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‘Oculus Launch Pad’ Is Silently Populating The VR Content Pool

VRScout

As a little-known initiative, Oculus is actively funneling in talent with the promise of training, tools and other resources that developers — new and old — can use to build projects for the Oculus platform as well as for the greater VR ecosystem. Receiving funding was not only a blessing, but an incredible learning experience for me.

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Reliance Jio Launches JioDive VR Headset for Cricket Fans to Watch IPL in Virtual Reality

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Among the highest-selling VR headsets are the Oculus Quest 2, PlayStation VR, and HTC Vive. In India, there are several VR startups that offer innovative and affordable VR headsets. link] Reliance Jio, one of the largest telecom operators in India, has recently launched a new VR headset called JioDive.

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Metaverse?—?The Future? or Just Another Gimmick?

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Gaming companies like Oculus and Epic are already working in partnership with Facebook. Especially in a country like India, where the concept of the internet was introduced just recently and these services aren’t yet widely available. One of the biggest problems that have also affected companies like Facebook and Google is privacy.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.09.07): new Quest is coming at $299 and $399, NVIDIA RTX3070 is powerful and affordable and more!

The Ghost Howls

Rumors hint to Oculus discontinuing the current Quest and selling the new one at $299 and $399. The Facebook Connect is close and we all expect that during that conference Oculus is finally going to announce the new Oculus Quest. Facebook is temporarily suspending the sale of Oculus Quest devices in Germany.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.10.04): Vive Flow teased, Valve Deckard leaked, and more!

The Ghost Howls

I have to say that this “leak” comes in a very timely fashion , by chance exactly at the moment when Facebook was building the hype for Oculus Quest 2 Pro , convincing so some people to wait for Valve’s moves before buying the new Oculus headset. Facebook hires the first Oculus Ambassadors. Apple Maps are going AR.

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Featured 360°: Giant Sequoias, Hulu and Sunrises from around the Globe

VRScout

Watch Episode One of Virtually Mike & Nora now by downloading the Hulu VR app on Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, Playstation VR, or Google Daydream. What better way to meditate and self reflect on the new year than to sit back and enjoy the quiet morning hours from the gate of India in Mumbai to the Hollywood sign in LA.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.02.15): Facebook keeps working on its masterplan, WebXR arrives on iOS, and more!

The Ghost Howls

If you remember well, there’s a scary leaked letter of Mark Zuckerberg where he claims that he doesn’t want to just make programs that run on Android, because they’re subject to the rules of another company (Google). Then it could update them very fast and make them as powerful and successful as the Oculus Quest. Some news on content.

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