seeing	O
each	O
other	O
as	O
avatars	O
and	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
interact	O
and	O
talk	O
to	O
one	O
another	O
while	O
watching	O
the	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rift	B-Device
also	O
offers	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
view	O
new	O
types	O
of	O
media	O
that	O
are	O
impossible	O
to	O
view	O
on	O
regular	O
monitors	O
;	O
360°	O
3D	O
videos	O
and	O
'	O
virtual	O
reality	O
movies	O
 '	O
(	O
an	O
entirely	O
new	O
medium	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spherical	O
videos	O
(	O
commonly	O
called	O
360°	O
videos	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
viewed	O
simply	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
moving	O
their	O
head	O
around	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
opens	O
up	O
the	O
possibility	O
for	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
spherical	O
videos	O
(	O
commonly	O
called	O
360°	O
3D	O
videos	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
NextVR	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
using	O
a	O
$	O
200,000	O
camera	O
rig	O
to	O
produce	O
360°	O
3D	O
content	O
for	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
,	O
including	O
short	O
films	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
live	O
streaming	O
live	O
events	O
such	O
as	O
sports	O
or	O
concerts	O
in	O
360°	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Canadian	O
film	O
company	O
Felix	O
&	O
Paul	O
Studios	O
to	O
produce	O
360°	O
3D	O
videos	O
for	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rift	B-Device
also	O
supports	O
a	O
new	O
medium	O
of	O
entertainment	O
experiences	O
,	O
which	O
Oculus	B-Application
calls	O
"	O
virtual	O
reality	O
movies	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
has	O
established	O
Oculus	B-Application
Story	O
Studio	O
to	O
develop	O
this	O
type	O
of	O
content	O
for	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
,	O
a	O
team	O
which	O
has	O
multiple	O
former	O
employees	O
from	O
major	O
VFX	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
PIXAR	O
and	O
ILM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
Story	O
Studio	O
showed	O
off	O
its	O
first	O
VR	O
movie	O
,	O
Lost	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
2015	O
Sundance	O
Film	O
Festival	O
,	O
gaining	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
attendees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
intends	O
to	O
have	O
5	O
VR	O
shorts	O
released	O
with	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
at	O
launch	O
,	O
including	O
Lost	O
,	O
Bullfighter	O
,	O
Henry	O
,	O
Dear	O
Angelica	O
,	O
and	O
Kabloom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
believes	O
that	O
social	O
applications	O
will	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
virtual	O
reality	O
experiences	O
in	O
the	O
long	O
term	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
social	O
applications	O
for	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
are	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
expected	O
that	O
there	O
will	O
be	O
significant	O
competition	O
in	O
the	O
sector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Philip	O
Rosedale	O
,	O
the	O
founder	O
of	O
Second	B-Application
Life	I-Application
,	O
left	O
Linden	O
Lab	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
virtual	O
world	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
,	O
called	O
High	O
Fidelity	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
link	O
thousands	O
of	O
user-hosted	O
virtual	O
environments	O
together	O
into	O
a	O
consistent	O
virtual	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
Linden	O
Lab	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
behind	O
Second	B-Application
Life	I-Application
,	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
too	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
virtual	O
world	O
,	O
codenamed	O
Project	O
Sansar	O
,	O
built	O
for	O
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
headsets	I-Device
such	O
as	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
and	O
Gear	B-Device
VR	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Second	B-Application
Life	I-Application
,	O
Sansar	O
will	O
be	O
hosted	O
on	O
Linden	O
's	O
servers	O
and	O
lease	O
virtual	O
land	O
to	O
players	O
,	O
on	O
which	O
they	O
can	O
build	O
and	O
sell	O
virtual	O
items	O
and	O
services	O
(	O
which	O
Linden	O
will	O
take	O
a	O
cut	O
of	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
consumer	O
uses	O
,	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
has	O
attracted	O
significant	O
interest	O
from	O
industry	O
and	O
professional	O
spheres	O
for	O
productivity	O
enhancement	O
,	O
visualization	O
,	O
and	O
advertising	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
architecture	O
firms	O
have	O
been	O
experimenting	O
with	O
using	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
for	O
visualization	O
and	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
right	O
software	O
,	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
allows	O
architects	O
to	O
see	O
exactly	O
what	O
their	O
building	O
will	O
look	O
like	O
and	O
get	O
an	O
understanding	O
of	O
the	O
scale	O
that	O
is	O
impossible	O
on	O
a	O
traditional	O
monitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2015	O
,	O
Audi	O
started	O
using	O
Rift	B-Device
Developer	B-Application
Kit	I-Application
2	O
's	O
at	O
dealerships	O
to	O
help	O
customers	O
configure	O
the	O
car	O
they	O
are	O
interested	O
in	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
see	O
what	O
driving	O
a	O
race	O
in	O
the	O
car	O
would	O
be	O
like	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Norwegian	O
Army	O
has	O
been	O
experimenting	O
with	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
Development	B-Application
Kit	I-Application
2	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
a	O
greater	O
situational	O
awareness	O
of	O
armoured	O
vehicle	O
drivers	O
and	O
commanders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
on	O
an	O
innovative	O
virtual	O
operator	O
station	O
assists	O
the	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
teleoperated	O
military	O
mobile	O
robot	O
Tactical	O
Robotic	O
System	O
(	O
TAROS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
Medium	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Painting	O
Experience	O
for	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
is	O
increasingly	O
used	O
in	O
universities	O
and	O
schools	O
as	O
an	O
educational	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
there	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
benefits	O
to	O
medical	O
,	O
health	O
science	O
and	O
exercise	O
students	O
when	O
utilising	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
as	O
a	O
supplement	O
for	O
content	O
provided	O
in	O
anatomy	O
and	O
physiology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
some	O
as	O
VR	O
content	O
for	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fox	O
Sports	O
began	O
producing	O
content	O
for	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
and	O
other	O
virtual	O
reality	O
systems	O
in	O
fall	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
online	O
casinos	O
have	O
started	O
using	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
to	O
provide	O
a	O
unique	O
online	O
casino	O
experience	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
play	O
slots	O
and	O
experience	O
the	O
lobby	O
of	O
a	O
casino	O
through	O
their	O
VR	B-Device
headset	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZeniMax	O
Media	O
,	O
the	O
parent	O
company	O
of	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
owns	O
Id	O
Software	O
,	O
presented	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
against	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
claiming	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
was	O
the	O
product	O
of	O
intellectual	O
property	O
owned	O
by	O
ZeniMax	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
John	O
Carmack	O
during	O
his	O
time	O
working	O
for	O
Id	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
corporate	O
officers	O
were	O
ordered	O
to	O
pay	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
US$500	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
gaming	O
and	O
tech	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wired	O
gave	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
stars	O
to	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
and	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
long-promised	O
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
headset	I-Device
is	O
finally	O
here	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
remarkably	O
well-made	O
and	O
accessible	O
device.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
review	O
by	O
Dan	O
Stapleton	O
of	O
IGN	O
says	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
is	O
the	O
first	O
headset	O
available	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
does	O
a	O
fantastic	O
job	O
of	O
not	O
just	O
displaying	O
high-quality	O
VR	O
,	O
but	O
making	O
it	O
easy	O
to	O
use.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
reviewers	O
also	O
wrote	O
about	O
the	O
shortcomings	O
of	O
Rift	B-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
hefty	O
price	O
tag	O
( $599	O
in	O
US	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
need	O
of	O
a	O
powerful	O
PC	O
to	O
run	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Will	O
Greenwald	O
of	O
PCMag	O
recommended	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
once	O
the	O
price	O
had	O
dropped	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
comfortably	O
produces	O
an	O
immersive	O
,	O
crisp	O
virtual	O
reality	O
experience	O
that	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
improve	O
with	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
new	O
software	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
steadily	O
coming	O
out	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
store	O
and	O
SteamVR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
that	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
costs	O
two-thirds	O
of	O
its	O
original	O
$600	O
price	O
and	O
includes	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
Touch	O
controllers	O
and	O
second	O
external	O
sensor	O
that	O
enables	O
whole-room	O
VR	O
,	O
it	O
earns	O
our	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
for	O
PC-based	O
VR	O
headsets.	O
"	O
</s>
