Oculus Rift Virtual Reality headset hits Kickstarter

If this is the first you’ve heard of the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality headset then brace yourselves, for your desire-o-meter is about to hit full capacity.

Designed by founder Palmer Lucky, this VR headset has got the support of some of gaming’s biggest giants including Valve’s Gabe Newell and Epic Games’ Cliffy B by promising to immerse gamers directly into their favourite games by serving up a massive 110 degrees diagonal field of view with ultra low latency head tracking.

Currently available for developers to pre-order for US$300 on Kickstarter (where it’s already raised its US$250,000 goal) and set to ship with a playable VR version of Doom 3, we’re counting down the days till its public release.

Slaying dragons and running away from monsters in our very own living rooms? We can’t wait.

[Kickstarter via Engadget]

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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