LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oculus has
unveiled a new prototype of its virtual reality headset. However, the VR
company still isn't ready to release a consumer edition.
The hew headset intended for
creators of VR experiences is nicknamed Crescent Bay and features a higher
resolution and refresh rate, integrated headphones and 360-degree head
tracking.
"That was not easy,"
Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe told the audience Saturday at the company's first-ever
developers conference. "It's still not perfect. None of this is perfect
yet, but it's much, much better."
Oculus' headset covers a
user's eyes and can create immersive worlds that react to head movement.
The original prototype of the
Oculus Rift headset was unveiled in 2012 and has received considerable
attention from film and video game makers. Iribe said 100,000 development kits
have been shipped to 130 countries.
The Irvine, California-based
Oculus VR Inc. was acquired by Facebook earlier this year for $2 billion. Iribe
said Oculus' staff has doubled in the six months since the acquisition.
"We're really spiriting
toward the consumer version," he said.
Over the past two years,
Oculus' technology has been demonstrated at events like San Diego Comic-Con and
the Electronic Entertainment Expo with interactive experiences that recreate
scenes from the "X-Men" and "Pacific Rim" films and thrusts
users into an intergalactic dogfight in the game "EVE: Valkyrie."
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