Seeing other people is incredibly engaging, and that's one of the drivers that made us partner with Facebook - social communication. Not social newsfeeds, but actual face-to-face, seeing multiple avatars in a play experience, that's going to be a very big part of the future in VR. Brendan Iribe actualavatarbig share on social
The University of Maryland was an inspiration for me, and the relationships I made there have lasted a lifetime. Brendan Iribe inspirationlastlifetime Change image and share on social
Mobile VR will be a lot more accessible. It'll be easier to use; you'll be able to pass it along to your friends. Brendan Iribe accessibleeasyfriend Change image and share on social
We're always doing a lot of user studies on health and safety. We take it super seriously. But if you look back at the history of most new big technology breakthroughs, there is some element of controversy around what impact is it going to have. Brendan Iribe backbigbreakthrough share on social
A hardware startup with no funding is a risky venture. Brendan Iribe fundhardwarerisky Change image and share on social
Think of the first Apple II being shipped in 1977. It took almost a decade for it to land in my school where I could see it. Brendan Iribe appledecadeland Change image and share on social
When people take off the headset, they immediately have a creative idea about what they can make in virtual reality, and a lot of them immediately want to get involved. Brendan Iribe creativeheadsetidea Change image and share on social
At Oculus, we're now looking at eye specialists, people who really understand how the human eye works, and how that affects human emotion. Brendan Iribe affectemotioneye Change image and share on social
You put on this set of goggles, and within seconds, your brain is convinced you're now in a different, virtual environment. You're somewhere else, and that somewhere else may be a video game, it may be in a real-time movie, a museum exhibit, or a medical surgical training app. Brendan Iribe appbrainconvince share on social
When Facebook acquired Oculus, the game changed immediately. You saw big companies jumping in. You saw people like Google getting fully committed, and then Microsoft came along with HoloLens - there was a lot of stuff that people were doing before, but now the space really ignited. Brendan Iribe acquirebigchange share on social
