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Today at GDC, after a lot of rumors, Oculus has finally unveiled the successor of the Oculus Rift CV1: the Rift S. Oculus Rift S. Benjamin Lang wearing the Oculus Rift S. The Rift S seems like a mix of an Oculus Rift CV1, a Vive Cosmos and a Lenovo Explorer. MORE
Next week, on September 26th-27th, Oculus will perform its annual showcase event: Oculus Connect , that has now arrived at its 5th edition. Of course, we still don’t know exactly what will be announced by Oculus/Facebook. Oculus Santa Cruz. Oculus Monterey. MORE
I’m writing my review on the Oculus Quest (it will be out tomorrow!) All the developer studios working on Oculus Quest when the Quest was announced (Image by Upload VR). Oculus wants to ensure that every person buying a Quest will be able to play only high-quality games. MORE
As it is tradition of this little blog, I will write a full round-up of the Oculus Connect 5 , the very important Oculus event that has been held in San Jose on 26th and 27th of September (2018). Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest has been the rockstar of this event. Oculus Go. MORE
Reports indicate Oculus’ next headset will make its debut later this month. In October of last year, a report by Techcrunch claimed that Facebook’s Oculus would be abandoning its plans of a proper Oculus Rift 2 in favor of minor hardware updates to the existing Rift headset. MORE
Facebook’s standalone 6DOF headset, Oculus Quest hit retail stores on May 21 st , and in just one week after launch, the VR headset was listed as sold out at many U.S. Image Credit: Oculus. Image Credit: Oculus. News Facebook Nathie Oculus Oculus Quest Oculus Quest Sales MORE
This year we had the launch of two amazing 6 DOF all-in-one Virtual Reality headsets : the Oculus Quest and the HTC Vive Focus Plus. The official boxes of the Oculus Quest (above) and Vive Focus Plus (below). Oculus Quest and controllers (Image by Oculus). MORE
Oculus has announced Rift S, the headset’s fabled hardware refresh that brings with it a modest spec bump and a few other changes to the original Rift that the company hopes will appeal to new entrants in PC VR gaming. Touch controllers, Image courtesy Oculus. MORE
Developers creating VR apps for Oculus Quest will probably have a harder time getting through the review process than they did previously with Rift or Go. Oculus Quest is slated to release in Spring 2019 starting at $400. MORE
Oculus PC software Public Test Channel version 1.39 brings important improvements to Touch controller tracking on Oculus Rift S. Since the Oculus Quest uses the same Insight tracking system, it will also receive these improvements in a future firmware update. MORE
Oculus is aware of the sub-par audio quality on Rift S and says that an upcoming update will make a “meaningful difference.” I recently opined that Oculus should release accessories to deal with the issue. MORE
As soon as my Oculus Quest arrived, I immediately started playing with it and have fun with Beat Saber, Robo Recall, Creed and all the other titles. But then, as a developer, I felt the urge to understand how to develop my applications in Unity for the Oculus Quest. Image by Oculus). MORE
Legendary programmer and Oculus CTO John Carmack took the stage today at Oculus Connect to have another one of his famous off-script, stream-of-thought talks. SEE ALSO Oculus Quest Hands-on and Tech Details. MORE
Oculus Quest may not have a specific release date yet, although now that both the headset and its Touch controllers have undergone FCC testing, there’s little left standing in the way of the headset’s launch this Spring. Image courtesy Oculus. MORE
Sling TV on Oculus TV now supports multi-user watching. That means if you and your friends are Sling TV subscribers, you should be able to watch the service together in VR from anywhere, using Oculus Go headsets. Sling came to Oculus TV back in December , along with ESPN and FOX NOW. MORE
The long awaited ‘Expressive Avatars’ update to Oculus Avatars is launching in closed beta ‘shortly’ The update adds simulated eyes and overhauls the lipsync technology. Oculus Avatars are available for free for any VR developer to use in their app. MORE
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. MORE
Though Oculus touts the Rift S as its “most advanced, PC-powered gaming headset,” the headset is notably trailing other Oculus headsets (including the original Rift) in customer ratings on Amazon. MORE
According to market research firm SuperData, as quoted in CNBC , Facebook’s Oculus Go VR headset has sold two million units, Quest had sold 1.1 According to Oculus Co-Founder and inventor of the Rift, Palmer Luckey, that’s not accurate. MORE
Some weeks ago, Oculus has announced that it has finally released the new avateering system that had been announced at Oculus Connect 5. So, these new Oculus Avatars have not the ambition of resembling real people , but just to be better than the previous iteration. MORE
Back at the fourth Oculus Connect developer conference in 2017 (!) we learned Titanfall developer Respawn Entertainment was making an Oculus Studios game. At the time, Oculus gave a vague 2019 window for the game, but we’ve seen nothing from it since. MORE
SEE ALSO Oculus Rift S Review – A Good Choice for VR Newcomers, a Difficult Choice for VR Vets. I was also able to call up Oculus Dash and even redraw my Guardian boundary with the passthrough mode without exiting SteamVR. MORE
Today marks the official start of the Oculus Summer Sale for the Rift platform on PC and Oculus Go standalone headset. However, the Oculus Quest is conspicuously missing from the sale. We’ve reached out to Oculus for a statement about the exclusion. MORE
Record yourself in the virtual world with Oculus’ official MRC kit. Yesterday, Oculus launched its official set of Mixed Reality Capture Tools for the Oculus Quest, allowing users to record high-quality gameplay footage where real-world objects and people appear in VR. MORE
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. MORE
Could we one day see Oculus exclusive games like Lone Echo, Stormland and Asgard’s Wrath on PSVR? Oculus’ Jason Rubin would like that very much. “We’ve thought about it,” he replied when asked if Oculus games could come to PSVR. MORE
Eager to sideload apps not available from the Oculus Store when you get your Oculus Quest? CTO John Carmack confirmed on Twitter that the sideloading process will be the same as the Oculus Go. Tagged with: john carmack , Oculus Go , Oculus Quest , oculus store , sideloading Facebook Twitter Reddit More The post Oculus Quest Sideloading “Same Process” As Oculus Go appeared first on UploadVR. MORE
The latter feature is required to actually get through this experience, which stopped Oculus Touch users right in their tracks. The developer behind The Gallery series this week took to the Oculus Reddit to provide an update. MORE
It looks like Facebook is shaking up Oculus and reassigning some of its top executives to new positions within the parent company, notably affecting head of content Jason Rubin and Oculus leader Hugo Barra. The post Facebook Shuffles Top Oculus Executives appeared first on Road to VR. MORE
What’s the difference between the Oculus Rift and Oculus Go ? What’s the Oculus Quest ? Read on for our rundown of the current Oculus line-up. Oculus Rift. It’s the flagship product of the Oculus lineup. Oculus Go. Oculus Quest. Oculus Go and Quest are meant for people who don’t own a high-end PC. Oculus facebook Oculus Go Oculus Quest oculus rift VR Headset MORE
Now my E3 2019 demo was actually an extra special treat because I got to not only play two levels on Rift S, but then immediately played one of those levels again on the Oculus Quest for a direct comparison. Runs Impressively Well On Oculus Quest appeared first on UploadVR. Espire.1 MORE
Oculus Quest is the company’s first mobile headset to offer full positional tracking, and also its first to be able to run a handful of top PC VR titles that have been ported to work with the headset. A teardown of Oculus Quest shows how it all fits inside. MORE
The latest update to the Oculus Audio SDK adds the long awaited dynamic audio propagation feature. This will be important for the the upcoming Oculus Quest. Oculus oculus audio sdk Oculus Go Oculus Quest oculus rift oculus sdk spatial audio vr audio MORE
The Oculus Quest standalone VR headset is getting the official YouTube VR app, Facebook and Google confirmed today. You can also access YouTube through the Oculus Browser. The app is already available on Daydream, HTC Vive, PSVR, Gear VR, Oculus Go and Oculus Rift. MORE
UPDATE: We reached out to Facebook and a representative issued the following statement: Oculus Quest will have a different store and requirements than Oculus Go and Rift. As they are different devices with different inputs there are no plans to implement cross-buying from Oculus Go to Oculus Quest at this time. The Oculus Platform SDK settings indicate that the upcoming Oculus Quest could have cross-buy with Oculus Go. MORE
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MAY 27, 2019
This year we had the launch of two amazing 6 DOF all-in-one Virtual Reality headsets : the Oculus Quest and the HTC Vive Focus Plus. The official boxes of the Oculus Quest (above) and Vive Focus Plus (below). Oculus Quest and controllers (Image by Oculus).
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.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 24, 2018
Outside of the initial setup process, you don’t really need a smartphone to run Oculus Go—after all, it’s a standalone headset for a reason. Image courtesy Oculus. The post Oculus Brings Screen Casting to Oculus Go appeared first on Road to VR.
UploadVR
JULY 17, 2019
Could we one day see Oculus exclusive games like Lone Echo, Stormland and Asgard’s Wrath on PSVR? Oculus’ Jason Rubin would like that very much. “We’ve thought about it,” he replied when asked if Oculus games could come to PSVR.
UploadVR
JULY 15, 2019
According to market research firm SuperData, as quoted in CNBC , Facebook’s Oculus Go VR headset has sold two million units, Quest had sold 1.1 According to Oculus Co-Founder and inventor of the Rift, Palmer Luckey, that’s not accurate.
Road to VR
MARCH 20, 2019
Oculus has announced Rift S, the headset’s fabled hardware refresh that brings with it a modest spec bump and a few other changes to the original Rift that the company hopes will appeal to new entrants in PC VR gaming. Touch controllers, Image courtesy Oculus.
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UploadVR
JULY 9, 2019
Now my E3 2019 demo was actually an extra special treat because I got to not only play two levels on Rift S, but then immediately played one of those levels again on the Oculus Quest for a direct comparison. Runs Impressively Well On Oculus Quest appeared first on UploadVR. Espire.1
Road to VR
JULY 17, 2019
Oculus Quest is the company’s first mobile headset to offer full positional tracking, and also its first to be able to run a handful of top PC VR titles that have been ported to work with the headset. A teardown of Oculus Quest shows how it all fits inside.
UploadVR
JUNE 20, 2019
Back at the fourth Oculus Connect developer conference in 2017 (!) we learned Titanfall developer Respawn Entertainment was making an Oculus Studios game. At the time, Oculus gave a vague 2019 window for the game, but we’ve seen nothing from it since.
UploadVR
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
UPDATE: We reached out to Facebook and a representative issued the following statement: Oculus Quest will have a different store and requirements than Oculus Go and Rift. As they are different devices with different inputs there are no plans to implement cross-buying from Oculus Go to Oculus Quest at this time. The Oculus Platform SDK settings indicate that the upcoming Oculus Quest could have cross-buy with Oculus Go.
VRScout
JUNE 21, 2019
Record yourself in the virtual world with Oculus’ official MRC kit. Yesterday, Oculus launched its official set of Mixed Reality Capture Tools for the Oculus Quest, allowing users to record high-quality gameplay footage where real-world objects and people appear in VR.
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Road to VR
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
Oculus Quest may not have a specific release date yet, although now that both the headset and its Touch controllers have undergone FCC testing, there’s little left standing in the way of the headset’s launch this Spring. Image courtesy Oculus.
The Ghost Howls
APRIL 18, 2019
Some weeks ago, Oculus has announced that it has finally released the new avateering system that had been announced at Oculus Connect 5. So, these new Oculus Avatars have not the ambition of resembling real people , but just to be better than the previous iteration.
UploadVR
JUNE 10, 2019
Sling TV on Oculus TV now supports multi-user watching. That means if you and your friends are Sling TV subscribers, you should be able to watch the service together in VR from anywhere, using Oculus Go headsets. Sling came to Oculus TV back in December , along with ESPN and FOX NOW.
The Ghost Howls
JUNE 8, 2019
As soon as my Oculus Quest arrived, I immediately started playing with it and have fun with Beat Saber, Robo Recall, Creed and all the other titles. But then, as a developer, I felt the urge to understand how to develop my applications in Unity for the Oculus Quest. Image by Oculus).
Road to VR
MAY 1, 2019
SEE ALSO Oculus Rift S Review – A Good Choice for VR Newcomers, a Difficult Choice for VR Vets. I was also able to call up Oculus Dash and even redraw my Guardian boundary with the passthrough mode without exiting SteamVR.
UploadVR
MAY 16, 2019
The Oculus Quest standalone VR headset is getting the official YouTube VR app, Facebook and Google confirmed today. You can also access YouTube through the Oculus Browser. The app is already available on Daydream, HTC Vive, PSVR, Gear VR, Oculus Go and Oculus Rift.
VRScout
JUNE 2, 2019
Facebook’s standalone 6DOF headset, Oculus Quest hit retail stores on May 21 st , and in just one week after launch, the VR headset was listed as sold out at many U.S. Image Credit: Oculus. Image Credit: Oculus. News Facebook Nathie Oculus Oculus Quest Oculus Quest Sales
UploadVR
JULY 1, 2019
Today marks the official start of the Oculus Summer Sale for the Rift platform on PC and Oculus Go standalone headset. However, the Oculus Quest is conspicuously missing from the sale. We’ve reached out to Oculus for a statement about the exclusion.
Road to VR
MAY 23, 2019
Oculus is aware of the sub-par audio quality on Rift S and says that an upcoming update will make a “meaningful difference.” I recently opined that Oculus should release accessories to deal with the issue.
UploadVR
JANUARY 8, 2019
What’s the difference between the Oculus Rift and Oculus Go ? What’s the Oculus Quest ? Read on for our rundown of the current Oculus line-up. Oculus Rift. It’s the flagship product of the Oculus lineup. Oculus Go. Oculus Quest. Oculus Go and Quest are meant for people who don’t own a high-end PC. Oculus facebook Oculus Go Oculus Quest oculus rift VR Headset
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
Legendary programmer and Oculus CTO John Carmack took the stage today at Oculus Connect to have another one of his famous off-script, stream-of-thought talks. SEE ALSO Oculus Quest Hands-on and Tech Details.
The Ghost Howls
SEPTEMBER 29, 2018
As it is tradition of this little blog, I will write a full round-up of the Oculus Connect 5 , the very important Oculus event that has been held in San Jose on 26th and 27th of September (2018). Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest has been the rockstar of this event. Oculus Go.
UploadVR
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
The latest update to the Oculus Audio SDK adds the long awaited dynamic audio propagation feature. This will be important for the the upcoming Oculus Quest. Oculus oculus audio sdk Oculus Go Oculus Quest oculus rift oculus sdk spatial audio vr audio
The Ghost Howls
JUNE 10, 2019
I’m writing my review on the Oculus Quest (it will be out tomorrow!) All the developer studios working on Oculus Quest when the Quest was announced (Image by Upload VR). Oculus wants to ensure that every person buying a Quest will be able to play only high-quality games.
Road to VR
MARCH 6, 2019
Developers creating VR apps for Oculus Quest will probably have a harder time getting through the review process than they did previously with Rift or Go. Oculus Quest is slated to release in Spring 2019 starting at $400.
VRScout
MARCH 16, 2019
Reports indicate Oculus’ next headset will make its debut later this month. In October of last year, a report by Techcrunch claimed that Facebook’s Oculus would be abandoning its plans of a proper Oculus Rift 2 in favor of minor hardware updates to the existing Rift headset.
UploadVR
JUNE 27, 2019
The latter feature is required to actually get through this experience, which stopped Oculus Touch users right in their tracks. The developer behind The Gallery series this week took to the Oculus Reddit to provide an update.
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.
Road to VR
JUNE 4, 2019
Though Oculus touts the Rift S as its “most advanced, PC-powered gaming headset,” the headset is notably trailing other Oculus headsets (including the original Rift) in customer ratings on Amazon.
UploadVR
JUNE 28, 2019
Oculus PC software Public Test Channel version 1.39 brings important improvements to Touch controller tracking on Oculus Rift S. Since the Oculus Quest uses the same Insight tracking system, it will also receive these improvements in a future firmware update.
UploadVR
MARCH 7, 2019
Eager to sideload apps not available from the Oculus Store when you get your Oculus Quest? CTO John Carmack confirmed on Twitter that the sideloading process will be the same as the Oculus Go. Tagged with: john carmack , Oculus Go , Oculus Quest , oculus store , sideloading Facebook Twitter Reddit More The post Oculus Quest Sideloading “Same Process” As Oculus Go appeared first on UploadVR.
The Ghost Howls
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
Next week, on September 26th-27th, Oculus will perform its annual showcase event: Oculus Connect , that has now arrived at its 5th edition. Of course, we still don’t know exactly what will be announced by Oculus/Facebook. Oculus Santa Cruz. Oculus Monterey.
The Ghost Howls
MARCH 20, 2019
Today at GDC, after a lot of rumors, Oculus has finally unveiled the successor of the Oculus Rift CV1: the Rift S. Oculus Rift S. Benjamin Lang wearing the Oculus Rift S. The Rift S seems like a mix of an Oculus Rift CV1, a Vive Cosmos and a Lenovo Explorer.
Road to VR
MAY 9, 2019
It looks like Facebook is shaking up Oculus and reassigning some of its top executives to new positions within the parent company, notably affecting head of content Jason Rubin and Oculus leader Hugo Barra. The post Facebook Shuffles Top Oculus Executives appeared first on Road to VR.
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