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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Last night Facebook “accidentally” leaked two introductory videos for its long-rumored Oculus Quest 2 headset via its Blueprint Developer website , all but confirming an official reveal this Wednesday during the companies annual developer conference, Facebook Connect (formerly Oculus Connect). Credit: DimetappWUT.

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OCTOBER 9, 2021

Tagging the ball automatically returns an arrow to your inventory. The prototype is available exclusively on Oculus Quest 2 for the moment, though the developer states that support for the original Oculus Quest should be possible with some additional optimization. would you play this?

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VRScout

JUNE 12, 2021

That following year NERF introduced the very first NERF dart gun called the Sharpshooter and the game of tag was forever changed. Announced today during the Upload VR Showcase as part of IGN’s Summer of Gaming event, the NERF Ultimate Championship is scheduled to arrive in 2022 on the Oculus Quest. Feature Image Credit: Hasbro.

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JULY 5, 2021

Oculus App Lab is a way for developers to publish their apps on Quest without being subject to curation, but it comes with a few caveats like not being visible in the main Quest store. But on Quest, where most of Gorilla Tag’s players play, this isn’t currently possible. Fortunately that should be changing later this year.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

John Carmack, former CTO of Oculus and key player in the VR startup’s genesis story, says Sony’s upcoming PSVR 2 headset may be see a bumpy road to adoption based on its high price and potential for scattershot geographic distribution.

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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. Previously, the above-mentioned titles were accessible strictly through SideQuest , which meant having to sign up for an Oculus developer account and manually sideloading content to your headset.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 1, 2021

So let me show you how you can develop an AR app for Oculus Quest 2 using Oculus Passthrough APIs in Unity. Oculus Passthrough APIs video tutorial. Oculus Passthrough APIs textual tutorial. Do this in the project settings to enable Oculus VR. Create and configure the project. Wait for Unity to do its boring stuff.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Today I made two little big discoveries about the Oculus Quest 2 that together mean that you can use this headset as an AR device whenever and wherever you want. Tag me on social media when you share your works, I’m very curious to discover what the community will be able to come up with! Let me explain everything to you!

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VRScout

APRIL 24, 2020

I think most of us can agree Facebook’s Oculus Quest headset would not be wear it is today without the support of SideQuest. Improved app urls with direct links & social meta tags. The post Oculus Quest Platform SideQuest Receives Complete Overhaul, Announces Developer Awards appeared first on VRScout.

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Road to VR

MAY 22, 2020

Facebook today announced that its Oculus for Business program is finally openly available. Facebook says that the Oculus for Business version of Quest works with major mobile device management programs like MobileIron and VMware Workspace ONE, making it easy to manage headsets through existing enterprise systems.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Native hand tracking, PC/standalone hybrid functionality, and new games confirmed for the Oculus platform. That’s a wrap on Oculus Connect 6. Oculus Link launches this November ; Oculus will be offering its own official USB-C cable as well. . Image Credit: Facebook.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 7, 2020

The end for Oculus Go is nigh. The latest Oculus SDK (v19/1.51) no longer supports the company’s first true standalone VR headset. The company says in the SDK’s developer release notes that both Unity and Unreal Engine support for Oculus Go has officially been dropped.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Oculus Quest continues to sell out, backorders pushed to mid-February. VR technology has absolutely dominated the 2019 holiday season as numerous major retailers—both physical and online—continue to sell out of 64GB and 128GB Oculus Quest headsets. . Image Credit: Oculus. While the software works with multiple USB 3.0

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

The 2016 zombie shooter is now available for pre-order on Oculus Quest. During the E3 2019 this past June, Vertigo Games announced that their popular VR zombie shooter Arizona Sunshine would be heading to Oculus Quest headsets before the end of the year. “The game has been rebuilt from the ground up for this release.”.

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VR Fitness

JULY 29, 2021

The mottos of Another Axiom’s Gorilla Tag , an immersive VR game created by Kerestell “Lemming” Smith, remind us that sometimes people just want to “be a little monke.”. Reject humanity. Embrace your inner ape. Become gorilla. The game itself is relatively basic. Continue reading on VR Fitness Insider.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

After Venice VR Expanded has come to an end, I have finally had the time to experiment with Oculus Quest AR Passthrough. What is impressive on the good side is instead the stability of the tracking : we all know that Oculus Insight is the best in class tracking solution among VR headsets, and in AR this is even more important.

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VRScout

MAY 1, 2019

We learned that both the Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S will be shipping to customers May 21st and that Viveport Infinity would be offering owners of either the recently-announced Valve Index or Oculus Rift S two free months of the popular game subscription service. Image Credit: Oculus. Image Credit: Oculus.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The company confirmed Quest Pro supports Oculus Link and Air Link for PC VR play. Meta today unveiled Quest Pro , it’s next high-end VR headset which is capable of AR interactions thanks to full-color passthrough.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

A first look at Oculus’ standalone VR headset. One of the biggest announcements that came out of Oculus Connect in October was the unveiling of a $199 standalone VR headset. Dubbed Oculus Go , the upcoming headset is basically an all-in-one mobile computer. Would love to hear about your experience.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 5, 2020

Recently, I had a similar problem with the Oculus Quest , not to access the cameras (it is not possible, the applications can’t see them for privacy reasons), but to save a file on the storage from Unity. How to obtain permissions for Oculus Quest in Unity. So, how do you obtain permissions for your Oculus Quest in Unity?

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VR Fitness

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Traditionally the period between Christmas and New Year is a listless period of eating leftovers and evaluating the previous 360 or so days of one’s life, but it’s time to replace that “betwixt” period with something productive and the Tower Tag Duo Cup offers such an opportunity! Continue reading on VR Fitness Insider.

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APRIL 28, 2024

Editor's Note: Amanda Watson joined Oculus VR in 2015 and took a cubicle outside John Carmack's office in Dallas where she worked late nights on the mobile SDK. Later in California, she worked on Oculus Link and Air Link before leaving Oculus in 2022. But not Oculus. In early 2024, Watson released CitraVR on Github.

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Road to VR

JULY 10, 2017

Oculus is giving the Rift & Touch their biggest discount yet for a six week-long sale. At the start of 2017, the Oculus Rift + Touch controllers cost $800, the same as the HTC Vive. Oculus had dropped the price to $600 earlier this year, which is what it will return to after the special six week-long sale. In The Box.

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MARCH 13, 2020

Oculus Link allows Oculus Quest to become a PC VR headset by tethering to a VR ready PC. While Oculus sells its own (quite expensive) Oculus Link cable, any appropriately high performance USB 3.0 Image courtesy Oculus. Image courtesy Oculus. SEE ALSO How to Tell if Your PC is Ready for Oculus Link.

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VRGames

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Indie VR hit Gorilla Tag has seen unprecedented success since its debut on Quest’s App Lab in March 2021. Consisting of a simple game of tag filled with unique hand-based locomotion and charmingly low-fi visuals, the app currently sits as the most rated game on the entire store—surpassing even Beat Saber, one of VR’s best […].

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MARCH 4, 2024

Following Meta’s move away from Oculus branding and, subsequently, from requiring Facebook accounts during XR device log-ins, the Menlo Park-based firm is removing all Oculus accounts and related data by the end of the month. Additionally, all data linked to a user’s Oculus account will disappear by the end of March.

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Road to VR

JUNE 6, 2018

The Chinese variant of the Oculus Go, sold by Xiaomi as the ‘Mi VR Standalone’, appears to be seeing strong launch demand, with the headset quickly selling out, in some cases within just minutes. The post China’s Oculus Go Variant Sells Out in Minutes, 50,000+ Await More Stock appeared first on Road to VR.

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JULY 22, 2022

Meta’s Mature Worlds Policy for Horizon can be read here with examples listed below of the content the company will allow in the mature social spaces in Horizon Worlds as well as content “n ot allowed even with a 18+ tag.” ” “Content that promotes criminal or dangerous activity.”

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Oculus today offered up some details on the ‘Insight’ tracking system of their new Quest headset. The inside-out tracking goes “beyond roomscale,” according to Oculus, enabling large-scale experiences that let players physically move around large spaces.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Since its 2021 debut on App Lab, Gorilla Tag has steadily grown in popularity—and indie studio Another Axiom has grown along with it, from a.

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JULY 3, 2017

Recently Oculus announced via their blog that they’ve added native MR support to their flagship PC VR headset, the Oculus Rift. There are a couple things the Oculus team recommends you keep in mind if you want to take advantage: You’ll need a way to mount the Touch controller for dynamic camera tracking.

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MAY 10, 2017

The Oculus Rift has supported room scale VR, in which players can walk around a physical space and have their movements replicated in a virtual one, since the launch of its Touch controllers late last year. “This also means we’re planning to remove the experimental tag from roomscale support.” Currently 1.15

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JULY 13, 2017

Oculus Medium is a creative platform that enables users to create amazingly detailed digital sculptures using the power of VR with their Oculus Rift and Touch controllers. The Oculus team took to their official blog to share the news that Studio Share is on the way and currently in beta.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Originally launched in November last year as a PSVR exclusive, Crytek’s Robinson: The Journey (2016) made its way early this year to Oculus Rift via Oculus Home and also eventually Steam too. Oculus Home will also see an update including Touch support today. 5] star rating on Oculus Home.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

Flash forward to 2019 and LAVR Tag, a VR version of laser tag just released by MANUVR Entertainment using the Oculus Quest , is giving those ‘80s kids—now adults—a chance to finally live out their dream. “He did this without the Oculus,” Bolton continued. ” Image Credit: MANUVR Entertainment.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Meta is killing off two first-party original Oculus Quest launch titles next year. Meta announced the deprecation of the original Oculus Quest back in January. Bogo was a free virtual pet app designed as a demo of Oculus Quest's wireless room scale tracking and hand controllers. c_pruett can you move it to AppLab, at least?

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

Today’s the day—multiplayer VR sensation Gorilla Tag is now available for free on the Meta Quest Store! Since its initial launch on Steam and App.

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