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JULY 28, 2020

CTA, the show organizers behind the United States’ largest consumer electronics show, today announced that CES 2021 will be an “all-digital experience” next January, and will have no physical component amid concerns of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Facebook’s Oculus Connect 7 is also going digital.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

It’s the beginning of the end for Oculus Quest and the start of the beginning for Meta Quest, as Meta (formerly Facebook) moves to erase the Oculus brand in order to bring its XR division more in line with its fresh brand identity. The name change is more than just getting rid of the Oculus brand.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2021

. — Alex Kipman (@akipman) February 24, 2021. AltspaceVR supports SteamVR headsets, Oculus Rift , and Oculus Quest. The post Microsoft to Talk About the Future of XR in Ignite 2021 Keynote Hosted in ‘AltspaceVR’ appeared first on Road to VR.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

Facebook Connect is the company’s AR/VR developer conference that often plays host to product reveals, industry insights, and plenty of talks to get developers on the right path towards building for the company’s existent and upcoming XR hardware. Here’s the top-down skinny on what, when and where.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Before their official announcements, the user revealed Oculus Quest 2 , HP Reverb G2 and HoloLens 2. Lending further credence, the device also seems very similar to a pair of prototype Lenovo AR glasses we saw in November 2019, which were unveiled at Lenovo’s Tech World conference in Beijing, China.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

We def haven't gotten to all of them yet" — Shawn Whiting (@ShawnRecRoom) February 5, 2021. million Quest 2 headsets sold before the beginning of 2021. The post ‘Rec Room’ Studio Estimates Facebook Sold 2-3M Oculus Quest 2 Headsets in Q4 appeared first on Road to VR.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Facebook unveils new updates to its VR coworking platform as well as a new-and-improved Oculus for Business program. Facebook Connect 2021 continues to deliver, with the company today announcing several exciting business-related features for the Oculus Quest 2. Oculus for Business is currently in closed beta.

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MARCH 10, 2021

Ahead of a larger Game Developers Conference planned for July, the organization is hosting a virtual event next week, called GDC Showcase, from March 15th to 19th. Oculus, which has historically used GDC for major announcements and developer outreach, announced it will participate in two sponsored sessions.

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ARPost

JUNE 8, 2021

For the second year in a row, the conference was held online but that didn’t stop it from delivering the kind of insights and announcements that we’ve come to expect from the annual event. As our customary warning, even devoting three days to the conference we weren’t able to catch everything. XR Adoption During COVID-19.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 15, 2021

” The event, dubbed Frontier 2021, was originally set to take place on October 20th, however since its general announcement Pimax has moved the event to October 25th, or just three days before Facebook’s yearly Connect VR developer conference.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

I was expecting a PSVR 2 launch in 2021, but then suddenly Jim Ryan in an interview with The Washington Post has commented on VR with these exact words: PlayStation believes in VR. Coming in May 2021 , with first units sents to reviewers in January 2021, because the product is almost ready. Top news of the week.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Meta (formerly Facebook) announced a mixed reality headset at its Connect 2021 dev conference last week—code named Project Cambria. Notably included in the 3D model is the Oculus logo. Meta announced last week that the Oculus naming scheme will be phased out sometime in early 2022, as the Oculus Quest line becomes Meta Quest.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

Facebook announced at its Connect 2021 AR/VR developer conference today that Oculus is finally replacing its janky cloud save system for one that will work with every Quest app automatically. ” Many games currently on the Store don’t support cloud saves, but those that do have encountered issues recently.

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JULY 20, 2020

(Image by Oculus). Oculus could be starting the production of a new Quest at the end of July. Multiple reports seem to confirm that Oculus is actually starting the production of a new Oculus Quest headset, with an expected release date in 2021. of units more produced annually. Other relevant news. Image by Pico).

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AUGUST 1, 2020

In the interview with me, he talked about many topics, like the rumors he heard on Apple Glasses, on the Oculus Quest 2 , the America vs China war, XR entrepreneurship, Tesla, and more! But of course, the technology is still not there: the Oculus Quest is still uncomfortable, we can’t read texts in it, and so on. PS5 + PSVR2.

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MARCH 11, 2020

COVID-19 claimed yet another victim this morning as E3 event organizers Entertainment Software Association announced the cancellation of this year’s conference due to fears of a potential coronavirus outbreak. . The statement also seems to indicate the return of E3 in 2021, though perhaps not in the same format as previous years.

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ARPost

MARCH 26, 2021

The virtual Game Developers Conference Showcase was held from March 15-19. The annual Game Developers Conference has, historically, been one of the biggest annual events in the technology industry. See Also: The Best Upcoming VR Games in 2021. “It A Quick Update on GDC Since COVID-19. Major Announcements From Unity.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

As it is tradition of this little blog, I will write a full round-up of the Oculus Connect 5 , the very important Oculus event that has been held in San Jose on 26th and 27th of September (2018). Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest has been the rockstar of this event. Specifications. There is also a 3.5mm jack for earphones.

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JULY 1, 2021

Russian state corporation Roscosmos reveals a prototype of its new VR headset, announces additional hardware for 2021. Like the XR-2, the headset is controlled using a pair of motion controllers similar in size and shape to the Oculus Touch controllers.

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MAY 27, 2022

Lynch, known for the YouTube channel SadlyItsBradley , now alleges to have discussed the cloud PC VR streaming with someone who managed to gain access, and was able to remotely play a game of Asgard’s Wrath (2020) , an Oculus PC exclusive, on Quest 2.

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Road to VR

MARCH 11, 2020

E3 2020, the major games industry conference, has been cancelled over Coronavirus concerns. The cancellation is the latest in a string of disruptions to conferences that are important touchstones for the VR industry. E3 has long been among a handful of key conferences for the VR industry. Updates will be shared on E3Expo.com.

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JUNE 16, 2021

Developers Schell Games are slated to reveal more missions in August 2021, which may be just in time for Gamescom 2021 in Cologne, Germany. I Expect You to Die 2 is headed to all major VR headsets at some point this summer, which includes Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, SteamVR headsets and PSVR.

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APRIL 12, 2021

Today during the company’s GTC 2021 developer conference, Nvidia announced that its CloudXR tech is now available on Amazon Web Services, and it’s coming soon to both Microsoft’s Azure cloud and Google Cloud. Today Nvidia also said it will soon launch CloudXR 2.1

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

It's about that time again: Facebook has announced the dates for its annual Facebook Connect (formerly known as Oculus Connect until last year). From the latest developments in Oculus VR, which is continuing to roll out its Horizon social media platform, to the increasing.

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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. This is the second year running that the event has been in an online format due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Preorders are open now with just a little deposit of $10, shipping in 2021. While Oculus is getting all the glory for the Quest, its competitors are not sleeping. With a lot of sadness, I’m here watching the photos and the videos of WCVRI , the big Chinese conference about VR that is held every year in Nanchang.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 8, 2021

Alex Kipman promised us a Microsoft Ignite conference with an amazing level of immersion , and he kept his word. This is also confirmed by the Wired article, where the journalist states that he has been able to see the conference in preview before the general audience. Pico Neo 3 is coming in Q2 2021. Top news of the week.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Last week marked the 10th annual Connect conference, and the first Connect conference after the Covid pandemic to have an in-person component. The event originally began as Oculus Connect in 2014. Quest 3 marks the complete dissolution of Oculus—the VR startup that Facebook bought back in 2014 to jump-start its entrance into XR.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Image by Oculus, from Road To VR). John Carmack leaves Oculus. In a surprise move that no one was expecting, the god of programming John Carmack has decided to leave Oculus. More info (John Carmack leaves Oculus) More info (Carmack stating he’s not satisfied with VR pace) More info (Damo9000’s sarcasm on the news).

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AR Insider

MAY 31, 2021

Since it features no computational unit and no battery, it can be smaller and lighter than “shoebox” headsets like the Oculus Quest. The Apple Worldwide Developer’s Conference begins June 7th. This is its second year virtual following a surprisingly strong online conference last spring, which had 14,000 attendees.

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AR Insider

APRIL 19, 2021

This almost got past us as it was introduced at at Nvidia’s GTC conference earlier this week and it seemed a bit too “inside baseball,” but this story shows how it’s not. The concerts will be coming to VR headsets, pop-up events, and movie theaters later in 2021. VZfit launches on the Oculus app store.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Although the show will be missing a physical component again this year, in addition to online coverage TGS 2021 is tossing out a virtual event for VR headset users that could be new territory for a show of its size. Once live on September 30th, it’s slated to be available on those platforms until October 3rd.

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AR Insider

APRIL 5, 2021

The game comes to Oculus Quest this summer (and other headsets in the following months) and is being developed by HappyGiant with help from Sam & Max creator Steve Purcell, renowned artist Peter Chan, and other LucasArts veterans. AWE 2021 will be in the real Santa Clara, November 9th -11th.

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MAY 24, 2021

This week at Google I/O, their annual conference focused on the press, analysts and developers, the company made two important XR announcements, the first an upgrade to mobile AR maps (Google Live Maps) and then a photorealistic volumetric telepresence system named Starline. The Oculus Go was launched under his watch.

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Upload VR

MAY 23, 2023

Running for five days, Apple's annual conference starts with a keynote address on June 5 at 10am PT. Building on these expectations is Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, who recently claimed that he's seen an early version of the Apple headset. "I UploadVR's Ian Hamilton has been invited to attend the keynote in person.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

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MARCH 1, 2021

The PSVR tethered headset remains the market leader, and will not go quietly into the night when challenged by the Oculus Quest 2. At Mobile World Congress Shanghai on Monday, the China-based startup announced that its Nreal Light augmented reality glasses will launch in the US in the second quarter of 2021.

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