Chuck E. Cheese to Strap Oculus Rift Headsets on to Children's Tiny Heads

Chuck E. Cheese, the establishment that you definitely puked in as a child, has come a long way from their creepy animatronic band days. They are now offering virtual reality to children. CEC has partnered with Oculus Rift to bring the headsets to a variety of locations. The first store to get Rift is Monfort in Dallas, then it will expand to the fifteen other Dallas-area locations, San Diego and Orlando for a six-week trial run. 

Rift will be used in the CEC game "Ticket Blaster." It's a tube-like device where kids try to pick up as many game tickets (that they can turn into prizes) as they can in a set amount of time. 

Oculus Rift has had an issue with causing nausea in some users, and while updated versions of the device do help to calm this, there are still going to be some pukers. Pizza, soda, cake, and nine-year-olds do not mix with nausea-inducing technology. 

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Roger Cardinale, president of Chuck E. Cheese owner CEC Entertainment, said in a statement, "Kids today have unprecedented access to game consoles and tablets. Our challenge is to deliver an experience not available at home, and there is no doubt virtual reality does just that. Oculus Rift technology is the next frontier in the gaming industry, and we're thrilled to be able to say it's part of the Chuck E. Cheese's lineup."

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