A close-up look at the Oculus Rift and Touch controller

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Jackie Dove

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Jackie Dove was in charge of The Next Web's Creativity channel from February 2014 through October 2015. Jackie Dove was in charge of The Next Web's Creativity channel from February 2014 through October 2015.

If you tuned into the Oculus Rift keynote address this morning, you saw a vast variety of uses for the Oculus Rift headset, from role-playing games to complete immersive environments.

While this pre-E3 press event did not include any hands-on time with the hardware, Oculus wisely allowed the assembled journalists to drool over the new gear.

We managed to squeeze off a few shots up close of the Oculus Rift and the brand new Oculus Touch controller. Check them out below.