Glossary:Meta

The Oculus Rift is a head mounted, dual-display, virtual reality helmet for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS and Linux with support for Unity and Unreal game engines out-of-the-box.

While very few games support the device as of yet, several developers have planned to support the device in their games.

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Oculus Rift mockup

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Oculus Rift development kit

Features

3D

Allows the support of stereoscopic 3D.

Tracking

Allows the support of head tracking. This is achieved with three different degrees of freedom captured via a gyroscope, an accelerometer, and a magnetometer.

Technical Specs

Development Kit

Includes three pairs of lens caps for those with different levels of vision. Set A are for those with great vision (or contacts) and sets B and C are for those who are nearsighted. Farsighted users can use set A.

The assembly that holds the screen and eyecups in position can be extended and retracted to be able to fit comfortably.

Kit Contents
1x Rift Development Kit + Control Box (6ft cable)
1x Hard-Shell Case
1x 3ft Mini USB Cable
1x 3ft DVI Cable
1x 3ft HDMI Cable
1x 6ft HDMI Cable
1x HDMI / DVI Adapter
3x Pairs of Lens Cups (Focal Adjustment)
1x Power Cord with Adapter
3x International Plug Adapters

Feature	Description
Head Tracking	6 degrees of freedom (DOF) ultra low latency
Field of view	110 degrees diagonal / 90 degrees horizontal
Resolution	1280x800 (640x800 per eye)
Display	7 inch
Max Refresh Rate	1000hZ
Horizontal FOV	90 degrees
Diagonal FOV	110 degrees
Video Input	DVI with support for HDMI with the use of an adapter
Other Inputs	USB
Weight	~0.25 KG

Oculus Latency Tester

The Oculus Latency Tester is used with the Oculus Rift to precisely measure the latency of the application used.

Oculus Rift Latency Tester mockup

Third Party Drivers

Vireio Perception

Fan-made, Open-Source Driver

Official Website

Virerio Perception on MTBS3D Forums

vorpX

Commercial Driver