Oculus’ Brendan Iribe describes how they created ‘magical’ Oculus Touch virtual-reality controllers

Oculus VR chief Brendan Iribe went on stage on Thursday to describe the final version of the Oculus Rift virtual-reality headset that will ship to consumers in early 2016. That headset will come bundled with an Xbox One wireless controller, but Facebook’s Oculus division will also sell an Oculus Touch control system that enables you to translate more hand gestures into inputs for the virtual world.

These new controllers will make you feel like you can use your hands inside the world in a natural way, Iribe said. And they’re part of a larger evolving system that makes someone feel immersed and present in a virtual experience. Iribe is extremely sensitive to seasickness from imperfect VR movement, but he says that he can tolerate the VR experience much better with every new version of the Oculus hardware and software.