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Oculus Now Accepting OpenXR Apps on Quest & Rift, a Big Step for Cross-platform Development

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Today the company announced that developers can submit OpenXR applications to be published on the Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift stores. The standard has been in development since April 2017 and is supported by virtually every major hardware, platform, and engine company in the VR industry, including key AR players.

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Oculus is “All in on OpenXR,” New Developer Features Will Come to OpenXR Only

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Oculus is making hard shift away from its proprietary developer APIs in favor of OpenXR, an industry-backed project that aims to standardize the development of VR and AR applications. ” Oculus announced this month that it plans to begin deprecating the existing Oculus Mobile and Oculus PC SDK in favor of OpenXR. .”

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AltspaceVR Announces September 12th Oculus Quest Launch

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When I bought my HTC Vive in 2017, I already had a list of games and experiences I wanted to try first. AltspaceVR, acquired by Microsoft in October 2017, has a been a beloved mainstay of the social VR space since its launch in 2015. AltspaceVR on Oculus Quest / Image Credit: AltspaceVR, Microsoft. But that’s just the beginning.

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GDC 2017: Khronos Group Unveils VR/AR Standard OpenXR

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In December of last year, Khronos group made headlines for adding Epic Games to the list of companies in support of their pursuit of an API standard for virtual and augmented reality. A couple months later, that standard now has a name as Khronos unveils the OpenXR working group at GDC 2017.

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OpenXR Standard Ratified, Microsoft, Oculus, & Others to Release First Implementations

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It’s backed by many of the biggest names in the VR and AR industries and has been in development by the consortium for two years now, organized by Khronos Group. The group today announced the ratification of OpenXR 0.9, Image courtesy Khronos Group. Today the group announced the ratification and release of OpenXR 0.9,

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Star Trek: Bridge Crew Surprise Launches On Oculus Quest

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Originally released for the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PS VR back in 2017, the collaborative team-based experience tasks a group of four players with piloting the U.S.S. Image Credit: Oculus. Image Credit: Oculus. Image Credit: Oculus. Image Credit: Oculus. Feature Image Credit: Oculus , Ubisoft.

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OpenXR 1.0 Released, Microsoft Supports on HoloLens & WMR, Oculus Plans Rift & Quest Support

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It’s a major milestone, according to Khronos Group which has overseen development of the standard by a consortium of many of the biggest names in the AR/VR sector. OpenXR’s ‘working group’, under which representatives from member companies have been actively developing the standard, is facilitated by Khronos Group.

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