Oculus Connect 1
Oculus Connect 1 was an event held by Oculus in 2014.
It is officially known as Oculus Connect 2014. It was the first Oculus Connect.
It was held on September 20, 2014.[1][2]
Speakers
Brendan Iribe spoke first.[3][4] He spoke about how for hundreds of years, humans have been using 2D surfaces for media for over 100 years, across books, photos, and video games.[4] He namedropped both Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, and referred to them by their first names, "Steve" and "Bill".[4] He also spoke about the open sourcing of the DK1 design. He said that he can't wait to see all the chinese knockoffs.
Michael Abrash spoke second.[3][4]
John Carmack spoke third.[3] He stood in the same place for an hour then eventually sat down.[5]
References
- ↑ Rougeau, Michael (2014-09-23). "Here's how Facebook is helping Oculus build a digital 'metaverse'". https://web.archive.org/web/20171018131253if_/http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/here-s-how-facebook-is-helping-oculus-build-a-digital-metaverse-1266574.
- ↑ "Crescent Bay, the Latest Prototype VR Headset announced in Oculus Connect". 2014-09-22. https://allvirtualreality.com/news/crescent-bay-latest-prototype-vr-headset-announced-oculus-connect.html.
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Oculus Connect 2014 Recap". 2024-03-06. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLx-XRGnXKU.
- ↑ Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "2014 Oculus Connect - First Two Keynotes - Iribe and Abrash". 2024-03-06. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS4yEyt5Qes.
- ↑ "2014 Oculus Connect - Third Keynote - Carmack". 2024-03-06. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7NL5DkVFpc.