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New Oculus TV Series Shines A Light On The Transgender Community

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Oculus releases ‘Authentically Us’ in celebration of International Transgender Day of Visibility. Just three months into 2020 and Oculus TV is already crushing it with its selection of captivating 360 and VR180 content. The COVID-19 pandemic is a great opportunity for people to understand the importance of community.”. “The

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Facebook Purchases Echo VR Developer Ready At Dawn

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Oculus Studios announces yet another addition to their team of veteran developers. In an official Oculus blog post published earlier today, the company revealed its acquisition of Ready at Dawn Studios , the team behind hit VR titles including Lone Echo , Echo Arena , and Echo Combat.

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COVID-19 VR Training With Virus-Free Headsets

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The company, which is based in the small town of Bend, Oregon, quickly partnered with Lane Workforce Partnership and got support from the Facebook Foundation through the East Cascade Workforce Improvement Board. This got the attention of the Oregon COVID-19 task force as they were looking for training solutions during the crisis.

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Oculus Brings Rift to 90 Libraries in California for Public Access VR

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Oculus has announced a pilot program to place 100 Rifts and Oculus Ready PCs in 90 libraries throughout the state of California, from the Oregon border down to Mexico. Public libraries provide safe, supportive environments that are available and welcoming to everyone,” says Oculus Education Program Manager Cindy Ball.

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‘Google Earth VR’ Lets You Experience the Total Solar Eclipse Right Now

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Whether or not you’re in the narrow band of ‘solar eclipse totality’ that’s making its way across the continental United States on Monday, August 21st, Google Earth VR has seen a recent update that will let you experience the rare event from the comfort of your own HTC Vive or Oculus Rift. image courtesy NASA.

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Virus-Free Virtual Training for Healthcare Workers

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The company, which is based in the small town of Bend, Oregon, quickly partnered with Lane Workforce Partnership and got support from the Facebook Foundation through the East Cascade Workforce Improvement Board. This got the attention of the Oregon COVID-19 task force as they were looking for training solutions during the crisis.

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AltspaceVR Offers Social Reach For Organizers In VR

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Reggie Watts was supposed to come on, and he had somebody opening for him,” said Joshua Young, founder and CEO of Design Reality PDX , a monthly Portland, Oregon networking event that regularly hosts panelists from the VR community. Anybody with any form of VR can do Altspace; owners of Oculus Go, or Oculus Gear, or Daydream even.

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