Oculus Rift co-founder killed during high speed chase.

[Jodell88]

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- The pedestrian who was struck and killed during a police chase in Santa Ana was identified Friday as 33-year-old Andrew Scott Reisse. Coworkers described him as a "brilliant mind."

Reisse, a Santa Ana resident, was walking in a crosswalk when he was struck and killed at the end of a police chase Thursday.

Reisse's father, who lives in Virginia, said his son moved to Southern California about a year ago. Reisse co-founded Oculus VR in Irvine, a company known for its virtual reality headsets for immersive gaming.

"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," the company said in a statement.

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/orange_county&id=9122999

:'(

 

[Agent11]

Too bad public execution is no longer fashionable.

 

[natto fire]

Was someone from Google driving the car? California is that place, so yeah, it is amazing there are not more random deaths. .

 

[Maleficus]

and thus ends OR

 

[Anonemous]

RIP :flowers:

 

[Craig234]

I get pissed off when anyone suggests there's anything ok about high speed chases, when the media sensationalizes them and makes them attractive to do. They kill people.

 

[JEDIYoda]

who exactly cares???

 

[HamburgerBoy]

who exactly cares???

Who cares about the occasional Zionist pig being flayed?

 

[Dari]

who exactly cares???

You care enough to post here...

 

[steve wilson]

What a shame.

Also what a dick to say "who cares".

 

[T_Yamamoto]

who exactly cares???

I do

 

[Kaido]

Wow, bummer. Bad news all around

 

[SlitheryDee]

who exactly cares???

We're minus one ambitious, smart, and productive person. It does matter, because we don't seem to be making that many more of those these days.

 

[mmntech]

I get pissed off when anyone suggests there's anything ok about high speed chases, when the media sensationalizes them and makes them attractive to do. They kill people.

A lot of North American police departments, if not most, have banned their officers from engaging in high speed chases due to the huge risk to public safety. Why California hasn't done this is beyond me. It's just not worth it. Cops usually catch up to the crooks eventually.

 

[MontyAC]

That is totally bad luck/karma. RIP.

 

[rga]

I enjoyed The Oculus in Wrath of the Lich King. I heard a lot of other players didn't though.

 

[Ichinisan]

who exactly cares???

We're minus one ambitious, smart, and productive person. It does matter, because we don't seem to be making that many more of those these days.

Agreed. Reading this immediately reminded me of Gunpei Yokoi's tragic death.

 

[Nintendesert]

Agreed. Reading this immediately reminded me of Gunpei Yokoi's tragic death.

So tragic. I still cry at night due to it. :'(

 

[OlafSicky]

You never know when it' s your time.

 

[sunzt]

who exactly cares???

anyone who knows what OR is.

OR has (or had) the potential to change the way we interact with visual media.

 

[SheHateMe]

Can say I was ever interested in OR, but its sad that the guy got run down by some idiot trying to flee the cops.

 

[Nintendesert]

Can say I was ever interested in OR, but its sad that the guy got run down by some idiot trying to flee the cops.

Yup, though idiots will be idiots. It's the cops that need to use their heads and stop escalating the situation.

 

[KeithP]

It's just not worth it. Cops usually catch up to the crooks eventually.

Exactly. I mean what could go wrong if criminals know that all they have to do to successfully leave the scene of their crime is to jump behind the wheel of a vehicle and speed away.

-KeithP

 

[Nintendesert]

Exactly. I mean what could go wrong if criminals know that all they have to do to successfully leave the scene of their crime is to jump behind the wheel of a vehicle and speed away.

-KeithP

Maybe fewer innocent bystanders maimed and killed to catch a guy that's usually already well known to the cops.

 

[Markbnj]

I'm always a little perplexed when pedestrians are struck by vehicles while crossing a roadway. When you cross a road, don't you look around, and pay attention to traffic? I mean, a high speed chase? Sirens, roaring engines, screeching tires. Guy must have been wearing earbuds and texting.