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Oculus Rift DK1: One-Year Anniversary

It was one year ago today that I received my Oculus Rift Development Kit. It was also the day that the passing of Ryan Davis was made public, so I waited until the 9th to actually start covering the device. Wait, that's wrong. I missed delivery of my Oculus Rift on the 8th due to Ryan's death and had to wait until the next day for UPS to try again. I even put a sign on the door the next morning. (This post was already made public before I realized my error.)

In my year of having it, I only made nine videos, covering seven different demos. The motion sickness I would experience would sometimes be so severe that I wouldn't feel normal until a couple of days later. I have ordered the Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 and am hoping it resolves such problems. I hear that it has and expect delivery of my unit soon, barring any production issues. In the mean time, I'm going to do what I physically can to cover as many DK1 demos as possible. Not only to feel justified in my purchase of the device in the first place, but also so I can better appreciate the improvements of the DK2. Videos can be easily accessed through my dedicated Oculus Rift page.

 

View fullsize Oculus Rift with lens removed
View fullsize Inside the Oculus Rift
View fullsize Inside the Oculus Rift
View fullsize The Oculus Rift team sharing my work
View fullsize The Oculus Rift team sharing my work

Oh, one more thing. The fake project name I created to access the Oculus Rift Developer Center was "Attack on Fluffy Booty". It was the first thing that came to mind. I was reading a lot of hype about Attack on Titan at the time.

"Please don't attack my fluffy booty."

tags: Oculus Rift, Ryan Davis, UPS, 2014, Attack on Titan, 2013
categories: Virtual Reality
Tuesday 07.08.14
Posted by Charles Alan Ratliff
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