VRScout

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen a slew of new features arrive on Facebook’s standalone VR headsets, multi-user support , app sharing , and, just recently, Couch mode. As part of a rolling update arriving now on Oculus Quest 2 headsets allow you to use the voice command “Hey Facebook” to navigate your Quest headset.

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VRScout

AUGUST 6, 2021

If you’ve ever had to deal with the issue of a locked Facebook account, then you know that it can be a bit of a struggle to get immediate help to get your account back. It’s not that Facebook doesn’t care, they just don’t offer phone support at this time. Image Credit: Facebook. Image Credit: Facebook, Oculus.

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VRScout

JANUARY 28, 2021

Facebook held its Q4 2020 earnings call yesterday, during which Mark Zuckerberg laid out some impressive sales figures for the Oculus Quest 2 while simultaneously confirming the development of a new Oculus Quest VR headset. Feature Image Credit: Facebook. Zuckerberg spills the tea during the companies Q4 2020 earnings call.

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VRScout

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. ” vSpatial // Image Credit: Facebook, Oculus. ” Image Credit: Facebook, Oculus.

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VRScout

MARCH 13, 2021

Gorilla Tag, OceanCraft , and War Yards V R are now available via Facebook’s experimental app channel; no sideloading required. Image Credit: Facebook. The recent influx in App Lab titles could be the result of Facebook’s increased commitment to its App Lab vetting process.

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VRScout

AUGUST 18, 2020

Earlier this morning Facebook confirmed in an official Oculus blog post that, beginning October 2020, those using an Oculus VR headset for the first time will need to log in to their devices with an official Facebook account for full functionality. Existing users will need to merge their Oculus accounts in two years.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

For years, Oculus – now part of Facebook Reality Labs – used the Oculus Connect conference to let the world know what it was up to. This year the remote conference, now called Facebook Connect, revealed a number of developments on popular topics of speculation including Quest 2 and anticipated AR glasses.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

During Facebook Connect this past week, Mark Zuckerberg talked about the future of how AR technology will play an important role in the future of the company that included information on Project Aria. If you look at the specs of the Quest 2 side-by-side the Rift S, however, it’s clear that Facebook is going all-in on standalone VR.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Facebook changes the name of its upcoming social VR platform to better represent its diverse selection of virtual worlds. Since then, Facebook Horizon has grown immensely in both size and scale. Since then, Facebook Horizon has grown immensely in both size and scale. Facebook recently completed its pilot class of the program.

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VRScout

AUGUST 23, 2022

Meta (formerly Facebook) today began rolling out support for Meta accounts on Quest 2 headsets, offering a new way to access your VR devices without the need for a Facebook account. You’ll then be prompted to log in using Facebook or Instagram. Meta accounts have officially arrived. Here’s how it works.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Facebook leaks it’s “highest resolution headset yet” ahead of this week’s Facebook Connect. Hopefully we’ll learn more this Wednesday during Facebook Connect. The post Facebook Leaks Oculus Quest 2, Higher Resolution, Smaller Design Revealed appeared first on VRScout. Credit: DimetappWUT.

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VRScout

JUNE 24, 2021

Earlier this week, the United States Patent & Trademark Office published a new patent filed by Facebook back in 2019 that showcases a “unique” type of AR headgear. ” By adopting a hat-based form factor, Facebook claims that it can incorporate additional components to deliver more advanced AR experiences.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 11, 2021

This week, we look at Facebook's many angles, holograms and more metaverse musings. The post Spatial Beats: Facebook, Netflix & Twitch appeared first on AR Insider. Welcome back to Spatial Beats, AR Insider's weekly series that features observations and insights of author and futurist Charlie Fink.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The post Facebook Unveils Long-Awaited Smart Glasses appeared first on AR Insider.

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VRScout

APRIL 19, 2021

“Quest 2 is going to be in the market for a while – for a long while,” says Facebook VP Andrew Bosworth. It appears as though Facebook is just getting started with its Oculus Quest 2 headset. ” John Carmack (Oculus CTO) Andrew Bosworth (Facebook VP). “I Image Credit: Facebook, Oculus.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 20, 2020

If you wondered why yesterday’s news stirred such a significant reaction from the VR community at large, it’s not just because Facebook doesn’t have a stellar reputation on privacy, it’s also because the company specifically promised it wouldn’t force users to log-in with a Facebook account to use their Oculus headset.

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Road to VR

JULY 7, 2022

Meta is finally pulling back from one of its most controversial moves affecting its VR users, which required all new Quest owners to sign up with a valid Facebook account in addition to forcing legacy Oculus account users to link to Facebook by 2023. You can unlink your Facebook account entirely . Facebook, Begone!

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Road to VR

JULY 28, 2021

Facebook Reality Labs, the company’s AR/VR research and development team, announced the creation of a special product group focused on developing its future vision for “the Metaverse.” Bosworth say Rubin and Vivek will continue working with Facebook Gaming partners on the company’s gaming various platforms.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Meta ( formerly Facebook ) created quite a stir in the VR industry when it announced last year that it planned to require Facebook account logins for new users. This week the company said it plans to roll-out a non-Facebook option for logging into its headsets starting next year. I know this is a big deal for a lot of people.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 18, 2021

Facebook today announced that its XR conference, Facebook Connect (previously called Oculus Connect) will be held on October 28th. Facebook Connect is the company’s annual conference for AR and VR developers. Last year Facebook announced Quest 2 at Facebook Connect.

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Road to VR

JUNE 17, 2021

Facebook has made no secret of the fact that ads are coming to its Oculus VR platform in some capacity. Now Facebook says it’s beginning to experiment with ads in paid games too, with popular 1v1 shooter Blaston (2020) from Resolution Games and “a couple other developers” signing onto a beta to test in-game ads.

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Road to VR

MARCH 15, 2022

Facebook and Instagram have been blocked in the Russian Federation, with both social media platforms now completely inaccessible to users in that country. Last week Reuters revealed that Meta was taking a temporary stance on how it’s addressing hate speech on Facebook and Instagram. The year-long slowdown is over though.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Seemingly in an effort to keep the spotlight during an increasingly hot month of VR announcements, Facebook teased a look at two new XR headset prototypes just a day after an apparent leak of HTC’s upcoming Vive Flow headset. It doesn’t seem like coincidence that the Facebook teases happened today.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Facebook announced that the v25 software update for its Quest platform is set to include Facebook Messenger, which will be available to anyone who is logged into their Facebook account on either Quest or Quest 2. This will allow users to chat with Facebook friends who own any device with Messenger.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

John Carmack, legendary programmer and key player in the Oculus Rift genesis story, announced recently that he’s won a decisive battle within Facebook to finally release root access to Oculus Go, the 3DOF standalone VR headset launched in 2018. The post Facebook is Unlocking Root Access to Oculus Go Soon appeared first on Road to VR.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Facebook today announced that it’s changing its name to Meta. Facebook has been increasingly signaling the shift toward its forward-looking metaverse efforts, and today that shift has culminated in a complete rebrand of the company. The Oculus brand will be phased out, with the Quest product line becoming Meta Quest.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2021

By now, it’s pretty clear Facebook is serious about leading virtual and augmented reality. Further underling Facebook’s bet that immersive technologies are the future of computing, a report from The Information claims that the company is currently employing nearly 10,000 people to work on AR/VR.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Today, Germany’s Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) announced it was initiating formal abuse proceedings against Facebook for its controversial policy of requiring new Oculus device owners to use a Facebook account. ” Back in September, Facebook halted sales of all Oculus products in Germany.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 28, 2021

At Facebook Connect 2021 today, the company announced it will be releasing a new Quest for Business program that’s rebooting its enterprise-focused VR software by bringing its growing suite of business tools to the consumer version of Quest 2, which you can buy from anywhere. Image courtesy Facebook.

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Road to VR

APRIL 26, 2021

Facebook is rolling out its latest avatars, Oculus Avatars 2.0, which it hopes will finally unify virtual identify across Oculus applications and Facebook products. Facebook has begun rolling out its latest avatars which bring a major update to both visuals and motion over the previous avatars. Facebook says Avatars 2.0

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Facebook today announced it has acquired Beat Games, the studio behind the hit VR rhythm game Beat Saber (2018). Mike Verdu, Facebook’s Director of AR/VR Content, said Beat Games will “continue to ship content and updates for Beat Saber at the same time across all currently supported platforms.”

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Horizon , Facebook’s social VR space built around user-generated content, was announced more than two years ago, but the company still isn’t quite ready to send it out the door. It isn’t clear exactly how Facebook plans to distribute the funds, or over what time scale, but it gave three examples of how creators can benefit.

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Road to VR

MARCH 18, 2021

Facebook today revealed some of its latest research and vision for a wrist-worn input device that the company expects to form the basis of AR and VR interactions and haptics in the future. Image courtesy Facebook. Image courtesy Facebook. Input on the Wrist. ” Always-on Haptics. Contextual AI.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Oculus, the company’s XR organization, is not directly mentioned in the suit, but it’s clear that the case’s outcome would have wide ranging repercussions for all of Facebook’s business segments. The Commission alleges that Facebook sought to buy-out its competitors rather than compete with them directly.

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Road to VR

JULY 23, 2021

Facebook announced today that an upcoming update to the Quest development SDK will include experimental support for a Passthrough API which will allow Unity developers to build AR experiences and features into apps on Quest 2. The post Facebook is Unlocking AR Capabilities for Developers on Quest 2 appeared first on Road to VR.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Facebook today confirmed Project Cambria, the MR headset which was spotted in a recent leak. Today during Facebook Connect the company confirmed the headset, which is codenamed Project Cambria. Image courtesy Facebook. Image courtesy Facebook. Project Cambria is said to be launching sometime next year.

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Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2021

Facebook today announced its fifth VR studio acquisition. Facebook announced the acquisition today on the Oculus blog, saying that Population: One has “consistently ranked as one the top-performing titles on the Oculus platform.” Welcome to the family!”

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