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AUGUST 10, 2020

Ahead of its sixth anniversary, we chat with the Dutch duo responsible for this celebrated international conference. It was almost a year ago that VRDays , the Amsterdam-based multi-day XR conference, celebrated its fifth anniversary—a hard feat to pull off in an ever-changing industry. . Doornink: “1.

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OCTOBER 29, 2020

With the live music industry in shambles, musicians are turning to immersive tech to connect with fans. Major Lazer , the global dance music trio comprised of Diplo, Walshy Fire and Ape Drums, is one such group taking advantage of immersive tech to perform live in a post-coronavirus world. However, the year did not go as planned.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Standalone 6DoF VR arrives on the Oculus platform Spring 2019 for $399. Oculus Connect 5 is officially underway in San Jose, California, and the company wasted not time this year as Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg took to the stage to unveil the next generation of Oculus VR technology, the Oculus Quest.

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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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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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JULY 2, 2019

Magic Leap, Disney, and Epic Games are bringing their A-game to the annual tech conference. Kicking-off July 28th at the Los Angeles Convention Center, SIGGRAPH 2019 will feature the largest offering of immersive programming since the conference’s creation back in 1973. The darkness awoke the dead from their graves.

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APRIL 30, 2019

In what can only be described as a giant middle finger to Oculus, Valve officially unveiled its highly-anticipated Valve Index VR headset earlier this morning, just ahead of the Facebook F8 developer conference. The post Valve Index Makes Official Debut Ahead Of Facebook’s F8 Conference appeared first on VRScout.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

A sleek new logo for a post-Oculus company. With Facebook Connect —previously Oculus Connect 7—just around the corner, hardcore fans are scouring every inch of the web in search of any and every update regarding the highly-anticipated developer conference.

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Road to VR

APRIL 23, 2018

While Oculus holds their own annual developer conference (coming later this year), parent company Facebook has in years past had plenty of exciting news to share at their own F8 developer conference. Image courtesy Oculus. SEE ALSO Our First Look at Oculus Go – Aiming for the Accessibility Sweet Spot.

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Road to VR

APRIL 7, 2018

The future of VR storytelling will be immersive and interactive. Yelena Rachitsky is an executive producer of experiences at Oculus, and she’s been inspired by how interactive narratives have allowed her to feel like a participant who is more engaged, more present, and more alive.

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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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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2019

Yesterday for the first time I have attended the Vive Ecosystem Conference in Shenzhen, China! The conference has begun with the classical inspiring keynote held by Mister President Alvin Wang Graylin. One of the most important ones, in my opinion, has been with Insta360 , the immersive cameras’ manufacturer.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Facebook’s 2017 F8 developer conference has seven scheduled sessions dedicated to VR. The company’s annual two-day event is dedicated to exploring the future of Facebook’s family of apps and services (including Oculus), and how businesses and developers can leverage them. Crafting Compelling Narratives in VR.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Following funding via COVID-related investments, the region gained the support required to kick off the VR immersive learning program, starting with just 50 Oculus Gos, before reaching its current hardware figure.

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AUGUST 10, 2022

South Korea’s second-largest city, Busan, is set to host the Global Metaverse Conference and ASEAN-ROK Forum from 18-19 August, it was announced on Wednesday. Companies such as NVIDIA, AMD, Pinscreen, Deutsche Telecom, and Oculus are set to attend the talks on 18 August.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

LONDON, November 23, 2019 – Focused on filtering through the hype around VR, AR and immersive tech, the VRX Conference & Expo 2019 speaker line-up includes senior executives from HTC Vive, ExxonMobil, DreamWorks, Paramount Pictures, HP, Survios, Nestlé, Bayer Pharma USA and others. Press release. 44 (0)207 375 7567.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Google is set to debut their Daydream platform, Oculus is hosting their third annual developer conference and Sony will finally release their PlayStation VR headset. 20th Century Fox, Disney, NBC Universal and DreamWorks for a two-day conference at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. October is going to be a busy month for VR.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

But sometimes they don’t always provide the best audio experience, especially in VR when sound design becomes a critical component of immersion. That’s why Oculus has come up with another option for Rift owners, but they’re probably not ones you’ll want to share with the homies.

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ARPost

AUGUST 16, 2019

This report comes two months ahead of the company’s XRDC conference , which will take place in San Francisco on October 14-15. When it comes to the type of immersive projects, 59% of respondents indicated games. This is not surprising, given the appetite of the consumers for interactive and immersive games.

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MAY 7, 2017

Now that the dust has settled on F8, Facebook’s annual developer conference, it’s time to look back and ask ourselves: what do those announcements actually mean for the end consumers? Leading up to F8, I wrote a piece highlighting five key predictions about what we’d discover at the conference. Augmented Reality. Virtual Reality.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2019

Last year I have attended the View Conference as a blogger , and I have been able to listen to super interesting talks (like the one of Jan Pinkava ) and to interview amazing people in the VR field (like John Gaeta and Donald Greenberg ). Being a speaker at the View Conference. The speaker badge of this View Conference.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Next week, on September 26th-27th, Oculus will perform its annual showcase event: Oculus Connect , that has now arrived at its 5th edition. The latest event, the OC4 has been full of news and interesting information , both on Oculus products and VR in general and I think that this year won’t be different.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The product is a 3D modeling software for PC VR and Oculus Quest headsets. Gabe Newell, Valve’s CEO, believes this technology will create a new road to immersive, high-fidelity experiences by having the brain read technologies built into a headset. The price used to be $25, but now it is free for individual users.

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APRIL 17, 2020

Oculus Connect 7 switches to a virtual format as a result of Coronavirus. Facebook has confirmed its upcoming Oculus Connect 7 developer conference will be switching to a digital format this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Facebook promises additional information on Oculus Connect 7 in the coming months.

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MARCH 20, 2019

Unfortunately we didn’t learn more about Oculus Quest’s launch date at GDC 2019 this week, although Oculus did reveal a few more titles coming to the standalone 6DOF headset at launch this Spring. In the meantime, here’s every Quest launch title currently confirmed by Oculus: Beat Saber. Robo Recall.

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VRScout

JUNE 26, 2017

The Magik Gallery exhibition on May 20 marked a turning point in how the general public and the art establishment will engage with immersive art. In that time, immersive art and art creation tools have found their way into many unexpected pockets of modern life, including late night talk shows. Terra Gallery via [link].

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 17, 2020

In the midst of the growing coronavirus pandemic, holding any sort of normal conference is entirely out of the question. But in fact, there has never been a more opportune time to push for advancements in (and adoption of) immersive tech. Immersive overlays. Redesigned universal menu.

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MAY 4, 2017

The VRDC (Virtual Reality Developers Conference) welcomes experts on VR, AR, and mixed reality content to speak across a collection of disciplines including health care, journalism, film, and more. The VRDC team has revealed the first sessions and they come from the Games & Entertainment and Innovations conference tracks.

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JUNE 9, 2020

Companies such as Fable , HTC, and Oculus have each walked away as winners for their groundbreaking hardware, alongside genre-defying titles such as War Remains , Tilt Brush and ImmersiCare. The VR Awards has been recognizing and celebrating outstanding achievements in the VR industry since 2017. Think of it as cosplay in VR.

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Road to VR

MAY 2, 2018

At Facebook’s F8 developer conference, Oculus today announced it’s both overhauling and rebranding React VR, the company’s open-source JavaScript library that lets developers create cross-platform WebVR experiences. Image courtesy Oculus. “That said, React VR has very real limitations.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Oculus today announced it will offer an immersive livestream during the company’s annual Oculus Connect developer conference, including coverage of the opening keynote and several VR esports championships hosted during the event. 10AM PT: Oculus Connect 5 keynote. 10AM PT: Oculus Connect 5 keynote.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Without explicitly announcing a new specific product, Samsung quietly implied that they may be developing a new standalone mobile VR HMD during a session during their developer conference last month. The post Samsung’s VR Strategy with Tom Harding, Director of Immersive Products appeared first on Road to VR. Subscribe on iTunes.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Facebook’s developer conference, F8, gives a look at the future of technology and how Facebook “connects the world through products and innovation,” as stated on the event’s website. ” Presented by: Michael Antonov (Chief Software Architect) at Oculus, Andrew Mo (Product Manager) at Oculus.

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MAY 4, 2017

The studio’s 50 staffers are encouraged to apply for new jobs within Oculus. The news was announced by Oculus Thursday afternoon in a blog post by Oculus VP of Content Jason Rubin. The post Facebook Shutting Down Oculus Story Studio appeared first on VRScout.

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Road to VR

MAY 20, 2020

Immersive VR Education , the studio behind Apollo 11 VR , Titanic VR , and social VR education platform ENGAGE , today announced that it’s secured a €3 million (~$3.3 million) investment from HTC. SEE ALSO HTC Unveils 'Vive Sync' Social VR Platform for Companies Looking to Go Virtual.

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MAY 2, 2018

Zuckerberg uses his 2018 F8 conference to tease new AR functionality for its most popular apps. The mostly-annual F8 Developer Conference is a time when the company gathers creators and entrepreneurs dedicated to the Facebook platform in order to showcase its latest and greatest tools, products and secret new projects.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 22, 2016

The Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC), the premier event for creators of immersive VR (and AR) experiences, today announced dates and location for its second edition – its first standalone event. Potential speakers may submit detailed technical and business-centric talks today through July 8, 2016.

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