GamesBeat 2013 speaker highlight: Oculus VR’s Brendan Iribe to address disrupting the traditional game cycle

Brendan Iribe, the chief executive of Oculus VR, will speak in a fireside chat at GamesBeat 2013 on disrupting the traditional video game console cycle. Oculus VR’s headset, the Oculus Rift, is gaining momentum in its bid to introduce a new generation of virtual reality for gamers. With millions in backing and thousands of Kickstarter fans, the PC-based company is gaining credibility as an alternative platform to the consoles.

Iribe will open the conference with a fireside chat and a demo of the Oculus Rift. In little more than a year, the Oculus Rift has captured the imagination of fans on Kickstarter, where it raised $2.4 million via crowdfunding from thousands of people. It has won numerous trade-show awards for best new technology, and it began selling developer systems for $300. This summer, Oculus VR raised $16 million to churn out a version for consumers. And gaming legend John Carmack of id (Commander Keen, Castle Wolfenstein, Doom, Quake) recently joined the company full-time. Just like that, virtual reality doesn’t seem so dead anymore. Iribe will talk about that whirlwind experience and what lies ahead.