Oculus Rift Presentation for 1st Thursday Yarmouth.

1. Oculus Rift
an exploration in virtual reality

2. What is virtual reality?
• Simulation that provides the experience of a physical presence
• The recreation of human senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell)
• Primarily used to simulate real-life or imaginary scenarios

5. Morton Heilig

6. • Displayed stereoscopic 3D
images in a wide-frame view
• Supplied stereo sound
• Simulated wind, body tilt and
could produce aromas
Sensorama
Prototype built in 1962

7. Ivan Sutherland

8. • First virtual reality head-mounted
display
• Supported head tracking
• Displayed 3D graphics using
wireframes
Sword of Damocles
Prototype built in 1968

9. Jaron Lanier

10. Jaron Lanier

11. • First consumer head-mounted
display
• Displayed colour graphics
• Used hand gestures to interact
with a virtual world
The
EyePhoneReleased in 1984

12. • Marketed as the first portable
game console that could display
“true 3D graphics”
• Monochromatic display
• Used oscillating mirrors to create
a 3D effect
Nintendo Virtual Boy
Released in 1995

13. • Uses lenses and a split screen to
display 3D graphics
• Tracks movement using
gyroscope and accelerometer
• 110 degree field of view
Oculus Rift
Prototype released in 2011

15. John Carmack

16. $2 Billion Dollars

17. How does it work?

18. Stereoscopic Images

19. Stereoscopic Images

20. Stereoscopic Images

21. Gyroscope

22. Accelerometer

24. Questions?

25. Demo Time