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MAY 4, 2017

In a surprise announcement, Facebook is announcing today that it will be shuttering Oculus Story Studio. Story Studio is the team within Oculus that focused on the creation of narrative driven virtual reality content like the emmy award winning Henry, emotionally moving story Dear Angelica and breakout content like Lost.

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Just days before Meta updated Workrooms, the firm also deleted all Oculus user data on March 28th. In the future, Quest users will no longer be able to log into their XR devices with an Oculus account. In a recent blog post highlighting the firm’s ten-year immersive journey, the company teased that new smart glasses are incoming.

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More info (Plutosphere shuts down) More info (Kent Bye comments the news) News worth a mention (Image by Another Axiom) Gorilla Tag reaches 100K reviews Indie hit Gorilla Tag is now the first VR game to have surpassed 100K reviews on the Quest Store. I send a big hug to all the people from Plutosphere. I can help you!

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JANUARY 25, 2017

Oculus appears to be listening to recent complaints about tracking stability for its Rift VR headset and Touch controllers, and is offering owners more help today. The VR specialist posted a new blog in which it details ideal set ups for the Oculus sensors that track the headset and controllers. So, what setup should you use?

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JANUARY 18, 2017

Announced today on their blog , Oculus is transitioning to ratings provided by the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) which is the same system used in the Google Play Store and Nintendo eShop. Existing titles will need to complete the IARC rating process no later than March 1, 2017 to avoid removal from the Oculus Store.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2016

It was well over a year ago that the promise of Xbox streaming to the Oculus Rift was first promised by Phil Spencer during a June 2015 press event in San Francisco. ” According to the blog, the data will be shared between the two systems via your home’s wifi network. Tagged with: Headset , microsoft , oculus , rift.

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JUNE 9, 2020

It’s official, training and learning in VR just got better with Oculus Quest. EON Reality is now partnering Oculus Quest to offer quicker and simpler learning and training solutions through the AVR Platform. With a price tag less than that of most smart phones, it is not hard to see why. The Content Question.

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

Oculus revealed its very own VR web browser, Carmel , back at Oculus Connect 3 in October. Oculus also launched the Carmel Starter Kit either for download or viewable online if you’ve got a compatible browser. Oculus is also still working on its React VR framework for building WebVR interfaces too.

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DECEMBER 18, 2016

Ever since Oculus was acquired by Facebook in 2014 the industry has wondered how exactly the Silicon Valley titan’s massive social media influence would shape its new acquisition. billion dollar deal was struck there have been a small handful of social VR appetizers (Oculus Social) and convention hall tech demonstrations.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

Oculus just released the full list of titles coming to its Oculus Touch controllers on Dec. Light fireworks, play ping pong in zero gravity, and interact with a variety of gadgets and games with a friend—wherever they are,” an Oculus blog post reads. Oculus Studios. Oculus First Contact. Vertigo Games.

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JANUARY 30, 2017

For reasons that stretch beyond what we can think up, Oculus wouldn’t recommend you use any third-party equipment to enhance your Rift setup. Oculus has a enough court battles for one month. As for actual wall-mounts, Oculus points toward Amazon and 3D printing. Tagged with: oculus , roomscale.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

It has all been because of these three pieces of news: My blog is now 5 years old ! Finally, Facebook has released passthrough APIs for Quest 2, so you can create AR/MR apps for the Oculus standalone headset. Space Pirate Arena to come soon to Oculus Quest. An alternate use for the Oculus Touch controllers Funny link.

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Facebook wants to create a 3D map of the Earth by crowd-sourcing geo-tagged images. We’re still in the research phase, and we’re committed to doing that research out in the open, sharing our progress on the road to AR glasses,” states the company an official blog post. Image Credit: Facebook.

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

As of today, Brendan Iribe, co-founder of Oculus, is no longer the CEO of the company he helped create with Palmer Luckey over four years ago in Irvine, CA. Iribe and Thomason, along with Mike Schroepfer, CTO of Facebook, will reportedly all work together to find a new leader for Oculus VR moving forward. We loved them in our review.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

To do this, an infrared 3D capture camera hangs on the front of your headset (either the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, or other devices) and dangles in front of the lower half of your face, reading your expressions. Tagged with: binaryvr , Facial tracking , htc vive , oculus rift.

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Even more, it is easily attachable to objects and it costs less than the $100 price tag of the official Trackers. In a long blog post, its belonging company highlights how it is going to create a free and paid tier of the program , letting so all hobbysts using the software for free. Gravity Sketch to become free for everyone.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2016

For comparison, the Oculus Rift and its Touch controllers will hit that same price when they start shipping in December. This puts the price of a Vive far under the Rift with comparable functionality, though it is possible retailers could also have Oculus deals planned as well. Tagged with: $700 , Black Friday , htc , sale.

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AUGUST 27, 2018

While Palmer Luckey provided his own Magic Leap One headset to iFixit for their tear down, the founder of Oculus certainly had his chance for a proper review before the spudgers and screwdrivers came out, and he isn’t pulling any punches either. ” First the good, then the bad (as determined by Luckey).

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Facebook s very own CEO, Mark Zuckerberg introduced a new $199 headset, Oculus G o, and permanently cut the price for the flagship Rift to $399 as he talked up VR’s potential. In a blog post, the company said the new price for its immersive headset will be available for a “limited time” as part of a summer sale.

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APRIL 21, 2017

This time around, Samsung and Oculus are combining their smartphone powered, VR viewer with a motion controller for deeper immersion and new gameplay opportunities. The full list from the blog includes the following, but you can see a constantly updated list of titles at this link: A Night Sky. AFFECTED: The Manor. Dragon Front.

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MARCH 12, 2017

Creator David French forged the above work in Oculus Medium — a virtual reality sculpting tool that lets artists mold, combine and color digital clays. ” For those interested in learning more, French has published a full blog post on Medium about his process. Bat Bot – Oculus Medium. by David French.

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JULY 12, 2017

According to a blog post by Mike Booth, head of product management on Facebook Spaces: When you go live from Facebook Spaces, you’ll have a “virtual camera” that you can position anywhere in your space to capture the action. Tagged with: facebook , Facebook Spaces Facebook Twitter Reddit More.

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MARCH 17, 2017

Today, Disney is announcing a new virtual reality experience for Oculus Rift with Touch and Gear VR. Lumiere’s Dress Rehearsal is being made available through the Disney Movies VR app that can be downloaded now for free on Oculus Home for Rift and Gear VR. Tagged with: Beauty and the Beast , disney. Bless his heart.

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The first interesting forecast is about the number of sold Oculus Quest 2 headsets. This could have had also a ripple effect in VR, where the company had to be more careful in its actions, especially its deep integration between Oculus and Facebook services. Gorilla Tag developer is struggling to make money. Judge James E.

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MAY 10, 2017

Today Google announced via their blog that they’ve acquired Owlchemy Labs, the creators of Job Simulator and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality. “We set out on a journey over six years ago to build the kinds of games we wanted to see exist,” states the Owlchemy blog post on the topic.

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JULY 31, 2017

This means the Galaxy S8 line of phones are the first ever to support both the Oculus-powered Gear VR ecosystem and Google’s budding Daydream platform. Tagged with: Daydream , Galaxy S8 Facebook Twitter Reddit More. The Daydream-ready update is rolling out now to @SamsungMobile Galaxy S8 and S8+. What do you think of this news?

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Similar to the Echo Arena practice area, this zone lets you actually fight each other like a pick-up game of laser tag. SEE ALSO Zero-G Sports Game 'Echo Arena' is Coming to Oculus Quest. The post ‘Echo VR’ Update Brings Undersea Lobby, Skirmish Zone, & New Customizations appeared first on Road to VR.

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MAY 11, 2017

The game has been available for a while on the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, but will feature some new twists. The developer’s Adam Orth said in a PlayStation Blog post that the Aim controller achieves “a deeper sense of physicality than with standard motion controllers.”

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MARCH 9, 2017

Writing on a PlayStation Blog post , the studio compared it to a MOBA with a difference. The game is also heading to the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive at a later date. Tagged with: Ancient Amuletor , PlayStation VR , PSVR. Enemies descend upon nodes and try to destroy them, and it’s your job to protect them.

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JANUARY 8, 2017

The Daydream View headset hit the shelves in early November and made Google an official competitor with Samsung and Oculus for the mobile VR marketplace. The new headset was unveiled via a Google blog post announcing an expanded suite of Daydream ready products. Tagged with: blog , Daydream , google , Headset , Huawei , view.

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It’s been ten years since Meta – then Facebook – bought emerging VR start-up Oculus and, in turn, formed its Reality Labs division. Since the Oculus purchase in 2014, the firm has released numerous headsets, most notably the Quest range, which now includes mixed and virtual reality products.

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And if you need some pieces of advice regarding how to professionally survive this quarantine, I have written a blog post on the topic you can read. It seems that the company has chosen a price tag around $10B and has already proposed to some companies including Facebook and Johnson&Johnson. Image by Oculus). Who knows….

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NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Thank goodness Oculus is here to buck that trend. Quill is a VR art experience that is being designed and released by the award winning team at Oculus Story Studio ( Henry , Lost ). Quill is a VR art experience that is being designed and released by the award winning team at Oculus Story Studio ( Henry , Lost ).

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JULY 11, 2017

On the home page right now you’ll find apps such as Google Cardboard stress-reliever Happinss , rhythmic casual game Thumper for PS VR, and Fearless which gives you a chance to overcome your own fears on Oculus Rift and Gear VR. Tagged with: NewPathVR Facebook Twitter Reddit More.

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More info (Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3 — CNET) More info (Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3 — Hand Tracking) Sony to make PSVR 2 compatible with PC To celebrate the first anniversary of PSVR 2 , Sony has written in blog post in which it talks about how it is improving the content catalog its users can access.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2016

In a blog post today, Ubisoft ( Assassins Creed , Watch Dogs ) announced that it will be bringing cross-platform multiplayer functionality to its growing list of virtual reality games. When playing on the Oculus Rift I have a very hard time finding enough other users to fill out a full game. 10 ] from Ubisof t.

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JANUARY 24, 2017

Update: Since posting this story, Oculus has issued a blog post detailing the updates you can expect for SUPERHOT VR. Original Story: Like a lot of Oculus Touch owners, SUPERHOT VR [ Review: 9/10 ] was one of our favorite games at the controllers’ launch last month, but there’s no denying it was on the short side.

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