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MARCH 27, 2024

On March 25, 2014 the world learned Mark Zuckerberg purchased Oculus VR for over $2 billion. Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe, for example, tried and failed to ship better PC VR headsets than the Rift as standalone VR became Zuckerberg's focused strategy. Facebook had around 10,000 employees when it acquired Oculus in 2014.

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DECEMBER 26, 2016

2016 was, in many ways, a mind-destroying procession of events that would each have been an appropriate plot point for a time travel movie: “we have to go back in time and stop [insert any 2016 pop-culture moment here] or the future is doomed!” In 2016, virtual reality officially arrived.

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AUGUST 1, 2016

China Joy kicked off Thursday at the Shanghai New International Expo Center with over 600 firms showing the latest in entertainment and technology. We saw quite a few multiplayer Vive setups, but we also saw Move controllers on heads, branded headsets and even headsets that look like a Vive controller and Oculus Touch controller had a baby!

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OCTOBER 15, 2018

Image courtesy Oculus. Revisiting each area of technology in turn, Abrash began by discussing optics and displays. Image courtesy Oculus. Image courtesy Oculus. Moving on to graphics, Abrash’s key prediction in 2016 was that foveated rendering would be a core technology within five years. Foveated Rendering.

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MAY 7, 2017

Now, let’s consider the key takeaways related to AR, VR and 360 ° content and review how they will influence the mass market adoption of those immersive technologies. However, as always, the mere fact that they are talking about it will help make the technology easier to grasp for ordinary people. Augmented Reality.

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

Using your Oculus Touch controller, you’ll have full control over a variety of light types, including Spray, Spiral, Starburst, and Point Cloud Stamp. Originally released in 2016, Cosmic Sugar has continued to evolve since it was first launched. Cosmic Sugar is available now on Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 headsets for $9.99

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AUGUST 14, 2019

Nate Mitchell, Facebook’s Head of VR Product, and the last of Oculus’ co-founders, has announced that he’s leaving the company. Mitchell announced his departure on the Oculus Subreddit on Tuesday. After 7 incredible years, I’ve decided to move on from Oculus / Facebook. This is because of you.

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DECEMBER 31, 2016

Facebook looks to up the Oculus ante by investing in eye-tracking technology. With 2016 coming to a close, it’s time to start looking toward the state of virtual reality in 2017. ” Now the company will be bringing this exciting tech to Oculus, hopefully adding a whole new dynamic to the already impressive headset.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Oculus CTO and legendary programmer John Carmack took to Twitter recently to explain his reasoning behind why Rift S is still worth buying even though Oculus Quest will soon get the ability to play Rift games via Oculus Link. — John Carmack (@ID_AA_Carmack) September 29, 2019.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Has technology finally gone too far? Back in 2016, Doug Keener released a free mod for 1994’s DOOM 2 that allows you to explore a virtual replica of Jerry’s iconic NYC apartment from the hit sitcom Seinfeld painstakingly brought to life using a combination of custom textures and sprites. “Serenity Now!”

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JULY 14, 2017

Oculus seeks to bridge the gap between PC and mobile VR with a mid-level headset. Oculus is all up in the news lately. The Facebook-owned VR manufacturer shut down its Oculus Stories department and revealed a ridiculous $399 Rift & Touch bundle sale running throughout the entire summer.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2017

A new report from Super Data offers new estimates for the market size of virtual reality in 2016, suggesting 6.3 million VR headsets were shipped in the whole of 2016. Clocking in at number two on the list is the PlayStation VR with sales “approaching a million” by the end of 2016. The report estimates 4.5

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MARCH 28, 2018

Oculus’ PC SDK version 1.19 Back in 2016, NVIDIA offered an approachable explanation of LMS. This week, Oculus announced the addition of LMS to their PC SDK 1.19. The post Oculus PC SDK Adds NVIDIA Lens Matched Shading to Boost Performance appeared first on Road to VR. With 92.2%

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DECEMBER 31, 2018

Jason Rubin joined Oculus in 2014 and has been a key figure in guiding the company’s content investments and strategy. Following the recent Oculus shakeup and deeper absorption into Facebook, Rubin is now overseeing AR and VR content & partnerships at Facebook.

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MAY 7, 2018

Oculus today announced it’s rebranding Oculus Research, the company’s R&D lab, to the newly created Facebook Reality Labs (FRL). The company announced the change via a Facebook post by Oculus Chief Scientist Michael Abrash. Image courtesy Oculus. Image courtesy Facebook.

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JUNE 5, 2016

​The Virtual Reality Foundation announced the 2016 Proto Awards submissions will be open from July 10th through July 24th. The Proto Awards , presented by graphics giant AMD’s Radeon Technologies Group for the second consecutive year, will be held in the fall in Los Angeles. Road to VR is a proud media sponsor of the 2016 Proto Awards.

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

Immersive technology continues its push towards mainstream appeal. If 2016 was the birth of modern VR/AR technology, than 2018 was its elementary school graduation. 2018 also saw the release of Arizona Sunshine LB VR Edition , a location-based version of Vertigo Games’ 2016 VR smash-hit, Arizona Sunshine.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2016

The VR authoring tool, which the company refers to as ‘EditorVR’ (or EVR for short), was originally shown at last year’s Unite conference using the Oculus Rift headset and Oculus Touch motion controllers, and also made a guest appearance at GDC earlier this year.

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DECEMBER 27, 2021

In case you haven’t been paying attention, the Meta Quest 2 (formerly the Oculus Quest 2) is absolutely crushing it this holiday season. The Oculus companion app is also topping the charts on the App Store and Google Play, which means more people than ever are diving into VR for the first time. Sports Scramble.

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe is leaving Facebook. Brendan Iribe was among the founding members of Oculus, and held the role of CEO from the 2012 inception of the company, through the 2014 Facebook acquisition, until the end of 2016 when he stepped down to head the PC division of Oculus as Hugo Barra took over as head of Oculus.

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OCTOBER 10, 2016

With the release of the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and (s00n) the PlayStation VR, as well as enthusiastic press from both specialist and mainstream publications, VR is no longer on the verge of emerging. Read More: The Full List of Winners from the 2016 Proto Awards. Furness III, the “Grandfather of Virtual Reality.”

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JULY 30, 2016

One of the biggest limitations of current VR technology is the inability to convey a realistic and complete sense of touch. From what we saw at SIGGRAPH 2016, it seems that the logical next step just is to produce more kinds of vibrations, at more points around the body, all synced with proper visuals and sound in VR. Synesthesia Suit.

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DECEMBER 23, 2016

On the one hand we have platform wars , where Vive, Play Station, Oculus and Microsoft compete for the users. VR Saving Planet A is a project driven by the belief that the powerful combination of immersive technologies and education for sustainable development can save our planet. Virtual Reality hype is a worldwide phenomenon.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2022

This should be the part where I explain how VR technology is revolutionizing the way we experience the Olympic Games. Originally released on PC VR headsets back in 2016, this remote desktop app lets you use your PC in VR. Since then we’ve seen immersive technology used for coverage in a variety of unique ways.

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AUGUST 20, 2021

The VR medical company PrecisionOS along with support from Epic Games MegaGrant and Oculus , have launched a VR training module designed specifically for the global nonprofit humanitarian organization SIGN Fracture Care. VR training lets surgeons in low-resource countries go through the motions before performing on patients.

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APRIL 12, 2017

Coming to HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets on Steam and Oculus Home, you can take part in the dimension-hopping adventure starting Thursday, April 20th for for $29.99. 2011), one of the first games with Oculus DK1 support on Steam. Rick and Morty are finally making their way to VR in Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Embark on an epic pint-sized quest September 23rd on On Oculus, SteamVR, and Viveport. After five grueling years of development, critically-acclaimed filmmaker Jon Favreau ( Iron Man, The Mandalorian ) is finally set to launch his long-awaited dream-like VR adventure Gnomes & Goblins later this month on Oculus, SteamVR, and Viveport.

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APRIL 6, 2020

9to5Mac posits that the acquisition may center on NextVR’s patented video streaming technology. Founded in 2009, the Orange County-based startup broadcasts stereoscopic video of live sports and music to a wide swath of VR headsets, including Oculus Go, Oculus Quest, PSVR, and PC VR headsets such as HTC Vive and Oculus Rift S.

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MAY 23, 2017

Having founded Oculus in 2012 and been an important face for the company throughout its growth from fledgling startup to $2 billion acquisition by Facebook and beyond, it was a shock to see Palmer Luckey leave the company just two months ago. Palmer Luckey, circa 2012 | Photo courtesy Oculus. Palmer Luckey: I also think so.

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JULY 30, 2017

A new mod has been released which adds VR support to the game for the consumer version of the Oculus Rift. ” He explained that the game’s use of a (now) old Oculus SDK is the reason why it doesn’t support the consumer version of the Rift without the MotherVR mod. I’d call that pretty cool indeed.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

You’re right there, standing half-court as the Warriors challenge the Cavaliers in the 2016 NBA Finals. Follow My Lead: The Story of the 2016 NBA Finals is narrated by actor Michael B Jordan and features the two teams going head to head in the NBA Finals back in June. If this seems a bit manic for you, it’s because it is.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

On stage at Oculus Connect 2016, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg teased that Oculus is developing a new, standalone, wireless VR headset with inside-out positional tracking. The Santa Cruz prototype is a modified Oculus Rift which has on-board compute, display, and tracking.

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JANUARY 7, 2017

Rather than another agonizing wait for updates, Oculus hit the 2016 ground running with a massive blowout on the consumer Rift, launching pre-orders and taking extensive interview sessions from which hundreds more details spilled out. Did Oculus concede CES to HTC? Remember the buzz you had this time last year?

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JANUARY 4, 2018

The Minnesota Vikings are the first team to launch a virtual reality application for Oculus. Titled “Vikings VR” and available in the Oculus store, the app takes fans directly inside U.S. We want to bring experiences to them, and immersive technology is allowing us to do that.” link] [link].

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

What I will discuss here are the investment possibilities of these new technologies. Let me give you just a few very well-known examples: Meta bought Oculus VR for 2 billion dollars when there was still only a prototype headset. Universal Display Corporation (Nasdaq: OLED) for OLED Technology, Used for Screens. Tablets as well.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

Following this 2016 World Tour , Kaleidoscope also organized a Summer Showcase, hitting six cities, one of which we hosted with Kaleidoscope here in Los Angeles. Now the team that has been showcasing independent VR projects and hosting events around the world is kicking off a new program to support creators in collaboration with Oculus.

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JUNE 16, 2021

I’m very happy to announce that HitMotion: Reloaded, the XR fitness game that we of New Technology Walkers are developing, has finally been launched for Oculus Quest! It is now available on SideQuest at this link and will come soon on App Lab (as soon as it will be approved). It’s a boxing training disguised as a game.

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