Oculus Co-Founder Tragically Killed in Weekend Accident

Really sad news, R.I.P.

That sucks. My condolences to his friends and family, even if that first paragraph in their statement is extraordinarily generic.

Rest in peace. What a vision we've lost

This is awful. Oculus is about to be a household name.. Most of us want one! RIP!

Horrible news. I wish his family the best and hope that his team members hit the ground running after all of this.

@cloneslayer: Not dumb. Desensitized. It's a good headline because it leaves no reason to suspect in the 5 seconds after reading it that the victim was at fault or otherwise contributed to the situation.

Think of an alternate, more accurate and neutral headline: "...killed during police chase" that could imply a dozen awful things not spelled out. Keeping in mind that the last time we heard about some gaming guy in a car wreck it was a fiasco.

@luck702: it only took like 30 seconds to type dude.

@justinaquarius: Do you even know what aspergers is or did you just see that episode of South Park once?

Such a creative person with so much to give, murdered by the cruel stupidity of someone who can offer no justification for their existence. How sad—and even from this distance—infuriating. I feel for his family and friends.

as if last night's Game of Throne didnt' leave me sober enough

came onto Giantbomb today to see this.

WHHYYYYYYYYYY cruel world

That's really sad :( Rest in peace.

Good job on not using the terrible news broadcast picture that other sites have been using... made the guy look like a suspect in some crime.

This is very sad. There was a recent Stuff You Should Know podcast about police chases and how many unnecessary deaths come from them.

This was really terrible news =(

RIP

I can't put it any better.

What a horrible way to go. Mr. Reisse will hopefully live on in the memories of those who knew him, and in the lives he will have touched with Rift in the future.

As far as I know, the gang members first hit two cars, then subsequently hit Reisse.

I would like to offer my humblest and most sincere apologies to his family, friends and co-workers at Oculus VR. Obviously a brilliant man who had so much more to contribute. Such a shame.

Man, that's depressing. Best wishes to his friends and family.

Ugh, gangmembers.

He will be missed. Though he REALLY needed a haircut.

Sad news. R.I.P. :(

thats horrible, i hope those responsible get what coming to them, my thoughts go out to his friends family and colleagues in what i'm sure is a difficult time for all.

This certainly wasn't the first bit of gaming news I wanted to read on a Monday but life happens.

My thoughts go out to his family and friends.

Ugh. What an awful way to go. My heart goes out to his family and friends.

run down by a couple pieces of human trash in a dodge charger. :/ Well that just sucks.

RIP andrew, horrible news. Thats a really bad way to go.... hopefully they caught those guys who hit him.

What an awful world we live in. Rest in peace.

terrible news RIP Andrew

I heard about this as it broke on twitter late last week. Just really really tragic man. Just ugh. So much potential and such a bright mind taken from us by two pieces of garbage.

@jonnyflash80: I believe i heard that they caught the gang members in the car after it struck him. I'm sure they and their friends are now enjoying staring down a felony murder charge in addition to whatever else is on their list, scumbags.

Utterly awful, he was obviously a brilliant man. I hope the Rift can be a success so his memory and hard work can be honored. Rest in Peace.

It's stories like this that make me realize just how horrible so much of the human race is.

For someone so brilliant to be taken out by two low-down criminals is just an utter shame. Yet, so many people seem to have this natural tendency to be violent, or aggressive. Why do we as humans feel the need to be this way, instead of simply living in peace?
It's a truly horrible thing, especially when something like this happens.

Rest in peace Andrew. I hope the Oculus Rift will be a success to honor his name.

RIP

A terrible loss. Such an artistic mind gone, but to a better place. Rest in Peace, and much prayer to his loved ones.

That's terrible. RIP.

God damn that is tragic, RIP duder :(

*pours one out*

Dude are you serious? Get a life you weirdo.

According to ABC the gang members were on probation and had warrants out for their arrest. Cops approached them to arrest them and one of the gang members shot and killed one of the cops. They then fled the scene with cops in pursuit. The gangsters ran several red lights, smashing into two cars in the process, before running the red light through which Reisse was crossing on his daily walk and hit and killed him. Such a fucking tragic story. He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

A tragedy indeed. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.

Haven't seen anyone else bring it up. What does this mean for the Oculus Rift? He was lead engineer, those are decently big shoes.

RIP. His work may very well usher in an era of entertainment that has only existed in science fiction.

@cloneslayer: We're just baffled that your angry over an adjective.

Yeah, this is how I feel too.

It really is a shame to die with your beard in such an awful state.

What a waste of such incredible talent just to get wiped out by total asshats who the world would be such a better place if they just vanished.

My thoughts go out to Andrew's family.