Oculus Rift Developer Killed, A Bystander During a Police Chase

[MarineUS]

This is....depressing. I've been following the OR since it was mentioned.

http://kotaku.com/oculus-rift-developer-killed-a-bystander-during-a-poli-510805442?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow

Andrew Scott Reisse, an accomplished developer at Oculus VR, the company behind the virtual-reality Oculus Rift headset, was killed in Santa Ana, California on Thursday. He was an innocent victim of a police chase gone horribly wrong.

Reisse was apparently out for a walk when an alleged gang member, fleeing the police in a Dodge Charger, allegedly barreled into the intersection of Flower Street and MacArthur Boulevard, hitting and killing the 33-year-old developer. The driver may face murder charges, according to ABC News (via NeoGAF).

Oculus CEO Brenden Iribe and chief software architect Michael Antonov issued the following statement to Kotaku about Reisse on behalf of all of their company :

    "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.

    Some of us have known Andrew since college, and have worked with him at multiple companies beginning with Scaleform in Maryland which he helped start at age 19, then at Gaikai in Aliso
    Viejo which brought him out to California, and finally at Oculus where he was a co-founder and lead engineer.

    Andrew's contributions span far and wide in the video game industry. His code is embedded in thousands of games played by millions of people around the world.

    Words can not express how sorely he will be missed or how deeply our sympathy runs for his family

    Andrew will always be in our thoughts and will never be forgotten. We love you Reisse."

We at Kotaku would also like to wish our condolences to Reisse's family and friends.

[Karnak]

The driver was apparently fleeing police after a shootout with police in which one of his friends was killed.

What a waste for low life crap like that to kill Mr Reisse.

[Arlo]

The driver was apparently fleeing police after a shootout with police in which one of his friends was killed.

What a waste for low life crap like that to kill Mr Reisse.

To kill anyone.

[Karnak]

To kill anyone.

True, but I was speaking to this specific event.

[Arlo]

True, but I was speaking to this specific event.

Understood.

[Vulcan]

That sucks.

I'm watching Oculus closely as well (since Palmer first posted his designs on mtbs3d).

[mbailey]

Happened to my aunt  Bleed to death in the front seat of her Jeep.  Hope the scumbag feels the full weight of the justice system

[Meatwad]

This is when I am all for hangings, firing squad, and other outdated means of execution

[Flossy]

This is so sad.     I hadn't heard of them before, but saw one of the developer versions of the Oculus Rift being demonstrated today at a Flight Sim Show.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

This is when I am all for hangings, firing squad, and other outdated means of execution

In Iran they hanged a drug trafficker by the neck for 12 minutes, then the relatives found him breathing at the morgue. They rushed him to the hospital to get him walking again so that they can attempt a new hanging.

Somehow I wish this would happen to all of the drug traffickers. Poetic justice.

[bozon]

Wow, dodge charger really is a villeins car. I thought it was just a Hollywood cliche.

[eagl]

Wow, dodge charger really is a villeins car. I thought it was just a Hollywood cliche.

I read an article in a car magazine about how many police departments buy the dodge charger specifically for the intimidation factor.  Back when I was a kid, normal people weren't supposed to be afraid of cops, but I guess that's their thing now, sowing fear and intimidation.  Same thinking behind all those new armored assault vehicles being shown off by police departments.  To them we're just subjects who were once dangerous free citizens...