Developer Oculust Rift Meninggal Dalam Insiden Penembakan

Berita duka datang dari dunia teknologi, dimana sang lead engineer Oculust Rift, sebuah device yang dapat membawa kita merasakan virtual reality, bernama Andrew Scott Reisse menghembuskan nafas terakhirnya akibat sebuah insiden tembakan yang terjadi di California.

Kejadian ini terjadi disaat beliau sedang berjalan-jalan. Disaat itu tiba-tiba saja ada sekelompok orang yang melepaskan tembakan brutal ke berbagai, menghindari kejaran polisi. Peluru yang ditembakkan tersebut ternyata mengenai beliau hingga akhirnya ia harus meninggal di tempat.

CEO dari Oculus sekaligus sahabat dari beliau, Brenden Irebe. dan sang Arsitek Micahel Antonov menyatakan perasaan kehilangan mereka dan rasa duka yang tinggi. Berikut adalah pernyataan mereka, yang telah dikutip Kotaku.

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.

Satu lagi orang yang membawa perubahan, baik itu didalam dunia teknologi maupun di dunia game, harus meninggalkan dunia ini selamanya. Selamat jalan, Andrew.

sumber: Kotaku