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JUNE 26, 2018

Los Angeles-based White Elk Studios , a team founded by former members of the God of War team, and Oculus Studios today announced a new co-op game called Covert. The couch co-op game is said to feature asymmetrical gameplay that will let one player play inside either an Oculus Go or Gear VR while the other user plays outside of VR.

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APRIL 23, 2018

The first two episodes are now available for both Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR. ” Campfire Creepers was co-created by Oculus and Future Lighthouse , and directed by famous horror director Alexandre Aja ( The Hills Have Eyes, High Tension, Horns ).

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MARCH 29, 2017

On the list of things I thought I would be seeing when I showed up to a meeting with Oculus last week to demo the new Gear VR, doubled resolution was not one of them. I assumed it would take a significant jump in hardware to get to that next level of image fidelity, but apparently Oculus CTO John Carmack had other ideas.

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

The Gear VR Killer App contest hosted by Samsung at the Upload Collective earlier this month brought in a hundred-plus technophiles eager for a chance to check out the finalists — and to find out which (if any) deserved “killer app” status. “[It] Follow the developers on Facebook.

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MARCH 29, 2017

Samsung and Oculus are announcing some big changes to their Gear VR mobile VR headset. A new controller, new experiences and a brand new Oculus Home are either arriving today or on the way for fans of this powerful little system. Oculus Home, the main content and navigation hub, is getting a top to bottom redesign.

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JULY 7, 2017

It’s a pretty great week for free content for Oculus owners, which is ideal seeing as you’ve probably just lost a whole lot of money in the summer sale. Plus — check out our list of the best Oculus Rift games and best Gear VR games for more suggestions! New Rift and Gear VR Releases on Oculus Home.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2020

If it is too high, you have to ask the artists to reduce their definition, and also employ tricks like LOD, which is showing assets at different definitions at different distances. Oculus Link now works with USB 2.0. Very Silently, Oculus has changed the specifications of Oculus Link , which now doesn’t require anymore a USB 3.0

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JULY 28, 2017

It’s a good week to check out some 360 degree content on your Oculus Rift or Gear VR. Plus — check out our list of the best Oculus Rift games and best Gear VR games for more suggestions! Top New Rift and Gear VR Releases on Oculus Home. Recommendation: Definitely one to check out for the low price.

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MAY 12, 2017

The Oculus Rift gets a long-anticipated game this week, but it’s Gear VR that’s the real star of the show. There are several interesting projects for Samsung’s headset that have appeared from out of nowhere, many of which use the new motion controller. New Rift and Gear VR Releases on Oculus Home. Price: $2.99.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

As virtual reality technology gained prominence, the use of VR devices like the Samsung Gear VR, Oculus VR, and HTC Vive, have also become popular. The leading producers of VR headsets like Sony, Oculus, Google, HTC, and Samsung, mainly focus on creating cost-effective devices. Horror Games in VR.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

It’s a healthy week of new releases across both Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear, with a combination of free and premium experiences you shouldn’t pass up. Plus — check out our list of the best Oculus Rift games and best Gear VR games for more suggestions! Who could live without VR horror? Price: $24.99 (Rift).

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Tech Trends VR

OCTOBER 4, 2018

There is definitely a growing trend towards space-based VR experiences Click To Tweet. Written and directed by up-and-coming French VR Director Paul Mezier, Overview has been available since March on HTC Vive but now launched on Oculus Rift as well, Available on the Oculus Store, Viveport and Steam for $9,99.

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MAY 10, 2017

Understanding that, the data they accumulate can paint an interesting picture and Superdata Research ‘s newly released information paints a telling picture: the PlayStation VR (PSVR) and Samsung Gear outsold the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive by a large margin in Q1 of 2017. Oculus Rift: 64,000. PlayStation VR: 375,000.

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JANUARY 16, 2018

Undoubtedly it stands to put pressure on Oculus who have suggested on a number of occasions that they don’t plan to release a successor to the Rift in 2018. In these sectors, HTC is already believed to have a strong lead over Oculus, and the Vive Pro could cement that throughout 2018. Lenovo Mirage Solo. Image courtesy Lenovo.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Thanks to a big partnership between 20th Century Fox, New Regency, Advanced Micro Devices, and Alienware, a few lucky AMC theaters will feature the VR experience on several Oculus Rift headsets running Alienware’s new Aurora PC featuring AMD Radeon RX 480 graphics cards. Lincoln Square 13 — NYC.

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JUNE 23, 2017

There’s not a whole load of new on either of the Oculus stores this week but there’s a very good reason for that; the Summer Sale is now on and you can get a heck of a lot of games at great prices. Plus — check out our list of the best Oculus Rift games and best Gear VR games for more suggestions! Price: $39.99 (Rift).

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NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Oculus Video. Oculus Video : Load up a movie and toss your Uncle Ted in for his own private cinema. Oh, and definitely play Moss. Space Pirate Trainer (2016) Oculus and SteamVR : Han Solo doesn’t have anything on your Auntie Rachel. You can watch *other things* too. Rift & Vive (and Windows VR).

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

Little was known about the company’s definitive plans for the headset until Starbreeze and Acer announced a joint venture to “market and produce” StarVR. Starbreeze made quite the impression at E3 2015 when they unveiled StarVR , the 210 degree, high-resolution VR headset born from project InfinitEye.

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JANUARY 31, 2018

”—we learned the headset is definitely targeting a prosumer price range that make it “more expensive than the existing consumer product.” It was only back in August 2017 that the consumer Vive dipped down to $600 to remain competitive in the face of Oculus’ $400 Rift + Touch bundle. ” Photo by Road to VR.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

It was announcements and product launches galore with news coming from key players like Oculus, Sony, Microsoft and Google dominating the headlines almost every week. Target has started carrying the Merge VR headset, and T-Mobile stores are stocking up on Samsung Gear 360 and Gear VR. So what’s next? and many places worldwide.

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AUGUST 29, 2017

We got a chance at this year’s Gamescom to pop into the unique little puzzler, which is slated to launch in the next few months on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, PlayStation VR, Samsung Gear VR and Google Daydream. Marble Land is a physics-based puzzle game from Devious Technologies , a Bucharest, Romania based studio.

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

image courtesy Oculus. While technologies like foveated rendering are set to change this in the near future, giving a more ‘correct’ photon-to-eyeball experience, current gen headsets like Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PSVR are staying on the safe side.

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JANUARY 16, 2020

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. With a growing number of Facebook-employed AR/VR professionals and a mounting catalog of IP, it’s clear Facebook isn’t just flirting with the idea of entering into the AR space, but rather it has a definite intention of owning a significant slice of the market. 2019 Grants. 2018 Grants. Rank Change.

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InstaVR

OCTOBER 17, 2019

After a relatively quiet summer — outside of the Oculus Quest release ! First off, some of the early major players like Google, Apple, and Samsung seem to be taking a step back. Speaking of Oculus, a lot of headset news coming from their offices (more on that below). — we have a slew of news to start the Fall.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Starting with its $2B acquisition of Oculus in the spring of 2014, Facebook has continued to build out its virtual reality strategy in a big way. You will also be able to stream your virtual experiences in the Samsung Gear VR to Facebook Live before the end of this year, so stay tuned for more information on that angle.

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JUNE 16, 2016

Rogue Initiative isn’t pulling any punches with distribution either, listing a slew of possible partnerships with platforms and outlets including Sony PlayStation, Oculus, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR, Netflix, Hulu, feature film, network and cable television. Rogue Initiative VR mobile fortress concept artwork.

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

There are definitely some creepy elements present throughout and a few jump scares, but I was actually more impressed by the 360° cinematography and atmosphere more than anything else. “We For the full effect you’ll definitely want to head down to VRWorld in NYC to experience the physical interactive elements.

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InstaVR

JULY 8, 2019

Oculus Go . There’s two main ways to publish to Oculus Go: via sideloading (using a USB cable + Android Debug Software) or through Oculus’ internal store (which allows only you and people you select to access the app). We have extensive guides written for sideloading and for using the internal Oculus Store.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Investing in a new market is risky and there will be some winners and there will be some losers, so there’s definitely a certain amount of risk. Facebook – NASDAQ: FB – Oculus VR, VR headset, VR Camera, VR content, VR platform. Samsung – KRX: 005930 – GearVR (partnership with Oculus VR) and 360 Camera.

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AllThingsVR

JANUARY 10, 2017

The 5 Most Important Announcements from CES 2017 on VR & AR 1) Intel’s ‘Merged Reality’ Demo Brings Actual Hands Into VR on Oculus Rift Intel demoed 2 things at CES: 1) they demoed Intel’s technology to bring your hands into VR, no controller required, with Intel’s Merged Reality RealSense. 2) They demoed Project Alloy.

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JULY 19, 2016

On March 25th, 2014, many people were left scratching their heads: why did Facebook spend 2 billion dollars to acquire a Kickstarter funded virtual reality company called Oculus. Oculus has sold an estimated 250k Rifts. Samsung Gear VR expected 3.5 Since then, we have seen a movement. Average time spent in headset is 25 minutes.

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JULY 11, 2019

Once a relatively social experience, one where families could gather together to watch their favorite scheduled programming, high definition streaming and smart devices now allow viewers to watch content at any time and place of their choosing.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Company co-founder and CEO Forest Key says “FOVAS is like swapping your old standard definition set for a 4K TV.” As ‘platform agnostic’ player, we’re sure to see apps available for headsets such as Samsung Gear VR, HTC Vive, Google Daydream, and Oculus Rift. ” image courtesy of Pixvana Inc.

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DECEMBER 6, 2016

virtual reality peripheral that can be mounted onto an Oculus Rift headset. This creates a more immersive and less restrictive experience and during our hands-on time with the product, which was running on a Samsung Gear VR, the expanded tracking worked flawlessly. It’s a $79.99

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OCTOBER 17, 2016

Today, the majority of people try VR for the first time on a Samsung Gear or Google Cardboard and, more than likely, they watch a 360-degree video. But resolution and streaming enhancements are definitely something we can tackle right away. It looks like we will have to wait until early 2017 to see the full Steam 360 Video Player.

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Peter Graham

MARCH 13, 2020

Unity’s current version 2019.3 – which arrived back in January – has recently been upgraded to reduce that visual divide, making its High Definition Render Pipeline (HDRP) VR compatible. Unity’s HDRP targets high-end PCs and consoles, allowing creators to build high-definition and photorealistic visuals.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2018

In my opinion , the true error is with the Vive 1 , that will get a price that is higher than the one of all the competitors… and that will cost as much as a Samsung Odyssey, notwithstanding its far lower features. Oculus Go showcased. The Oculus Go (Image by Oculus). Vive Focus comes to the west.

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