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MARCH 6, 2020

The recent coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) has stymied many of the industry’s most important conferences and expos this year. To avoid this, HTC today announced it will be holding its next Vive Ecosystem Conference (VEC) from within virtual reality. Furthermore, the official online registration opens on March 10th. Grazie Sig.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Facebook’s annual developer conference, F8, won’t be here until May, but with registration opening today, Oculus head Hugo Barra is teasing some exciting AR and VR news to come. Now with the approach of Facebook’s annual F8 developer conference , Barra is teasing exciting news to come.

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MARCH 19, 2018

Oculus Go, the company’s upcoming $200 standalone VR headset, doesn’t have an official release date yet, but a recent report from Variety contends Oculus will be launching Go at Facebook’s f8 developer conference this May. image courtesy Trusted Reviews.

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AUGUST 10, 2017

Oculus Connect 4, the company’s fourth annual developer conference, is set for October 11th and 12th in San Jose, California. There, Oculus will share with developers some of its latest research and developments, including what’s coming to the company’s VR Audio SDK.

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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. . Image Credit: Studiotweemaal.com.

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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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MARCH 16, 2019

Reports indicate Oculus’ next headset will make its debut later this month. In October of last year, a report by Techcrunch claimed that Facebook’s Oculus would be abandoning its plans of a proper Oculus Rift 2 in favor of minor hardware updates to the existing Rift headset. Oculus Quest / Image Credit: Oculus.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Michael Antonov, Chief Software Architect at Oculus, is due to speak at Facebook’s F8 Developer Conference on April 18th about React VR, a framework that builds on Facebook’s React JavaScript library. This web-based framework allows easier creation of VR content that can run on VR headsets from the browser.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Facebook continues to roll out the hits at today’s Facebook Connect developer conference. Using the Oculus Quest 2 headset, you’ll soon have the ability to customize your own digital office with numerous virtual monitors capable of streaming your desktop PC in real-time. Image Credit: Facebook.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Meta gave all in-person Roblox Developers Conference attendees who wanted one a free Quest Pro headset. Attendees were able to pick up a Quest Pro headset in person at the conference, which took place on Friday and Saturday. Meta has been known to give free headsets to attendees at its own conferences in the past to mark a launch.

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MAY 15, 2023

Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus who left the company in 2017, appears to have insider knowledge of upcoming Apple XR headset, which is expected to be unveiled at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) next month. To Luckey, Apple’s hotly awaited entrance into the space is apparently “so good.”

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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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JUNE 25, 2020

Oculus Quest is a VR headset that helps users enjoy tetherless immersive experiences. Also, for some time now , users have been able to find VR hand tracking games compatible with Oculus Quest. Also, for some time now , users have been able to find VR hand tracking games compatible with Oculus Quest. RPS Championship.

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APRIL 16, 2020

Oculus Connect 7, the annual Oculus developer conference held by Facebook, will be hosted as a digital event later this year due to the Coronavirus outbreak. ” Every year, Oculus Connect brings together developers, content creators, marketers, and more to celebrate the VR industry’s momentum and growth.

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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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JULY 24, 2020

Two days ago Twitter user WalkingCat posted an image of what appears to be a follow-up to Facebook’s Oculus Quest headset. In the photo provided above you can spot both a built-in microphone as well as integrated audio technology located within the head strap, nearly identical to that of the Oculus Quest and Oculus Go.

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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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MARCH 20, 2019

The sequel to Oculus Touch launch title features new modes and a social hub. Along with these PC VR games–all of which will be available on the Rift S–Oculus provided several updates regarding the upcoming Quest lineup. Image Credit: Oculus. Side-by-side comparison between Rift and Quest.

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MARCH 17, 2019

You may have wondered what was happening to me and the answer is: I was preparing for going to Vive Ecosystem Conference 2019! Vive Ecosystem Conference is maybe the most important yearly event for HTC Vive : it is a bit like the Chinese equivalent of the Oculus Connect. The post I’m going to Vive Ecosystem Conference!

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MARCH 18, 2019

This years highly-anticipated Game Developers Conference kicked-off with a bang today as Oculus confirmed the release of Beat Games’ insanely popular beat-slashing rhythm game on the upcoming Oculus Quest. Beat Saber running on the Oculus Quest / Image Credit: Beat Games. “I

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APRIL 30, 2019

During Facebook’s annual F8 developer conference earlier this morning, Zuckerburg himself took to the stage to outline the companies commitment to user privacy and company ethics, teasing a variety of features and programs designed to create a more secure ecosystem of applications and products.

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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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OCTOBER 29, 2020

Everything from work conferences, restaurants, schools, movies, and of course, the music industry, came to a complete halt. MAJORLAZER 's putting our ArcRunner platform to the test on 11/18 and bringing their full live show to @oculus Venues, from stage layout to lighting and beyond. However, the year did not go as planned.

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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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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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JULY 12, 2016

If you’re panning on attending this year’s Oculus Connect developer conference in San Jose, CA, you can now officially mark your calendars for October 5-7 for what Oculus is billing as their “largest developer conference yet.” See Also: Oculus Connect 2 Developer Session Videos Now Online.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The v32 firmware release for Oculus Quest last month ostensibly confirms that the company is moving forward with the device, as it contains hidden reference to an “Oculus Quest Pro” headset along with text mentioning both eye and face-tracking. THE LENSES SHOULD BE CLOSE TO YOUR EYES, BUT NOT CAUSE DISCOMFORT.””

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AUGUST 25, 2020

After six annual Oculus Connect conferences, Facebook is rebranding its XR developer event with the name Facebook Connect. Although it no longer bears the Oculus name, Facebook says that Facebook Connect will continue to focus on the company’s XR efforts. Mark Zuckerberg on stage at Oculus Connect 3.

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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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AUGUST 4, 2021

It’s arguable that Facebook’s Oculus now takes up the majority of the attention in the virtual reality market, but it is hardly the only major player. HTC is still actively working on Vive, and Microsoft’s Windows Mixed Reality also dips into that field.

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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. We provide context-specific information on parts of each painting.

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MARCH 21, 2024

The Ignition program from Oculus Publishing was announced at GDC 2024 "in light of [.] Oculus Publishing was established as Meta's brand for third-party publishing relationships at last year's GDC, confirming 150 titles in the works at the time.

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MARCH 16, 2020

The 2020 Game Developers Conference (GDC) would have started today had it not been canned like basically every major expo from here until summer. To compensate, Facebook is hosting what it calls its Game Developers Showcase, and it’s starting today.

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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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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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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. The post VEC 2019 – All the most important news from the Vive Ecosystem Conference appeared first on The Ghost Howls.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

” What Zuckerberg considers mainstream isn’t well-defined, however at Oculus Connect 5 in 2018, the company’s XR developer conference, he said that 10 million VR users was an important milestone for the company to reach in order to make a sustainable ecosystem for VR developers.

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