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Andrew Reisse (Oculus Rift Co-Founder) Dies After Being Knocked Down.

Grumpypants · 2013-06-01 21:00:17

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/orange_county&id=9122999 Very sad news coming out today. Andrew Scott Reisse the 33 year old co-founder of Oculus VR the guys behind the Oculus Rift Virtual reality headset was knocked down by a gang member fleeing from police. Investigators allege 21-year-old Victor…

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http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/orange_county&id=9122999

Very sad news coming out today. Andrew Scott Reisse the 33 year old co-founder of Oculus VR the guys behind the Oculus Rift Virtual reality headset was knocked down by a gang member fleeing from police.

Investigators allege 21-year-old Victor Sanchez and two other suspects then took off in a Dodge Charger. With Sanchez at the wheel, the Charger slammed into two vehicles during the pursuit before hitting Reisse, police said.

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That's very sad news indeed

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#3 02-06-2013 8:18pm

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I'm so sad to hear this, it's a loss to gaming that someone so young with so many new ideas had to go so soon. It's sad to think he'll never see the Oculus Rift reach its true potential.
My thoughts are with his family and friends

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