What is Oculus Rift? explained!

1. What is Oculus Rift?

3. A virtual reality head-mounted display

4. Invented by aVR enthusiast named Palmer Luckey

5. $2.4 million were raised via Kickstarter.

6. Personal virtual-reality
goggles for everyone
to use
The screen displays two
images side by side, one
for each eye.
Focusing and reshaping
the picture for each eye

7. Has sensors to
monitor head motions
and adjust the image
accordingly
Creates a sensation
of looking around a
3D world

8. On March 25, 2014,
OculusVR, Inc.
was purchased by
Facebook for US$2
billion.

9. Mark Zuckerberg
commented:
"has the chance to create
the most social platform
ever."

10. The consumer has
not yet a listed price
but estimated that it
will not exceed $499
The latest developer
version costs $350.

11. The consumer
version is expected
to shipped by mid-
2014

12. It is expected have a
higher-resolution
screen —
at least 1080p

13. The Oculus Rift's main
goals are set on video
games
but it also plans to
impact other types
of media, including
movies