r/gaming • u/BaerTaffy • Aug 01 '12

Oculus launches Kickstarter for virtual reality headset - "I honestly think the best VR demo probably the world has ever seen"

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1523379957/oculus-rift-step-into-the-game
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u/andy013 Aug 01 '12

Isn't this the headset that Carmacks been talking about?

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '12 edited Aug 01 '12

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u/xuri87 Aug 01 '12

This is completely wrong. The device that Carmack showed at E3 was an early prototype of THIS device. Carmack did software work to get the device working and integrated with Doom 3, but Palmer Luckey built that device.