Earlier this year, the company Oculus VR introduced the second version of a virtual reality helmet Oculus Rift Development Kit 2 . Unlike the original device was an external camera, infrared sensors and improved display. Yesterday at the conference Oculus Connect CEO Brendan Iribe Oculus VR presented a prototype of a new version of the helmet called Crescent Bay. The main difference was the new items built headset that lets you immerse yourself in even better gameplay. According to Brendan Iribe, the difference between the new prototype and the previous version for developers as great as during the transition from DK1 to DK2. Also new is higher resolution and refresh rate, built-in display, but the most important innovation of the developers call it a built-in headset.
Of course, the built-in headphones, you can disconnect and use your own headset that will be paired with a special software created in collaboration with the University of Maryland-based technology RealSpace3D.
"We are working on the sound component and concentration, as well as on the visualization of the image," - said Brendan Iribe.
Vice-President of Oculus VR Nate Mitchell also announced new details of cooperation with Epic Games and introduced a new techno-demo called Showdown, which is created on the Unreal Engine 4.
The company also introduced a new set of developer tools, containing 3D-capable audio and video. He will create even more optimized for virtual reality games and applications.