Oculus Co-Founder and Engineer Andrew Scott Reisse Killed at 33

News broke late Friday that Andrew Scott Reisse, Co-Founder of Oculus VR, had been killed during a hit-and-run incident in Santa Ana, California. There are still conflicting details as to the specifics, but what is known so far indicates that Reisse was a pedestrian walking along when a police chase involving a shooting suspect happened upon him, with the suspect’s Dodge Charger killing Reisse on impact. The suspects are reportedly in custody and will have murder added to the list of charges against them.

Our thoughts are with Reisse, his family, and his colleagues during this tragedy. An official statement from the Oculus VR team follows:

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.

Some of us have known Andrew since college, and have worked with him at multiple companies beginning with Scaleform in Maryland which he helped start at age 19, then at Gaikai in Aliso Viejo which brought him out to California, and finally at Oculus where he was a co-founder and lead engineer.

Andrew’s contributions span far and wide in the video game industry. His code is embedded in thousands of games played by millions of people around the world.

Words can not express how sorely he will be missed or how deeply our sympathy runs for his family

Andrew will always be in our thoughts and will never be forgotten. We love you Reisse.