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Oculus CEO discusses Oculus Rift applications beyond gaming

The Oculus Rift is an exciting prospect for the gaming world, but at CES 2015, Shacknews asked about the potential that the Rift has for applications beyond video games.

Ozzie Mejia

January 28, 2015 2:00 PM

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Shacknews spent much of its time at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show looking into the ongoing virtual reality trend and how it is set to advance further this year. Our video crew took a moment to speak to Oculus' Brendan Iribe about the Crescent Bay prototype.

While the topic of Oculus Rift and gaming remains a fascinating idea, our own John Gaudiosi discusses the possibilities that VR poses beyond the realm of gaming. Iribe explains the potential Oculus Rift applications for entertainment. He also goes on to describe how the Rift and its 3D engine could also apply to the medical and educational fields.

Catch the full interview below.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?