In a push leading up to the official public launch, developers are going full steam ahead to make sure that the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset is ready and able to blast off. The demo is proof that the effort is certainly not in vain.

Geeky Gadgets grabbed the video showing a Oculus Rift demo of the Death Star trench run from Star Wars, demonstrating the power the Oculus Rift headset will bring to immersive gameplay.

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To re-cap the Oculus Rift virtual reality head-mounted display raised $16 million, of which $2.4 million was raised with crowd funding via Kickstarter and the company is also busy now creating a consumer-oriented Oculus Rift 2.0 headset is currently in development, which will be aimed at a general market and feature improved components such as enhanced head tracking, positional tracking, 1080p resolution, and wireless operation.