Oculus Remote
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| Developer | Oculus VR |
| Operating System | Windows, Mac, Linux |
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| Optics | |
| Tracking | None |
| Rotational Tracking | None |
| Positional Tracking | None |
| Sensors | None |
| Input | 3 Buttons |
The Oculus Remote is a small control peripheral for the Oculus Rift (figure 1). It was designed to improve the VR experience by making the navigation on it simpler and intuitive. It is a way to introduce and familiarize non-gamers – people who may not be familiar with gaming controls - to VR, providing users with the ability to easily browse the Oculus store, explore 360 video content in Oculus Video, or experience a variety of VR entertainment [1][2]. The Oculus Remote has a black trackpad with back, home, plus, and minus buttons [1].
The gadget will ship with the Oculus Rift and it was first seen, in leaked renders, during 2015 [1]. According to Palmer Luckey, Oculus founder, the input peripheral will not include a gyroscope (i.e. not a motion-sensing controller), being “essentially the input set of Gear VR made into a remote. You are technically able to replace the battery, but the included battery life should last for about 4,000 hours of use [3]." It will be a good fit for apps that are ported across from GearVR to the Oculus Rift [4].
The overall Oculus Rift package includes not only the Oculus Remote but also a Xbox One controller, the headset with headphones and microphone, and the Oculus sensor (figure 2) [5]. The price of the bundle set is $599. Besides the two controllers mentioned, there will be Touch controllers. These have been delayed and will be released during the latter half of 2016 [3].
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Robertson, A. (2016). The Oculus Rift comes with a new ‘Oculus Remote’. Retrieved from www.theverge.com/2016/1/6/10723568/oculus-rift-remote-announce-ces-2016
- ↑ Kuchera, B. (2016). Oculus Rift to come with Oculus Remote, as well as a ‘dope’ carrying case. Retrieved from www.polygon.com/2016/1/6/10723654/oculus-rift-oculus-remote-carrying-case
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kuchera, B. (2016). Here’s what the Oculus Rift’s included remote can and can’t do. Retrieved from www.polygon.com/2016/1/8/10736212/oculus-rift-remote-capabilities
- ↑ Reddit.com (2016). I am Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus and designer of the Rift. AMA! Retrieved from www.reddit.com/r/IamA/comments/3zt7ul/i_am_palmer_luckey_founder_of_oculus_and_designer
- ↑ Bacaron, J. (2016). Oculus Rift news & update: Europe release date announced on September 20. Retrieved from www.breathecast.com/articles/oculus-rift-news-europe-release-date-announced-on-sept-20-35391