[speedy09]

I’m really interested in VR development but I have no experience in game programming. I’m not sure where to start or should I learn unity or oculus rift right away. I have a background in java and really willing to learn and explore more. As a beginner, what would you recommend to start game development? Suggestions are well appreciated.

[MrFujin]

You should start with basic tutorials, so you know the basic element of the language.

If you want to develop for Oculus Rift, you should also take a look at their developer site: https://developer.oculus.com/

[speedy09]

Yeah I think I really need to learn the basic first. have you tried to develop a game? what language did you use?

[MrFujin]

My experience with game programming is when I created the game called Yatzy in Java (applet).
I would love to do more, but time and patience is unfortunately not that easy to find.

[FoxVoid]

Start with the basics. For VR you'd probably need to be learning something C++

[Insidific]

I'd have a go with Unity, it's a great engine just to learn some of the basics of actual game development.
Then move onto the oculus rift from within the engine. It's the way I'd go at least.