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MAY 15, 2019

We’re less than a week away from the long-awaited release of the Oculus Quest standalone VR headset and with over 50 launch titles already confirmed, it appears as though we’ll have plenty of content to look forward to this coming Tuesday. In The Under Presents, we collide theater and gaming.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Aside from props from the six-part TV mini-series and replicas of NASA’s Mars rovers, Nat Geo showed off a cable-based VR experience that had you strapped in a seat donning an Oculus Rift headset. The post Nat Geo Built a Mars VR Theme Park in New York appeared first on VRScout.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2020

During a live Q&A hosted on Twitch this past week, developer Asobo Studio confirmed that full VR support will be exiting closed beta and arriving on all PC VR headsets, including the HTC Vive, Oculus, Valve Index, and Windows Mixed Reality, this December as part of the free “Sim Update 2.” Image Credit: Microsoft.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Two images showing a seemingly consumer-ready box containing Oculus Go, the company’s upcoming standalone VR headset, found its way to Reddit and Twitter recently, possibly indicating that launch is right around the corner. The first wave of Oculus Go dev kits cropped up at the end of November last year.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 29, 2019

NextVR, the VR livestreaming event app, is now available on Oculus Quest for free, which is said to come alongside a new technology that promises clearer and sharper video rendering. The studio calls the new rendering technology ‘PAVE’, which is said to enable new features like enhanced in-experience graphic overlays (e.g.

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APRIL 25, 2021

Brought to us by the same team behind Custom Notes —a popular VR mod that allows players to compose original Beat Saber tracks—this custom map loader allows Gorilla Tag players on both PCVR and Oculus Quest headsets access to over a dozen custom multiplayer environments ranging from New York City to the International Space Station.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. That is if every company implemented OpenXR, a program built for the Oculus should work with SteamVR as well. Other relevant news.

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AUGUST 29, 2018

The advanced VR simulation expands to new medical institutions as Oculus & CHLA continue their push towards experiential education. The results have proven so successful that Oculus & CHLA will be launching the revolutionary program across eleven new medical facilities and healthcare providers across the U.S.

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MARCH 14, 2022

The following is a full list of the 2022 nominees: After The Fal l by Vertigo Games Demeo by Resolution Games Lone Echo II by Ready at Dawn / Oculus Studios Resident Evil 4 VR by Armature Studio & Oculus Studios Song in the Smoke by 17-BIT. For a full breakdown of this year’s nominees and awards visit here.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

Oculus today announced that it’s bringing two VR experiences to this year’s Sundance Film Festival— the previously announced Traveling While Black for Oculus Go & Rift, and the newly unveiled The Under Presents for Oculus Quest. The experience is said to arrive on Oculus Quest “later this year.”

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DECEMBER 13, 2017

Created as one of the last projects of the now-defunct Oculus Story Studio , Wolves in the Walls VR is making its debut at Sundance Film Festival this year. Oculus Story Studios created three VR experiences before Facebook shuttered the studio back in May; Dear Angelica, Lost, and Henry. image courtesy Oculus.

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JANUARY 14, 2021

Lobser came up with the idea for Visitations during the explosion of consumer VR devices, such as the Oculus Quest. Visitations is available now on Oculus Go , Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 via SideQuest and Steam. At the time he was in the midst of shifting from animation direction to creative code.

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ARPost

APRIL 20, 2021

To deliver the program to the target population, Viability and Link to VR reached out to Oculus Business to create a business-class version of the Oculus Quest 2 VR headset. See Also: New PwC Report: The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Soft Skills Training. To solve this issue, Viability. How the VR Training Project Works.

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MAY 9, 2022

This summer, prepare for something exciting: Tribeca Festival, which is taking place in New York, June 8-19, brings Tribeca Immersive – a special section of the well-known festival showcasing XR experiences.

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Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2017

Dungeon Chess , described as “the first official Dungeons & Dragons -themed Gear VR Game”, is now available on both Samsung’s mobile VR platform and the Oculus Rift. Dungeon Chess has launched just in time for the Oculus Store Summer Sale, where it is currently enjoying a 50% discount.

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APRIL 28, 2020

Between high demand and manufacturing interruptions due to the Coronavirus, Oculus Quest and Rift S have been in extremely short supply, often commanding a 150% price premiums (or more) in aftermarket sales. SEE ALSO Oculus Explains Rift S Design & Manufacturing Partnership with Lenovo.

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JUNE 11, 2022

When Meta (formerly Facebook) launched its Facebook Spaces beta for the Oculus Rift back in 2017, the VR app gave us a glimpse of the future of socializing through VR technology. Honnold was amazed by the experience, saying, “This is quite an experience for me, this is kinda blowing my mind.”

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APRIL 24, 2017

Facebook’s Oculus VR team is announcing a new bundle for its Oculus Rift VR system. With it, customers can get a Rift headset, the Oculus Touch controllers, an ASUS VivoX PC , and four free games for the total price of $1300. The bundle will be available in “select territories” through Amazon and NewEgg.

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JANUARY 17, 2017

Mark Zuckerberg gave testimony during a lawsuit with ZeniMax about the real cost of Oculus. The Facebook CEO knows exactly how much his company paid for Oculus, clarifying the higher purchase price at a Texas courthouse. ZeniMax alleges that Oculus created their Rift VR headset from misappropriated trade secrets.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

A New York Times report maintains that Meta has been planning its own retail stores that aim to eventually span the world. The report cites people with knowledge of the project in addition to internal company documents shared with The New York Times.

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DECEMBER 3, 2019

Jude recently teamed up with Facebook, creative agency BBDO New York , and immersive developer Flight School on an interactive VR experience designed to honor the immense bravery of past St. Jude, Facebook, BBDO New York, Flight School. Jude, Facebook, BBDO New York, Flight School. Jude patients.”

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JULY 8, 2020

RPO has celebrated its fair share of success; it spent more than 100 weeks on the New York Times bestsellers list and was adapted into a film, produced by Steven Spielberg. i dislike Ready Player One, for a lot of reasons; one of those reasons is that at oculus (circa 2015?) Of course, not everyone appreciated it.

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JANUARY 30, 2019

Penned by New York City mailman Victor Hugo Green in 1936, The Green Book was an annual guidebook that informed travelers of various services and establishments known to be welcoming to the African-American community; a potential life-saver for those living through the era of heinous Jim Crow laws. Image Credit: Oculus.

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

The Unspoken is a multiplayer virtual reality video game that was released earlier this month as a launch title for the Oculus Touch platform. The Unspoken has been a huge boon for the Oculus Rift and VR gaming in general but, according to the studio that made the game, it was almost something completely different.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

Now the team that has been showcasing independent VR projects and hosting events around the world is kicking off a new program to support creators in collaboration with Oculus. Successfully funded projects will go into production in early 2017 and will be available on the Oculus platform. Elliot Cole. Mike Brett. Milica Zec.

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Road to VR

JULY 17, 2020

Social VR/AR platform vTime released a new update today that includes a few theater spaces where you can chat with friends and watch select sports programming on big screen TVs. Programming is admittedly thin at the moment, which only includes select clips from Manchester City Football Club matches.

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MARCH 3, 2017

My adventure started as I entered a large green-lit cube where a lone Oculus Rift hung from the center on a rusty construction hook tied to some shanty rope. I donned the headset, took control of an Oculus Remote and was transported forward in time to a futuristic Borabora island resort that had long since been abandoned.

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Road to VR

APRIL 7, 2018

Yelena Rachitsky is an executive producer of experiences at Oculus, and she’s been inspired by how interactive narratives have allowed her to feel like a participant who is more engaged, more present, and more alive. The future of VR storytelling will be immersive and interactive. Support Voices of VR. Subscribe on iTunes.

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JANUARY 18, 2017

Last week a lawsuit filed against Oculus and its management started its trial in Dallas, Texas. The plaintiff alleges Oculus CTO John Carmack abused his former position at ZeniMax to give intellectual property to Oculus when it was just a fledgling startup. The Oculus/Zenimax case is continuing and we will provide updates.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Their Oculus app allows real-time collaboration without ever leaving your home. As of November 2020, they’re hiring for both New York and San Francisco positions. The New York Times (Research & Development).

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JANUARY 20, 2017

Over the past two weeks, ZeniMax Media and Oculus have been duking it out in the Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse in Dallas, TX, and we’ve been observing and taking notes. Beth Wilkinson, Oculus’ lawyer, also said Carmack shouldn’t have copied the files, and that he turned everything in within a year of the litigation being filed.

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APRIL 3, 2020

Just like most other large scale events around the world, the annual Tribeca Film Festival has had to shutter its physical operations which usually take place in New York City during April. Additionally, Oculus will be releasing 2019 Tribeca Storyscapes Award winner The Key as an app for Oculus Rift/Rift S and Oculus Quest.

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JUNE 22, 2018

Launched on Frank’s 89th birthday, the VR collaborative effort by the Anne Frank House, Force Field VR, and Oculus provides a unique 25-minute immersive tour of Frank’s secret hiding place, known as the Secret Annex. The experience is available for download now on the Oculus Store for Samsung Gear VR— completely free of charge.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

ESL One New York is a major esports event, with two days of action spanning Semi-Finals and a Cache Showmatch leading up to the Grand.

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JUNE 23, 2021

The New York-based company’s latest funding round was led by Bee Partners with additional investment from First In, Meeting Street Capital, Service Provider Capital, Spacecadet, and Dan Farah, producer of Steven Spielberg’s film adaptation of Ready Player One. The post Moth+Flame Raises $2.5M

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APRIL 21, 2021

Each festival will also host live events throughout their respective locations in Paris, Cannes, and New York, with the NewImages Festival organizing satellite pop-ups across nearly every continent. . We wanted to bring a New York audience who is curious to be able to attend something they can actually touch,” Hammonds explained. “I

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AllThingsVR

JANUARY 17, 2017

Facebook Actually Bought Oculus for $3 Billion (Not $2 Billion) In Dallas federal court on Tuesday, Zuckerberg took the stand to testify in the intellectual property lawsuit between Facebook-owned Oculus and ZeniMax Media, a company that previously employed a number of Oculus employees, including co-founder Palmer Luckey.

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