Road to VR

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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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 4, 2024

Following Meta’s move away from Oculus branding and, subsequently, from requiring Facebook accounts during XR device log-ins, the Menlo Park-based firm is removing all Oculus accounts and related data by the end of the month. Additionally, all data linked to a user’s Oculus account will disappear by the end of March.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

It’s only day one of Oculus Connect 5 and already we’ve seen new hardware, new content, and bold new ideas for the future of VR. Lucasfilm’s immersive entertainment initiative, ILMxLAB , was also present at the event to deliver news surrounding its latest Star Wars-related VR experience, Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series.

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AR Insider

APRIL 27, 2020

Oculus Quest has been the accelerant that the VR industry needs. Demand exceeding supply is the inverse of what we and most industry watchers have expected for the VR hardware marketplace. The former stems from Facebook’s VR investments that yield hardware that’s cheaper than it should be. Image Source: UploadVR.

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Road to VR

APRIL 29, 2020

In Facebook’s Q1 2020 earnings call today, the company overviewed its latest financial situation and noted that Oculus products were a major contributor to $297 million in non-advertising revenue. Wehner specifically noted that the increase was “driven primarily by the sales of Oculus products.”

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ARPost

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Since buying my Oculus CV1 two years ago, there’s been one must-have VR accessory I swear by — a VR Cover. For this review, I’ll discuss how ordering the Oculus Rift VR Cover and the Oculus Rift Foam Replacement PU Leather made a huge difference in the way I enjoy virtual reality. VR Cover Versatility.

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Road to VR

JUNE 2, 2020

Last month Oculus released the Oculus for Business program for enterprise customers. I have been working with Oculus for Business, preparing my client to deploy VR at large scale and integrate it with internal solutions. What is Oculus for Business ? Image courtesy Oculus. First, a quick primer. User Experience.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Each year over 70 experts in immersive technology come together to meticulously inspect everything from innovative new hardware to groundbreaking VR experiences to other colossal advancements that will push VR into brand new directions. This is honestly one of the more important awards presented this year.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

The Oculus Connect 6 is approaching. Next week, on 25th and 26th, Oculus will hold its main yearly event , and as always, it will talk about the milestones reached by the company and then it will show future hardware and software. What will Oculus announce? No new VR hardware announcement. It would be a crazy move.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Although Facebook is discontinuing its PC-only Rift product line , the company says that PC VR content will live on thanks to Oculus Link, which allows Quest and Quest 2 to tether to a VR ready PC and play high-end content. To that end the company is planning a range of upgrades to improve the Oculus Link experience for both headsets.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Learn the ins-and-outs of Unity development and have your project reviewed by Oculus experts. From the initial prototyping stages to testing and final submissions, students will be guided through every stage of VR development for Oculus Rift/Rift S and Oculus Quest headsets on the Unity platform. Image Credit: Oculus, Unity.

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Road to VR

MARCH 18, 2019

OpenXR is a work-in-progress standard that aims to unify the underlying connections between VR and AR hardware, game engines, and content, making for a more interoperable ecosystem. Oculus says they plan to provide runtime support for apps built for OpenXR on Rift and Quest later this year.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Last week industry legend and current Oculus VR CTO John Carmack sat down with stand-up comedian and podcast icon Joe Rogan for Episode #1342 of the immensely popular Joe Rogan Experience podcast. 58:33 ] – Carmack compares similarities between Neurolink’s brain-interface RF technology and Oculus’ camera and display system. [

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VRScout

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The company is working on a “higher-end” Oculus headset that features a variety of game-changing technology. During today’s Facebook Connect conference, the company, now called ‘Meta,’ revealed a new addition to its lineup of Oculus hardware.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

Back at the end of April, 2019, Oculus introduced “the new Oculus for Business” program , an enterprise-focused program which would see Oculus headsets sold with customized software aimed at large scale device management and business and commercial use-cases, along with specialized support and warranties.

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Road to VR

JULY 29, 2019

OpenXR is a royalty-free standard that aims to unify the underlying connections between VR and AR hardware, game engines, and content, making for a more interoperable ecosystem. Oculus has committed to bringing OpenXR runtime support to both Rift and Quest later this year. Today the group announced the release of OpenXR 1.0,

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Road to VR

JULY 8, 2019

Oculus seems to be on a bit of a hiring spree as of late; its parent company Facebook is advertising over 400 positions dealing with AR/VR via its job portal at the moment. ” We knew Oculus was working on their own eye-tracking solution for a while now. Oculus ‘Half Dome’ prototype, Image courtesy Facebook.

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Road to VR

MARCH 21, 2018

GDC 2018 is in full swing and we kick of Wednesday with a Live Blog of Oculus’ “Inside Oculus 2018” session, which is set to give developers an insight into the Facebook owned VR company’s hardware and software road map for the year.

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Road to VR

JUNE 23, 2017

In February, ZeniMax filed an injunction to request the worldwide blocking of sales of products that use Oculus software, which includes both Rift and Gear VR hardware, following a recent high-profile court case against Facebook/Oculus. The post Facebook Fights to Prevent Oculus Rift Sales Ban appeared first on Road to VR.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Today at Oculus Connect 6, CTO John Carmack dove into the work the company has done on Oculus Link, the Quest feature which will soon allow the headset to tether to PC to play Rift games. Some of that could be further improved, he said, especially if Oculus can get lower level access to the headset’s underlying hardware.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 13, 2017

A new commercial-focused hardware bundle including Rift headset, Touch controllers, three Sensors, and three facial interfaces was revealed at Oculus Connect 4 this week. The post Oculus Gets Down to Business With New Rift Bundle Aimed at Commercial Use appeared first on Road to VR.

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Road to VR

APRIL 19, 2017

Michael Abrash, Chief Scientist at Oculus, as-ever delivered an inspiring presentation at today’s F8 conference, this time on the topic of Augmented Reality. ” You can watch his presentation in full in the video below, starting at 57:45.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 12, 2019

The time for my Oculus Quest review has come. The Quest has a nice packaging , as all Oculus products. I really love opening Oculus products , since usually they are packaged really well, and the Quest is no exception. Oculus Quest box content (Image by Oculus). Front view of the Oculus Quest.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 2, 2021

Facebook’s Q1 non-advertising revenue — where Oculus revenues are categorized — was $497 million as noted. The company has stated publicly that Oculus is the growth engine for this revenue center. If we look at Facebook’s non-advertising revenues pre-Oculus, it was a slow-growth quarterly revenue stream of about $250 million.

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Road to VR

APRIL 17, 2018

Oculus Santa Cruz is a VR prototype that brings many high-end features of the Oculus Rift and Touch, most notably positional (6DoF) tracking on both headset and controllers, into a self-contained, standalone design. What is Oculus Santa Cruz? Image courtesy Oculus. What Are the Oculus Santa Cruz Specs?

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Despite the constraints that COVID-19 has presented, it is evident that innovation and progress in delivering virtual reality to all has not been hindered.”. VR Hardware. The VR Hardware of the Year Award was awarded to Valve for Index, the company’s first virtual reality headset developed and manufactured in-house.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Image courtesy Oculus. This is an area where I clearly undershot,” he said, noting that Oculus’ own Half Dome prototype shown earlier this year had already met two of these specifications (140 degree FOV and variable focus), and that display panels matching the predicted resolution have already been shown publicly.

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Road to VR

MAY 7, 2018

Oculus today announced it’s rebranding Oculus Research, the company’s R&D lab, to the newly created Facebook Reality Labs (FRL). The company announced the change via a Facebook post by Oculus Chief Scientist Michael Abrash. Image courtesy Oculus. Image courtesy Facebook.

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AR Insider

MARCH 1, 2021

Facebook’s Q4 non-advertising revenue — where Oculus revenues are categorized — were $885 million. As noted, the company specified during its earnings call that Oculus sales were a major growth driver. That total includes hardware and software. That makes hardware revenue $421.2 That yields $336.96

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Road to VR

JUNE 28, 2017

Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, who left the company back in March, has backed a crowdfunding campaign for Revive—a hack which allows HTC Vive owners to play games from the Oculus platform—to the tune of $2,000 per month to support its continued development. SEE ALSO Vive Users Can Join Rift Friends in ‘Facebook Spaces’ With Revive Hack.

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APRIL 1, 2024

Following the deletion of Oculus account data, Meta has now removed several features from its virtual meeting room tool Horizon: Workrooms in a proclaimed effort to provide a “more streamlined and reliable experience.” Meta’s move means that Quest users can no longer log into their XR device with an Oculus account.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Cloud compute specialists Scalable Graphics are to debut a new 1 pound wireless PC VR solution compatible with both Oculus Rift and HTC Vive VR headsets at next weeks CES convention in Las Vegas. What’s more, the firm is due to demonstrate the new hardware at CES next week.

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Road to VR

MAY 15, 2017

Oculus Research, the VR and AR R&D division of the company, today announced a new display technology that they’re calling the “Focal Surface Display.” ” Oculus Research’s Focal Surface Display prototype | Photo courtesy Oculus. .” ” Oculus writes in their blog post.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

A report on Thurrott.com indicates Microsoft is skipping an incremental hardware update to its Hololens in favor of a generational upgrade in 2019. I reached out to Microsoft for comment and received the following prepared statement: Mixed reality is the future of computing, and Microsoft HoloLens is the future and present of mixed reality.

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Road to VR

JULY 17, 2018

More than just the latest in a long line of niche gadgets, Oculus Go represents the linchpin of Facebook’s lofty goal of putting one billion people into virtual reality. SEE ALSO Oculus Go Review: Standalone VR Priced for the Masses. SEE ALSO China's Oculus Go Variant Sells Out in Minutes, 50,000+ Await More Stock.

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Road to VR

APRIL 3, 2019

Oculus is today launching their ‘Expressive Avatars’ update on Rift and mobile VR; it’s a significant step up in realism thanks to a few additions including cleverly simulated eye models, lipsync, and even microexpressions. Oculus previously used eye wear to avoid off-putting stares, Image courtesy Oculus.

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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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