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The Ocean Rift in virtual reality is like relaxing in an IMAX theater

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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With the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, I feel like I’ve got an IMAX theater in my home. And the most relaxing VR experience I’ve seen so far is Ocean Rift.

With Ocean Rift, you are immersed in an underwater world in VR. It has lifelike habitats that are both soothing and wondrous to look at. The sound of your breathing and your air bubbles floating up to the surface is all that you hear. And the shades of blue that you see all around you are easy on the eyes. You could probably take a nap in this VR experience.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.