Oculus Connect 1

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Oculus Connect 1 was an event held by Oculus. It is officially known as Oculus Connect 2014. It was the first Oculus Connect event.[1]

It was held on September 20, 2014.[2][3]

Speakers

Brendan Iribe gave the first main speech.[4][5] He spoke about how humans have been using 2D surfaces for media for over 100 years, across books, photos, and video games.[5] 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 gave the second main speech.[4][5]

Both of the two first main speakers made heavy references to Steve Jobs and how he innovated in technology.

John Carmack gave the third main speech.[4][6]

References

  1. "Oculus Connect 1". 2014-09-20. https://www.xvrwiki.org/wiki/Oculus_Connect_1.
  2. 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.
  3. "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.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Oculus Connect 2014 Recap". 2024-03-06. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLx-XRGnXKU.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "2014 Oculus Connect - First Two Keynotes - Iribe and Abrash". 2024-03-06. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS4yEyt5Qes.
  6. "2014 Oculus Connect - Third Keynote - Carmack". 2024-03-06. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7NL5DkVFpc.