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APRIL 21, 2021

Oculus teases new games and several long-awaited updates during its first-ever VR gaming showcase. Oculus held its first-ever VR gaming showcase earlier today, revealing new games and several major updates coming to Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift headsets this year. Pistol Whip ‘Smoke & Thunder’ Update.

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MARCH 16, 2021

Explore a whimsical recreation of the infamous Austin-based festival on your Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, or SteamVR headset. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic resulting in the cancellation of most in-person events, this year event organizers were forced to pivot to an online format. Feature Image Credit: SXSW, LLC.

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AUGUST 24, 2020

Normally held every year in the Black Rock Desert of northwestern Nevada, the legendary event has established itself as one of—if not the most unique annual festival in the world, celebrating everything from music and art to radical inclusion, gifting, and self-reliance. Image Credit: Somnium Space Ltd.

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MAY 1, 2018

NextVR , the live event VR broadcasting company, today announced a partnership with Oculus to bring live VR events to Oculus Venues , the company’s upcoming social viewing app that will allow mass viewing of events such as sports, concerts and comedy.

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JULY 29, 2021

According to a new report by Bloomberg , Facebook may be working with fellow tech giant Apple to bring the Apple Health platform to Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 headsets. You could, for instance, upload burned calorie data from Oculus Move to the Apple Health app or view Apple Health data directly from your Oculus Quest headset.

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MAY 30, 2018

Oculus Venues , the social app that allows ‘thousands of users’ to watch live events en masse in VR, is now available on Oculus Go and Gear VR starting today. The company has also published a full list of upcoming live events (below). You can download Oculus Venues here for Gear VR and and Oculus Go.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Horizon Workrooms launched this past August on Oculus Quest 2 headsets. The event runs from September 13-14th remotely via Zoom Events. The post Zoom Meetings Heading To VR On Oculus Quest 2 Next Year appeared first on VRScout. Image Credit: Zoom Video Communications. Image Credit: Facebook.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The Oculus Quest just keeps getting better. Yesterday Oculus announced the rollout of their 13.0 The most noteworthy of which, a new hand-tracking option that — when enabled, allows you to automatically switch between your Oculus Touch controllers and hand-tracking mode. Feature Image Credit: Oculus.

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JUNE 17, 2021

Oculus software update v30 introduces long-awaited features to accessibility, party chat, and Infinite Office. Earlier today, Facebook announced the rollout of its v30 on the Oculus Quest platform, which introduces a handful of highly-anticipated improvements as well as a few pleasant surprises. AIR LINK FOR THE ORIGINAL OCULUS QUEST.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

A History of Virtex Virtex co-founders Tim Mcguinness and Christoph Ortlepp met at an esports event in 2019. It also got Jim Purbrick who had previously been a technical director at Linden Lab and an engineering manager for Oculus. The game is flattened and there’s little environment ambiance. Virtex wants to fix that.

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APRIL 6, 2020

NextVR, the live event broadcasting platform for VR headsets, may soon find itself acquired by Apple, a report by 9to5Mac maintains, which is expected to be valued around $100 million. The post Report: Apple to Acquire Live Event Streaming Company NextVR for $100M appeared first on Road to VR.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

But in China, they are very famous, and now they are also organizing a big event about XR called FBEC with hosts from all the major VR companies (HTC, Unity, Alibaba, Huawei, etc…). Since Meta made the acquisition and took over Oculus, VRTUOLUO began to write original and in-depth articles on the XR industry.

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AUGUST 14, 2020

Oculus Venues receives a major update with Facebook Horizon-like avatars. Facebook has begun rolling out early access to their new-and-improved Oculus Venues app, introducing a a handful of social features aimed at paving the way for the upcoming Facebook Horizon social platform. ” – GraphicsMonkey. Image Credit: Facebook.

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AUGUST 18, 2020

Existing users will need to merge their Oculus accounts in two years. Earlier this morning Facebook confirmed in an official Oculus blog post that, beginning October 2020, those using an Oculus VR headset for the first time will need to log in to their devices with an official Facebook account for full functionality.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The first one is that the bond between me and VRrOOm has become a bit more official , and we’ll keep innovating the virtual events sector together for a while. Venice VR, Burning Man, and TGS show the beauty of virtual events. These are typical problems of VR events, and we’ll need some years to solve them. Top news of the week.

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APRIL 17, 2020

Gamescom, the world’s largest gaming event, won’t be taking place in Cologne, Germany as planned this August. Following a nation-wide ban on major events, Gamescom 2020 will be taking place online due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19).

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AUGUST 30, 2022

Fortnite doesn’t natively support VR headsets, however an update coming to the popular battle royale shooter today reportedly holds mention of Oculus, possibly pointing to future VR support for the game. Epic added stuff related to Oculus (Quest, Quest 2 & Mobile) in today's update. — HYPEX (@HYPEX) August 30, 2022.

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MAY 9, 2022

The company is making good on its vision to mold the social platform into more of a monolithic metaverse app by folding its live event app Horizon Venues entirely into Worlds. The company says it’s still publishing highlights and replays of Venues events in Oculus TV.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2021

The Cinderella Switch experience will also feature special events known as “serial number ticket concerts”, which is when one of the performers is on stage and the other one is right next to you as if you went to the concert together. The event kicks off Saturday, March 27th. The two of you can dance, sing, and cheer together!

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JUNE 12, 2021

Announced today during the Upload VR Showcase as part of IGN’s Summer of Gaming event, the NERF Ultimate Championship is scheduled to arrive in 2022 on the Oculus Quest. The post Competitive VR NERF Game Coming To Oculus Quest In 2022 appeared first on VRScout. Feature Image Credit: Hasbro.

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AUGUST 25, 2020

Oculus Connect is now Facebook Connect according to an update by Andrew Bosworth, head of the new Facebook Reality Lab. Despite the lack of a physical venue, however, event organizers are promising big-name keynotes, educational developer sessions, and “tons of exciting announcements” throughout the multiday event.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Microsoft’s flagship social VR platform brings its unique brand of events to the Quest. AltspaceVR has positioned itself as the destination for virtual live events, boasting a long history of celebrities like Reggie Watts performing on the platform since its inception. But that’s just the beginning.

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JULY 20, 2021

With the Oculus app , users can easily go through the steps on the Oculus phone app, create a link for the group launch, and share that with their friends through social media such as Discord, Facebook, or private chat. Open the Oculus app on your phone. Note About the Oculus App. Steps to Create Your Group Launch.

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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. This year the event will be held online on September 16th. Although it no longer bears the Oculus name, Facebook says that Facebook Connect will continue to focus on the company’s XR efforts.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Learn more about the latest in Oculus technology while wearing the latest in Oculus technology. Oculus Connect, an annual conference dedicated to showcasing the latest advancements in Oculus VR technology, is just around the corner and with it a new heap of rumors, announcements, and excitement.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

This year, the Venice VR event, called Venice VR Expanded, is going to be held mostly in VR , with the participating movies and artworks that are being distributed through Viveport and Oculus TV and the event being hold in VRChat with a world built by VRrOOm. This is the boldest and craziest part of the Venice VR Expanded.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Tomorrow marks the beginning of the 2020 Breeders’ Cup World Championship , one of the most prestigious international horse racing events in the world. This year event organizers have partnered with Facebook’s Oculus to deliver immersive remote coverage via the companies new-and-improved Venues platform.

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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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MARCH 16, 2020

Valve Index and Oculus Quest were on sale again. This week the Valve Index and the Oculus Quest have been put back in stock. Oculus and Valve have probably taken out all the devices they had in the warehouses so that to ship them before Half-Life: Alyx and the sale has been a big success. Other relevant news. This is so sad.

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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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OCTOBER 29, 2020

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. The only real obstacle is buying a VR headset, but with the new Oculus Quest 2 coming in at just $299 , it’s never been cheaper to join the VR ecosystem.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

Naturally, established AAA titles, such as Overwatch and Rocket League, have already begun rolling out their Halloween themed cosmetics and events to their player bases. Ready at Dawn is also offering their own Halloween themed event for their growing Echo VR universe, the “ Echo VR Halloween Bash.”. Image Credit: Ready at Dawn.

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AUGUST 10, 2020

TERMINUS was originally intended as a touring exhibition; partway through its multi-city tour, however, the outbreak of COVID-19 forced the team to end its run early, cancelling upcoming showings at various major events, such as the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas. via the Oculus Store. Terminus VR is available now for $7.99

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AUGUST 14, 2020

Oculus Venues only landed on Quest back in June, uniting Quest and Go users under the same social VR event viewing platform. The app is being released to only a few users at this time though, so you may not find that big blue ‘Download’ button on Venue’s new Oculus Store page. Image courtesy Facebook.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Now all three chapters of Wolves in the Walls are available for the Oculus Quest VR headset and the Quest 2, allowing even more users the chance to experience this groundbreaking interactive narrative. . Wolves in the Walls is available now in the Oculus App store for $8.99; but Lucy’s story doesn’t end there.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The Walking Dead Onslaught is now available on Oculus Rift, SteamVR, and PlayStation VR, offering fans of the long-running series the chance to experience the zombie apocalypse first-hand as their favorite Walking Dead characters. The Walking Dead Onslaught is available now via the PlayStation Store , Oculus , and SteamVR beginning at $29.99.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Ahead of what promises to be an eventful sales season, it seems Facebook is getting a head start today with the launch of a week-long sale on Oculus Quest 2 headsets. Starting today, the company is launching a week-long deal that will save you $100 when buying a second Oculus Quest 2.

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