wraggster
March 19th, 2014, 00:24
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/adam/56f5f085f4dd4afd4c9b8e2a8399b863/ita_vr_630pxhedimg.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/18/oculus-vr-ita/)Just five days ago we told you about the Immersive Technology Alliance (http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/13/immersive-technology-alliance/), a group of companies that are working on virtual reality coming together to support the burgeoning medium. At the time, we told you that Oculus VR -- the company behind the Oculus Rift (http://www.engadget.com/tag/oculusrift) -- was part of the group. That said, the announcement was notoriously missing any official statement from the Oculus folks. As it turns out, that's because Oculus VR isn't actually part of the group. Oculus offered Engadget this statement:
"There was confusion on March 13 about whether Oculus was a member of the Immersive Technology Alliance. We've spoken with the ITA's leadership and clarified that we are not, and have not been, a member of the group. We appreciate the ITA moving so quickly to correct their website and media to reflect this."
We've checked with the other members of the group, many of which responded to confirm their participation in the ITA, including EA and Technical Illusions. During the group's first meeting today at GDC 2014, ITA Executive Director Neil Schneider kicked things off with a lengthy response to Oculus dropping support, heavily tinged with passive-aggressive criticism.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/18/oculus-vr-ita/
"There was confusion on March 13 about whether Oculus was a member of the Immersive Technology Alliance. We've spoken with the ITA's leadership and clarified that we are not, and have not been, a member of the group. We appreciate the ITA moving so quickly to correct their website and media to reflect this."
We've checked with the other members of the group, many of which responded to confirm their participation in the ITA, including EA and Technical Illusions. During the group's first meeting today at GDC 2014, ITA Executive Director Neil Schneider kicked things off with a lengthy response to Oculus dropping support, heavily tinged with passive-aggressive criticism.
http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/18/oculus-vr-ita/