Gaming Oculus VR co-founder, 33, killed by speeding car

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Andrew Scott Reisse, co-founder of the company that made the Oculus Rift virtual-reality headset, was struck and killed while walking in a crosswalk Thursday, ABC has reported.
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The 33-year-old co-founder and lead engineer at Oculus VR in Irvine, Calif., was hit in Santa Ana, where he was a resident, by a speeding car being pursued by police, KABC TV Los Angeles said.
"Andrew was a brilliant computer graphics engineer, an avid photographer and hiker who loved nature, a true loyal friend, and a founding member of our close-knit Oculus family," the company said in a statement.
According to police, a Dodge Charger being driven by 21-year-old Victor Sanchez and two other suspects in an unnamed alleged criminal activity slammed into two vehicles during the pursuit before hitting Reisse at Flower Street and MacArthur Boulevard.
"They ran through several red lights, including the one where they struck our victim," KABC TV quoted Santa Ana Police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna as saying.

Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-57587189-235/oculus-vr-co-founder-33-killed-by-speeding-car/
 

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That really blows. He was trying to make video games into what they've always been meant to be. Shame he couldn't see his dream realized.
 

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I hope the technology survives without him because that Oculus stuff looks cool.
 

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He's Lead Engineer so there'll definitely be some delays on newer models and other R&D related to the project, but they won't let something as awesome as this die out, not when there are so many people that want one or are going to want one.
 
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