---
title: "Oculus unveils Half Moon, a VR Rift controller to “reach out and touch the virtual world” – Factor"
description: "Virtual reality giant Oculus has announced a brand new controller for the Rift that is intended to be the final piece of the puzzle in the quest to make the VR headset completely immersive for gaming."
date: "2015-06-12"
modified: "2015-08-13"
authors:
  - name: "Andreea Popescu"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/andreeathecat"
url: "https://futurism.com/oculus-unveils-half-moon-a-vr-rift-controller-to-reach-out-and-touch-the-virtual-world-factor"
categories:
  - "Astronomy"
  - "Future Society"
  - "Moon"
  - "Space"
  - "Virtual Reality"
tags:
  - "virtual reality"
---

# Oculus unveils Half Moon, a VR Rift controller to “reach out and touch the virtual world” – Factor

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/halfmoon.png>)

- Dubbed Half Moon – a working title – the controller takes the form of two semi-circular units that sit over the fingers in the palm of the wearer’s hands.
- Half Moon features the traditional range of buttons, as well as a trigger finger input, and is designed to recreate natural gestures and the sense of touch in the virtual world.
- However, while Half Moon is set to be a controller for the Rift in the future, when it launches early next year, every Rift will come bundled with a wireless Xbox controller.