Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Not only is the company’s just-launched cloud streaming service headed by Jason Rubin, a former Oculus executive, but VR cloud streaming is being talked about at the highest levels of the company. For the purposes of our beta, that includes genres like sports, card, simulation, and strategy games.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Oculus Touch officially releases to the world this December 6th, 2016, and will bring with it up to 50 titles from day one with support for the controllers on Oculus Home. Of course, if you include unofficial and patched-in support from games on Steam that were previously Vive exclusives, that number probably goes much higher.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Oculus CTO John Carmack has said publicly that he’d love to open up Oculus Quest to Android apps to boost the headset’s usefulness, but admits he’s “not winning” the debate internally at Facebook. Android apps running on Quest is apparently something Oculus’ own CTO has been arguing for internally.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The company turned to The Leadership Network and Oculus (from Meta) to implement a new Virtual Reality solution. Aptiv brings its strong focus on innovation not just to its product development strategies, but also to the training opportunities it offers to employees. Bringing Oculus Technology to the Team.

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Tech Trends VR

JULY 15, 2019

The software that comes alongside the Oculus is much better than the Index by a long shot Click To Tweet. The software that comes alongside the Oculus is much better than the Index by a long shot, and there are many more AAA games available in the market for the Oculus. This handy infographic lays it all out. Show Me the Money.

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APRIL 28, 2024

Editor's Note: Amanda Watson joined Oculus VR in 2015 and took a cubicle outside John Carmack's office in Dallas where she worked late nights on the mobile SDK. Later in California, she worked on Oculus Link and Air Link before leaving Oculus in 2022. In early 2024, Watson released CitraVR on Github. I was crushed.

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AR Insider

APRIL 27, 2020

Oculus Quest has been the accelerant that the VR industry needs. That flows from a long-term platform strategy that sacrifices near-term margins for long-term market share. But perhaps a more telling metric goes straight to the source: Oculus Quest Store data. Oculus Quest Store is a good proxy for that.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 27, 2020

With a long post on Magic Leap’s blog, in the end Rony Abovitz has admitted that the company is not going that well, and has announced a new course, that should eventually lead to Magic Leap 2. Rony blames the pandemics for this , but we all know that it has not been the coronavirus that has decided a nonsense strategy for the company.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Earlier this year the Mozilla Corporation announced plans for a powerful new version of their popular Firefox browser tailored specifically for web-based mixed reality content on standalone VR & AR headsets including the Lenovo Mirage, Oculus Go, Vive Focus, as well as other standalone devices capable of running on the Vive Wave Platform.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

First released in 1995 to a small, but passionate group of fans, award-winning strategy game Settlers of Catan would eventually go on to become one of the most influential board games ever released. Of course, it wouldn’t be Catan without some good old-fashioned competition. Martin’s A Game of Thrones. Image Credit: Catan GmbH.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Virtual Desktop , an Oculus Quest app which allows users to control their Windows PCs from inside the headset, now officially offers the ability to stream PC VR games wirelessly to the headset. Shortly thereafter, Oculus forced the developer to remove the feature, saying it didn’t meet its quality guidelines.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

In the end, the time has come: Oculus has officially revealed the name and the price of the Santa Cruz headset. Its name will be Oculus Quest and will cost $399. I followed today’s OC5 conference via Facebook streaming only for this moment and Oculus has not disappointed my expectations. ” and he has satisfied us.

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Road to VR

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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AR Insider

MARCH 30, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including That excitement culminated in 2016 after the Oculus acquisition had time to set off a chain reaction of startup activity, tech-giant investment, and VC inflows for the “next computing platform.”

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JULY 28, 2017

If you passed up on Oculus Studios and Force Field’s Landfall earlier this year then now’s the time to check it out; it’s going to be completely free to play this weekend. Not only that but Force Field is adding three new Striders — the name for the game’s mech units — across the course of the weekend.

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VRScout

MAY 6, 2021

Resolution Games—developer behind popular VR games such as Blaston, Angry Birds VR, and ACRON: Attack of the Squirrels —today launched its latest title on Oculus Quest and SteamVR headsets, Demeo. This is just one of literally hundreds of strategies you can employ in Demeo. on Oculus Quest and SteamVR headsets.

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Peter Graham

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

While it might seem daunting, Oculus and Unity want to make that process a little easier. So they’ve teamed up to create a course to help anyone out there who’s interested in learning about all aspects of VR creation. Plus, after you complete the course, you can submit your vertical slice for feedback from Oculus.”

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ARPost

APRIL 28, 2020

Of course, they also own Oculus, and filed for an AR glasses patent almost three years ago and a new one last year. He also talked briefly about VR as “social infrastructure,” suggesting that we might see new content for Oculus sometimes soon. See Also: Instagram’s New AR Features Will Force Brands to Change Strategy.

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Road to VR

JULY 9, 2017

So, you just bought an Oculus Rift and you want to know what to download first (besides the free stuff). In our breakdown of the top 5 games for Oculus Touch and top 5 for the Xbox One gamepad, we take a look at some of the best games currently on the Oculus Store. Top 5 Oculus Touch Games. Robo Recall. Superhot VR.

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AR Insider

APRIL 6, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including That excitement culminated in 2016 after the Oculus acquisition had time to set off a chain reaction of startup activity, tech-giant investment, and VC inflows for the “next computing platform.”

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MARCH 20, 2023

What’s more, new programs, learning institutions, and courses are constantly emerging to help professionals refine their skills. In 2021, Red Bull even announced their commitment to helping develop Swiss Mixed Reality talent , so they could begin their adventure into the impending metaverse.

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AR Insider

JUNE 4, 2020

This timing prompted Spatial to launch on Oculus Quest and make its PRO tier free. Starting at the beginning, the Spatial user experience (UX) is the first thing you’ll notice when entering the app (I accessed via Oculus Quest). This is by design says VP of BD and Strategy, Jacob Lowenstein. Here’s the deep dive.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2017

At Oculus Connect, the company’s annual developer conference, we got fresh insight into where Oculus is heading, and a new look at how Facebook’s money is funding battles on all fronts of the industry’s increasingly competitive landscape. Oculus Rift + Touch Price Cuts in 2017. Old Enemies – HTC. Launch – $800.

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VRScout

MARCH 5, 2017

Oculus has officially announced their slate of games for 2017. Alongside the many announcements and demos at last week’s GDC, Oculus had a few major ones to share. It’s a gentleman’s strategy shooter dressed up as a frothy-lipped sci-fi horror. At GDC 17 in San Francisco, we were able to try each one.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 11, 2020

PS @oculus you may want to consider changing that tagline – the irony with the "out of stock" notes is hilarious – as it applies to ALL HEADSETS! Companies are delaying the developments of their devices and are reorganizing their strategies, so it is no more clear when XR2-powered headsets will launch.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 22, 2020

And Oculus Quest is a beacon of hope on the VR side. This includes continued momentum for Oculus Quest and additional Facebook investments like content libraries and supporting tech (e.g. Oculus Link, and hand tracking). But those market-share wins will be smaller in quantity than Oculus’s consumer-based VR growth in 2020.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

Force Field, an AR and VR company restructured from Vanguard Games, is the team behind Landfall and we had the chance to go hands-on with it at this year’s Oculus Connect conference. Landfall is a top-down action game that uses a mixture of tactical real-time strategy game mechanics and twin-stick shooter gameplay.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

If true, it would represent a significant change of course for the HoloLens product line. Samsung partnered with Oculus (now Meta) back in 2014 to build Gear VR, a snap-in VR smartphone holder that was a generational leap in terms of low-latency mobile VR.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Using expanded and refined methodology which we detailed last month , Road to VR estimates that works out to just over 700,000 VR users on Steam over the course of November. SEE ALSO Pressure Mounts for Xbox's Missing VR Strategy as PSVR Revenue Tops $1 Billion.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 5, 2021

Since its launch in 2019 Oculus Quest has represented a major shift in Facebook’s VR strategy by moving away from the PC. While there’s a handful of hand-tracking games available on the headset, the entire Quest menu, including the Oculus browser, can be controlled completely by your hands. Image courtesy Oculus.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 24, 2023

Here in this roundup, of course, you can find them all. This is not a gaming device like the Quest 2 and this may mark a fundamental difference with the gaming-centric strategy that most VR companies have had until now. And together with them, you can also find a giveaway of keys for the audiobook about the metaverse by Luis Martins!

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 12, 2021

Some weeks ago, a group of 12 indie development studios decided to launch the first bundle dedicated to App Lab experiences for Oculus Quest. The user could buy the bundle and get access to sideloadable versions of the games, with the promise of a free key for when the game would have been approved by Oculus on App Lab.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

There was (and still is) quite a good hype for these headsets, exactly as there was hype for what was Oculus Santa Cruz, the codename of the Oculus Quest. I hope to be wrong, of course and see Quest 3 selling 50 million units, but I highly doubt it. Bu t the outcome for these headsets is a bit different than expected.

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Road to VR

JUNE 24, 2016

Steam’s legendary seasonal sale is now underway, but this year, virtual reality consumers have two competing platforms from which to browse bargains as Oculus joins Valve in a summer VR game sale head to head with some attractive discounts. Oculus Home Summer Sales (Rift). Oculus Home Summer Sales (Gear VR). Project Cars.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 14, 2021

In his report, he states that Taiwanese lens manufacturer, Yujingguang is working on next-generation lenses, and these could be installed in the upcoming next-gen PSVR and next-gen Quest (Quest 3 or Quest 2 Pro, depending on Facebook’s strategy). Oculus Quest increments its tracking area to 15m x 15m. slightly different colors).

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 24, 2019

And Oculus Quest is a beacon of hope on the VR side. This strategy will be critical in 2020. One example is Ubiquity6’s strategy to condition users to scanning spaces by giving them a free tool to capture and share 3D models. .” It will be a moving target, and we’ll course correct as market factors unfold.

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Road to VR

JULY 30, 2019

Addressing shareholders during Facebook’s Q2 2019 earnings call last week, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that unit sales of Oculus Quest are exceeding the available supply of the headset. This quarter, we shipped Oculus Quest, our first all-in-one headset with no wires and full freedom of movement. Image courtesy Oculus.

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