US-IT-CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW-CES An attendee wears an Oculus Rift HD virtual-reality head-mounted display at the Intel booth at the 2014 International CES on Jan. 9, 2014, in Las Vegas Robyn Beck—AFP/Getty Images
I'm excited to see Facebook invest in Oculus, the maker of the Rift headset. No one is better poised to implement Stephenson's vision. But if we're going to see serious investments in building the Metaverse, there are questions to be asked. I'd posit
Resentment spread like wildfire as many of those who had helped fund the Oculus Rift when it was nothing more than a far-off promise on Kickstarter were blindsided by the transaction. Oculus VR had betrayed those who had believed in the company, sold
It looks as if the Facebook and Oculus deal already has its first casualty. Minecraft mastermind Markus "Notch" Persson has said that he'll no longer be developing his game for the Rift after Zuckerberg's purchase. "We were in
But for $350, game designers can order the newest version of the Oculus Rift, a device being developed for personal computers and backed by some of the most famous names in video games. The development kit is to begin shipping in July. “It's not just a