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Oculus & ESL Return For VR League: Season Two

VRScout

So while titles such as Starcraft 2 and Overwatch may be positioned seemingly permanently at the top of the current esports food chain, the popularity of last years VR Challenger League, a VR-dedicated esports competition hosted by Oculus & ESL, has shown that fans may be ready for immersive esports sooner than we thought. .

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Tribeca Film Fest To Release VR Films On Oculus Quest & Go After Coronavirus Cancellation

VRScout

15 VR short films scheduled to debut at Tribeca Immersive will be available later this month on standalone Oculus headsets. Forgotten Kiss (World Premiere)—Finland : Project Creator: Oleg Nikolaenko. Linus is on a journey to find painless ways to die inside a video game simulation that emulates sensory experiences.

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XR Today’s Virtual Reality Guide for Enterprises

XR Today - Virtual Reality

In 2012, the first Oculus Rift emerged, triggering a burst of excitement followed by relative silence from consumers. The Helsinki, Finland-based firm’s latest headset provides industry-leading immersion for aviation professionals with such realism, they can earn credits for their pilot licence training.

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Oculus For Business is now available for all companies

The Ghost Howls

Oculus has gained in these years always more success in the consumers’ landscape, and now with the Oculus Quest , thanks to an affordable device running great content , it is making strides in the market. Today, finally, Facebook has changed all of this and i s making Oculus For Business available to all interested companies.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.04): Varjo announces XR-4 headset, Quest 2 sells much more than Quest 3, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Varjo XR-4 is on sale for enterprises, but the company has also opened up a waiting list for interested consumers (especially simulator fans, I guess). This headset costs €7,990 for the standard version and €13,990 for the focal edition.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.02.24): HTC shows Cosmos and Proton, devs make cool hands interactions, Sansar on sale and more!

The Ghost Howls

Developers are coming up with creative uses of Oculus Quest hands tracking. Oculus Quest hands tracking is being a success among developers. Since hands-tracking is being so successful, Oculus has made two things to help developers. PSVR game Ghost Giant has come to Oculus Quest on February, 20th. News worth a mention.

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What’s New in Virtual Reality (VR) Headsets in Fall 2019?

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After a relatively quiet summer — outside of the Oculus Quest release ! That last development isn’t too big of a shocker, given Gear VR requires Oculus technology running on a Samsung phone, an untenable long-term arrangement given Oculus’ own focus on VR headsets. When would you choose to use this feature?