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The Oculus Rift is a head mounted LCD virtual reality helmet for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS and Linux with support for Unity and Unreal game engines out-of-the-box.

While very few games support the device as of yet, several developers have planned to support the device in their games.

File:OculusRiftMockup.jpg

Oculus Rift mockup

File:OculusRiftDeveloper2.jpg

Oculus Rift development kit

General information

Official Oculus Rift Website

Official Oculus Rift Forums

Oculus Rift Developer Center

Oculus Rift on Wikipedia

Oculus Rift on Kickstarter

Oculus Rift on Reddit

Oculus Rift on Facebook

Oculus Rift on Twitter

RiftEnabled - A hub for Rift-supported games

Features

3D

Allows the support of stereoscopic 3D.

Tracking

Allows the support of head tracking. This is achieved with three different degrees of freedom captured via a gyroscope, an accelerometer, and a magnetometer.

Technical Specs

Development Kit

Includes three pairs of lens caps for those with different levels of vision. Set A are for those with great vision (or contacts) and sets B and C are for those who are nearsighted. Farsighted users can use set A.

The assembly that holds the screen and eyecups in position can be extended and retracted to be able to fit comfortably.

Kit Contents
1x Rift Development Kit + Control Box (6ft cable)
1x Hard-Shell Case
1x 3ft Mini USB Cable
1x 3ft DVI Cable
1x 3ft HDMI Cable
1x 6ft HDMI Cable
1x HDMI / DVI Adapter
3x Pairs of Lens Cups (Focal Adjustment)
1x Power Cord with Adapter
3x International Plug Adapters

Feature	Description
Head Tracking	6 degrees of freedom (DOF) ultra low latency
Field of view	110 degrees diagonal / 90 degrees horizontal
Resolution	1280x800 (640x800 per eye)
Display	7 inch
Max Refresh Rate	1000Hz
Horizontal FOV	90 degrees
Diagonal FOV	110 degrees
Video Input	DVI with support for HDMI with the use of an adapter
Other Inputs	USB
Weight	~0.25 KG

Oculus Latency Tester

The Oculus Latency Tester is used with the Oculus Rift to precisely measure the latency of the application used.

Oculus Rift Latency Tester mockup

Third Party Drivers

Vireio Perception

Fan-made, Open-Source Driver

Official Website

Virerio Perception on MTBS3D Forums

vorpX

Commercial Driver

Official Website

Game Support

Games with Oculus Rift Support

Name	Description	References
Half-Life 2	Add `-vr` to the command line options in Steam to access VR mode. See the Oculus Rift section on the Half-Life 2 page for more information.	^[1]
Half-Life 2: Episode One	Add `-vr` to the command line options in Steam to access VR mode. See the Oculus Rift section on the Half-Life 2: Episode One page for more information.	^[2]
Half-Life 2: Episode Two	Add `-vr` to the command line options in Steam to access VR mode. See the Oculus Rift section on the Half-Life 2: Episode Two page for more information.	^[2]
Team Fortress 2	Add `-vr` to the command line options in Steam to access VR mode. See the Oculus Rift section on the Team Fortress 2 page for more information.	^[3]

Games Modified to Support the Oculus Rift

Name	Description	References
Minecraft	Install Optifine and GLSL Shaders to get the Oculus Rift working. See the Minecraft page for more information.	^[4]^[5]

Games Confirmed to Have Oculus Rift Support in the Future

Name	Description	References
Hawken		^[6]
Miner Wars 2081		^[7]
Positron		^[8]
Strike Suit Zero		^[9]
Sinful Robot		^[10]
Star Citizen		^[11]

Games Planned to Have Oculus Rift Support in the Future

Name	Description	References
0x10c		^[12]
Doom 3: BFG Edition		^[13]
Doom 4		^[14]
Dream		^[15]
FRACT OSC		^[16]
The Gallery		^[17]
Kairo		^[18]
Minecraft		^[19]
Montague's Mount		^[20]
Montas		^[21]
Proteus		^[22]
Project CARS		^[23]
Rawbots		^[24]
Receiver		^[25]
rFactor 2		^[26]
Rogue System		^[27]
Routine		^[28]
Wishful Lie		^[29]
ZED Absolution		^[30]

References

[1] ttps://developer.oculusvr.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=957

[Half-Life_2_Oculus_Rift_Engadget-2] 2.0 ^2.1 http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/27/half-life-2-linux-oculus-rift/

[3] ttp://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Oculus_Rift_User_Guide

[4] ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZUcR8OUySU

[5] ttp://www.mtbs3d.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=140&t=17146

[6] ttp://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1523379957/oculus-rift-step-into-the-game/posts/296537

[7] ttp://www.minerwars.com/ForumTopic.aspx?id=2656

[8] ttp://oculusrift.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1425

[9] ttp://www.kickstarter.com/projects/43153532/strike-suit-zero/posts/344068

[10] ttp://www.sinfulrobot.com/

[11] ttp://www.polygon.com/2013/3/9/4083742/star-citizens-oculus-rift-conversation-mechanics-are-about-managing

[12] ttp://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/06/notch-wants-0x10c-minecraft-to-support-oculus-rift/

[13] ttp://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/07/looking-into-the-world-of-carmack-s-doom-through-the-oculus-rift/

[14] ttp://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/8/3/3218320/doom-4-oculus-rift

[15] ttp://www.oculusrift.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1084

[16] ttp://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1523379957/oculus-rift-step-into-the-game/posts/302128

[17] ttp://www.kickstarter.com/projects/494598080/the-gallery-six-elements

[18] ttp://www.lockeddoorpuzzle.com/site/devblog/endoftunnel

[19] ttp://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/06/notch-wants-0x10c-minecraft-to-support-oculus-rift/

[20] ttp://www.montaguesmount.com/thegame.php

[21] ttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=93017653

[22] ttp://www.visitproteus.com/forum/index.php?topic=92.0

[23] ttp://forum.wmdportal.com/showthread.php?8930-This-Week-In-Project-CARS-2012-34

[24] ttp://www.rawbots.net/topic/17-oculus-rift/

[25] ttp://blog.wolfire.com/2012/08/The-Oculus-Rift-Receiver-and-Steam-Greenlight

[26] ttp://isiforums.net/f/showthread.php/9919-Oculus-rift-over-10-000-pre-ordered-already-ISI-supporting?p=136030#post136030

[27] ttp://www.roguesystemsim.com/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=102&sid=1bbeb97f2617bdffa39446f143741b0b

[28] ttp://www.flesheatingzipper.com/gaming/2012/10/new-sci-fi-horror-game-routine-digs-the-eighties-oculus-rift-support/

[29] ttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=92984073

[30] ttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=93160018

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