Sad news today. Andrew Scott Reisse, co-creator of the Oculus Rift VR platform, was killed in Santa Ana California last Thursday. Reise was hit by a Dodge Charger while crossing the sidewalk. Reisse died on impact. He was 33.
21 year old Victor Sanchez was driving the car and had run several red lights before the accident. Sanchez was fleeing from the police at the time along with other suspects who were in the vehicle. According to ABC News, Sanchez now may be facing manslaughter charges.
Oculus CEO Brenden Iribe and chief software architect Michael Antonov issues a statement about Reisse’s passing (via Kotaku). It read as follows:
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.
Source: Kotaku