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I tested a near-final Oculus Rift at the second Oculus Connect, so I’ve been dying for months to compare it to a near-final Vive. Thanks to Neely Droessler and the HTC Vive Live College Tour crew, I finally got that opportunity this morning.
The Vive Pre is an impressive suite of VR hardware. Both Vive and Rift offer excellent VR experiences, but HTC/Valve’s focus on room-scale experiences and hand-tracking differentiates them significantly in practice. The Rift is capable of room-scale...

Note: For my write-up of Connect 2015 Days 0 and 1, go here.
Oculus Touch: Toybox, Take 2
Over the course of the final two days, I took advantage of three more demo sessions with the Touch controllers (a second shot at the Toybox demo, a Touch games demo, and a Medium demo).  My comfort and facility with the Touch controllers increased significantly...

Day 0:
While Oculus Connect 2 didn’t officially get rolling until Wednesday, I flew in a day early to attend the Oculus Community meet-and-greet and the Proto Awards.
The Community Event was a networking meet-and-greet in a room overlooking the iconic Hollywood Sign.  I rubbed shoulders with old friends and new ones, and scored an awesome Oculus Community tee shirt.  Palmer and Gypsy put in appearances and made brief...

Just as a quick introduction I’m a Computer Science student at Rice University graduating in May. I went to GDC this year primarily on the hunt for a job but luckily found some time to tour the show floor and get a feel for where VR is headed. The fact...