Eyes-on with the Oculus Rift's jaw-dropping virtual reality system
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The goggles are surprisingly comfortable, especially given their bulky appearance
Aside from some slight motion blur, the low latency made the head tracking feel incredibly accurate and having an individual image for each eye also created a sharp 3D effect
The Oculus reps repeatedly stressed that this was "day zero" for the VR system – the device on show still has plenty of development ahead of it
The Oculus reps stated the team is still working on adapting their model to accommodate glasses-wearing users and lessen the weight of the goggles even further
With the lightweight components, wearing the Oculus VR headset is no less cumbersome than any ordinary pair of goggles
Gizmag was able to spend some time trying out the latest virtual reality goggles from Oculus at CES 2013
Most of the tech has been built into a regular pair of ski goggles with two viewfinders protruding slightly in front of each eye to completely encompass your field of view
The latest virtual reality goggles from Oculus on display at CES 2013
We've been following the development of the Oculus Rift for some time now, so finding out the company had its virtual reality goggles available to try on at CES was an especially pleasant surprise
One word of caution though – taking the Rift off can be a bit disorienting for a moment as your eyes take awhile to readjust to reality
Yes, that's me trying out the latest virtual reality goggles from Oculus at CES 2013
When asked about a possible consumer version, Oculus reps said their main focus is on delivering dev kits to their Kickstarter backers and pre-order customers by March of this year
Walking around was handled by an Xbox 360 controller with standard first-person controls
We've been following the development of the Oculus Rift for some time now, so finding out the company had its virtual reality goggles available to try on at CES was an especially pleasant surprise
Right now, Oculus has no info on when a consumer model will be ready or even what specs or price it might have
The Oculus Rift VR system has been steadily gaining more attention in the past several months, thanks to glowing endorsements from some major figures in the the video game industry and a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign
Once fitted over your head, the padding around the goggles and strap ensures the Rift remains snug against your face
The Oculus Rift VR system has been steadily gaining more attention in the past several months, thanks to glowing endorsements from some major figures in the the video game industry and a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign that brought in almost US$2.5 million. We've been following the development of the Oculus Rift for some time now, so finding out the company had its virtual reality goggles available to try on at CES was an especially pleasant surprise. Naturally, we simply couldn't resist giving the Rift a test drive to see if it lived up to all the hype.
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