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The Oculus Remote is a small input device for the [[Oculus_Rift|Oculus Rift]] (figure 1). It was designed to improve the VR experience by making the navigation on it simpler and intuitive. It is a way to introduce and familiarize non-gamers – people who may not be familiar with gaming controls - to VR, providing users with the ability to easily browse the Oculus store, explore 360 video content in Oculus Video, or experience a variety of VR entertainment <ref name=”1”> Robertson, A. (2016). The Oculus Rift comes with a new ‘Oculus Remote’. Retrieved from www.theverge.com/2016/1/6/10723568/oculus-rift-remote-announce-ces-2016</ref> <ref> Kuchera, B. (2016). Oculus Rift to come with Oculus Remote, as well as a ‘dope’ carrying case. Retrieved from www.polygon.com/2016/1/6/10723654/oculus-rift-oculus-remote-carrying-case</ref>. The Oculus Remote has a black trackpad with back, home, plus, and minus buttons <ref name=”1”></ref>.

 

The device will ship with the [[Oculus_Rift|Oculus Rift]] and it was first seen, in leaked renders, during 2015 <ref name=”1”></ref>. According to Palmer Luckey, Oculus founder, the input peripheral will not include a gyroscope (i.e. not a motion-sensing controller), being “essentially the input set of GearVR made into a remote. You are technically able to replace the battery, but the included battery life should last for about 4,000 hours of use <ref name=”3”> Kuchera, B. (2016). Here’s what the Oculus Rift’s included remote can and can’t do. Retrieved from www.polygon.com/2016/1/8/10736212/oculus-rift-remote-capabilities</ref>." It will be a good fit for apps that are ported across from GearVR to the Oculus Rift <ref> Reddit.com (2016). I am Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus and designer of the Rift. AMA! Retrieved from www.reddit.com/r/IamA/comments/3zt7ul/i_am_palmer_luckey_founder_of_oculus_and_designer</ref>.