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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Owners of the Oculus Go can now breathe a collective sigh of relief as the official YouTube VR app has finally landed on the standalone 3DoF mobile VR headset roughly 6 months after its original release. Starting today, users can now log in to the Oculus Store to find the official YouTube VR app available for download free-of-charge.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Spatial , the social collaboration platform for XR devices, is now available for public download on Oculus Quest, which includes cross-platform support for HoloLens, Magic Leap One, Nreal, Web browsers, and iOS & Android mobile devices. You can download Spatial for Quest here.

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APRIL 17, 2019

Facebook confirmed earlier today that Google’s immensely popular room-scale VR painting experience, Tilt Brush, is coming to the Oculus Quest headset this Spring. Image Credit: Google Inc. Image Credit: Google Inc. Image Credit: Google Inc. Oculus Quest is expected to launch at the end of the month.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Oculus CTO John Carmack has said publicly that he’d love to open up Oculus Quest to Android apps to boost the headset’s usefulness, but admits he’s “not winning” the debate internally at Facebook. Android apps running on Quest is apparently something Oculus’ own CTO has been arguing for internally.

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MAY 26, 2021

After I have written my post on how to handle unwanted permissions in Unity , many Oculus Quest developers asked me to make another tutorial to solve another common problem: Facebook showing a warning for 32-bit builds submitted to App Lab. Method 2 – The Oculus Way. Method 1 – The Unity Way.

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JULY 14, 2017

The 69th Emmy Awards nominations are out, and while it’s true the Emmys were created to recognize excellence in the television industry, virtual reality as a medium has been lauded with six total nominations this year, three of which are thanks to content created by Oculus. and Oculus ( download here for Oculus Rift ).

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FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Google stopped active development on Tilt Brush late last month, but also made the VR creation suite open source so anyone could get under the hood. If you’re on Oculus Quest, simply use the default Oculus Browser in-headset. You can do this by heading to this page and choosing which item to directly download.

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APRIL 27, 2021

Oculus App Lab, Facebook’s unmoderated app outlet, has largely stolen the thunder from the unofficial Quest app store SideQuest over the past few months. 1: Enable Oculus Developer Mode. Just head over to Oculus Developer Organization dashboard, login to your Oculus account, and create what Oculus considers an “organization.”

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

Expected to be rolled out in phases prior to the theatrical opening on November 17, 2017, the Justice League VR experience will have a four-stage unveiling that culminates with a full blown room-scale experience for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, Google DayDream and Sony PSVR. No word yet on official pricing.

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MAY 24, 2016

If you uploaded your content to an immersive video platform like Vrideo , friends could already check out your latest work of art with a Google Cardboard or Gear VR headset by downloading an app. But when it came to the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, viewing options were more limited.

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APRIL 25, 2017

We mentioned Microsoft already above but Google, Snap, Inc., Google has its Project Tango — a team that has done more to integrate AR technology into existing smartphones than any other. Tagged with: community download Facebook Twitter Reddit More. and Facebook are also taking significant steps to build an AR future.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Today, I’m going to share with you the APK that lets you have passthrough vision with blue edges on your Oculus Quest 2. I’m already known in the VR communities as being the guy who published on App Lab an experience that was just made of a cube (you can download it here ). How to download the app.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

As reported by Road to VR , Google recently confirmed that the latest iteration of the framework, WebVR 1.1, Speaking at the W3C Workshop on Web & Virtual Reality last month, Megan Lindsay, WebVR Product Manager at Google stated that a beta version should launch in December 2016 followed by a stable launch in January 2017.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The Oculus Quest app will allow users to turn any game into a calorie-tracked fitness experience. Now, with the launch of the Oculus Quest and its ensuing popularity , cofounders Cix Liv and Dilan Shah have focused their attention on making the accessible headset the destination for gamified fitness. Image Credit: YUR.

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

Google today released the Tilt Brush Toolkit , a set of scripts that people can download for free on GitHub that allow developers and creators to interpret.tilt files in different ways. VR developer Robert McGregor only recently wrote about how Tilt Brush is going in places that even Google might not have expected.

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JULY 6, 2017

For the last month I’ve been working with Google to test Blocks, a new VR creation tool that enables anyone to 3D model low polygon objects without training. These objects can also be downloaded to a computer and imported into 3D programs like Unity. larger environmental boundaries (similar to Oculus Medium’s issue).

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DECEMBER 26, 2016

From monolithic manufacturers such as Facebook’s Oculus, Samsung, HTC, Google, and Sony, to the small, but hard working development teams that filled our platforms with content, the entire industry deserves to take a bow. Tagged with: community download , discussion , virtual reality , won , year of VR.

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AUGUST 6, 2021

Earlier this summer, Google shut down yet another virtual reality app , the 3D objects library called Poly. Poly was Poly was first launched back in 2017 as a platform where users could visit, browse and download any of thousands of 3D objects in a virtual reality environment. ” The end of Cardboard? Some of this still exists.

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APRIL 15, 2021

Facebook today announced the launch of premium app subscriptions on the Oculus Quest platform. Tribe XR // Image Credit: Facebook, Oculus. Image Credit: Facebook, Oculus. App subscriptions can be purchased directly through the Oculus Store via the Oculus app on your mobile device or straight from your Oculus Quest headset.

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MAY 3, 2018

Google is celebrating the life and artistry of French film pioneer Georges Méliès today with a charming VR short that commemorates his iconic silent films including the groundbreaking A Trip to the Moon (1902). The short was produced by Nexus Studios and co-directed by Fx Goby and Google Doodles’ Hélène Leroux.

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APRIL 17, 2018

Google has partnered with CyArk , the non-profit studio behind VR app MasterWorks: Journey Through History (2018), to expand CyArk’s mission to 3D laser-scan the world’s historical sites and provide open access to the data. Google and CyArk are making the source data of the models available to anyone interested.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Google has pushed an update to its VR paint program Tilt Brush (2016) that finally lets you intuitively drag your 3D creations in from Blocks (2017) , the company’s latest 3D modeling app for VR. You can download Blocks now for free for Vive or Rift on their respective stores ( Steam , Oculus Store ).

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JANUARY 29, 2017

There are a handful of major players already cutting their teeth in VR including Google, Sony and Samsung; but the two titans sitting at the top of the heap are Oculus and HTC. Our big question today is this: when it comes to VR, are Oculus and HTC the respective Apple and Microsoft of the industry? Oculus/Apple .

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OCTOBER 17, 2020

The Oculus Quest 2 is the device of the moment. Oculus Quest 2 Video Review. Oculus Quest 2 Video Review. If you want to watch a video review of the Oculus Quest 2 instead of reading my post, you can do it here! Opening an Oculus’s box is always an experience before the experience for the user.

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APRIL 14, 2020

Discover and play indie VR/AR content without having to make a single download. Thanks to the rigorous submission processes used by major platforms, however, many independent XR content developers are finding it difficult to publish their experiences in marketplaces such as the Oculus or Apple App Stores.

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APRIL 27, 2021

At the time of this writing, the platform serves as home to hundreds of VR games and apps still in development for the Oculus Quest. The setup process is fairly simple: Download the free SideQuest app via the Google Play Store. We hope you will enjoy a mobile SideQuest experience!” ” Image Credit: SideQuest.

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MAY 17, 2021

Oculus today announced that the v29 update will begin rolling out to users “soon” (likely starting this week), and will bring mixed-reality smartphone capture, a file browser, phone notifications in VR, and more. Image courtesy Oculus. File Browser With Downloading & Uploading from the Web.

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DECEMBER 2, 2016

The Oculus Touch controllers are right around the weekend corner — it’s Friday and they come out on Tuesday. Free Oculus Touch Home Titles Releasing Next Week. Free Steam VR Titles You Should Download Right Now. Google Earth VR [ Steam ]. That’s a lot to digest. First Contact (free for everyone).

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JUNE 12, 2019

The time for my Oculus Quest review has come. The Quest has a nice packaging , as all Oculus products. I really love opening Oculus products , since usually they are packaged really well, and the Quest is no exception. Oculus Quest box content (Image by Oculus). Front view of the Oculus Quest.

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DECEMBER 27, 2021

Oculus Quest 2 had a great Christmas. The sales of Oculus Quest 2 have been great during the holidays , and the Quest has been a Christmas gift very much appreciated by kids (but wasn’t there an age limit?). (Image from Reddit). The VR ecosystem can end 2021 with a big smile on its face. and if you get your Quest for Christmas…. …

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JULY 14, 2022

That is, an application built for the Oculus runtime can also run for the Valve Index on SteamVR. I’m talking about the XR Interaction Toolkit Example app, which you can download from GitHub ( link ). Download the source code, and then open the project that is in its “VR” directory. And that’s it!

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Available now on PC VR headsets like the Oculus Rift S, HTC Vive, and Valve Index, Portable Emulator is a nifty piece of software that allows you to play a wide range of classic games in VR. Those interested can download the Portable Emulator app 100% free of charge here. from virtualreality.

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APRIL 3, 2022

In January 2021, Google officially ended support for its popular VR painting app Tilt Brush , much to the dismay of the digital art community. ” MultiBrush is available free to download on Meta Quest. You can now paint complex works of art with friends in mixed reality. That said, it wasn’t all bad news.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Samsung handled the hardware for Gear VR, Oculus Go was manufactured by Xiaomi, and Oculus Rift S was manufactured and co-designed by Lenovo. All three headsets bore both the partner company's logo and Oculus branding. It's unclear how LG's brand will be incorporated in Quest Pro 2.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Quest has a Netflix app, but it only supports 480p streaming and doesn't support downloads, passthrough, or hand tracking. Samsung handled the hardware for Gear VR, Oculus Go was manufactured by Xiaomi, and Oculus Rift S was co-designed and manufactured by Lenovo. Quest Pro 2?

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MAY 26, 2019

Moon Rider , a new open source VR music visualization and rhythm game, pushes the boundaries of what web-based VR by offering an impressive, Beast Saber-like gaming experience without the need of a download or dedicated app. Google Daydream and Oculus Go users have access to only the Ride and Viewer Modes.

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MARCH 2, 2017

The Google VR team shared some impressive figures at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week – more than 10 million Cardboard viewers have been shipped worldwide. Google’s low-cost smartphone enclosure for viewing VR content has been available since 2014. The 30 most popular apps have more than 1 million downloads.

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