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DECEMBER 13, 2019

Launched last month in beta, Oculus Link lets you connect your Oculus Quest standalone headset to a VR-ready computer, letting you play PC VR games simply by hooking up a high-quality USB 3 cable. ” SEE ALSO How to Tell if Your PC is Ready for Oculus Link. .” Looking for a USB cable for Link?

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

Oculus is a company of ups and downs. The most recent of these stumbling blocks came when the company’s founder, 24-year-old Palmer Luckey, was connected to Nimble America — an inflammatory political organization that supports conservative candidates. “He decided not to attend [Oculus Connect 3].”

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MARCH 4, 2019

ESL, the world’s largest esports organizer, and Oculus announced that season three of the VR League will kickoff on March 24th. VR League: Season 3 will have weekly cups in both Europe and North America, and terminate in an offline Grand Finals event at Haymarket Theatre in Leicester, UK. McKelvy, head of esports at Oculus.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

Compatible with SteamVR and Oculus headsets, Cybershoes allows you to physically walk and run in VR from a comfortable seated position. The company is also hosting an NFT Tournament open to all Cybershoes owners on the Oculus Quest on November 6th. More on that later!

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JANUARY 30, 2019

‘Traveling While Black’ details the importance of the Green Book for Black America in the early to mid 1900’s. Image Credit: Oculus. Image Credit: Oculus. Image Credit: Oculus. Image Credit: Oculus. Traveling While Black is available now for free via Oculus.

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MARCH 5, 2020

Google has taken its sweet time bringing its VR creation app Tilt Brush (2016) to PSVR, although having recently slimmed down the app to fit on the modest mobile chipset of Oculus Quest may have given the company needed incentive to finally launch on PSVR. Europe – CUSA18231_00. Japan – CUSA18283_00.

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JULY 13, 2018

Oculus has been on quite the hiring spree as of late, with over a hundred positions currently advertised on the company’s career website aimed at bringing hardware and software engineers into the Seattle area. The post Facebook Spent Over $88M This Year on Oculus’ Seattle Area Satellite HQ appeared first on Road to VR.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

million Series A investment, something the company says will allow them to both expand the current product to Oculus Quest 2, and set up partnerships with institutions in Spain, South America, and other markets affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Immerse , a language learning startup focusing on teaching English in VR, has secured a $1.5

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APRIL 20, 2020

The Russo Brothers join Holoride’s new advisory board alongside Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey. Holoride, one of the leading companies in the rapidly-expanding in-vehicle entertainment industry, last week announced the formation of a brand new strategy board composed of several big names in both tech and entertainment.

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AUGUST 13, 2020

The Walking Dead Onslaught launches September 29th on PSVR, Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive; just in time for the season 10 finale October 4th on AMC. This digital launch will be followed by a physical release on PSVR October 2nd in Europe and October 13th in North America. Visit your local retailer for additional details and availability.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

That’s the question Oculus, Tool of America, and director Kevin Kornish set out to answer with the new experimental VR experience, Fall in Love VR. He pitched the idea to Tool of America, who jumped on board right away. “ After securing a partnership with Oculus, Fall in Love VR was officially born.

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JULY 15, 2020

Available free on Oculus Rft/Rifts, Oculus Go, and YouTube, CrashCourse Brain Fly-Through offers users a rare look at the physical and emotional effects of concussion-related injuries via a 360-degree tour of the human brain, from the blood vessels and nervous system all the way down to the cerebrospinal fluid cavities.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

TPCAST announced last month plans for an Oculus Rift version of their wireless module. At the SVVR Meetup #46 on Tuesday, TPCast showed the first public demo of their wireless Oculus Rift module. The post TPCAST Shows Off Oculus Rift Wireless Module, Due Out By Year’s End appeared first on Road to VR.

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APRIL 26, 2020

Bizarre Barber , an Oculus Launchpad title, is a curious and playful haircutting adventure for all ages. It’s actually a response to the creators’ own immigration to America 5 years ago. Bizarre Barber is available now on Steam , Viveport , and Oculus ! Bizarre Barber is much more than a simple hair cutting game, however.

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OCTOBER 5, 2017

This means you can watch on Google Daydream View and Cardboard, and with a little extra creativity, on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive with Opera’s new experimental browser and Gear VR through Samsung Internet. Discovery TRVLR comes exclusively to YouTube and DiscoveryVR.com, and on the Discovery VR app.

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APRIL 1, 2020

Today, the company has announced an expansion into standalone headset support for the likes of Oculus Quest and HTC Vive Focus Plus with a platform extension called @HomeVR. ” You won’t find @HomeVR on the Oculus Store. Together, they provide a more powerful education platform.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2018

“ActiVaR,” one of the first technical training programs in Latin America, was launched at an event in Quito, Ecuador where 150 participants experienced VR and AR training techniques–many of them for the first time. “The ActiVaR pilot program will be amongst the first of its kind in Latin America.

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MAY 10, 2017

Having founded Oculus in 2012 and been an important face for the company throughout its growth from fledgling startup to $2 billion acquisition by Facebook and beyond, it was a shock to see Palmer Luckey leave the company just two months ago. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey on stage at Oculus Connect 2015 | Photo courtesy Oculus.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Numerous superstorms have made North America’s entire West Coast inhospitable. It’s not certain exactly where the work will be featured when Oculus Quest launches in Spring 2019, but you can be sure we’ll be looking out for it. Here’s the synopsis of The Last Oasis in his own words: It’s the year 2125.

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JULY 15, 2019

Doctor Who: The Edge of Time , an upcoming interactive VR experience from Oculus and BBC Studios, is set to launch September 29th on PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift/ Rift S, HTC Vive, and Vive Cosmos. Image Credit: Oculus. Featured Image Credit: Oculus. We know they’re going to love it.”.

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OCTOBER 4, 2021

The app will be publicly available on the Oculus App Lab immediately after the event. The organizers of “Inspiring Hope: An Immersive Virtual Reality Experience in Haiti” will also be launching an app called Haiti VR that attendees will be able to preview during the event. Those interested will need to fill out an application.

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APRIL 16, 2020

Pistol Whip (2019) , the VR rhythm-shooter from Cloudhead Games, just got a new dielselpunk-inspired update, available now on Oculus Quest and SteamVR-compatible headsets. You can nab Pistol Whip for $25 via Steam and Viveport for your standard mix of SteamVR headsets, and the Oculus Store for Rift and Quest.

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JULY 15, 2019

At San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) this year, Oculus and BBC Studios are giving US crowds their first chance to demo the upcoming VR game Doctor Who: The Edge of Time. The demo will be available at the BBC AMERICA Booth (#4129), which also includes a sneak peek of the show’s beloved space-time travel device, the TARDIS.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

on PlayStation VR and Oculus Quest since September 29. However, the final version is still in the Early Access phase on Steam and Oculus Rift. Until You Fall will be available starting with October 27 on the following platforms: Oculus Rift; Steam; PlayStation Store for North America and EU; Oculus Quest.

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JUNE 30, 2021

The High School VR League continues to introduce immersive esports to high school students across North America and announces the Echo Arena Zone War tournament with a 6-week mini-season starting July 12 that culminates in a Lightning Final on August 29. Continue reading on VR Fitness Insider.

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Road to VR

JULY 30, 2019

Addressing shareholders during Facebook’s Q2 2019 earnings call last week, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that unit sales of Oculus Quest are exceeding the available supply of the headset. This quarter, we shipped Oculus Quest, our first all-in-one headset with no wires and full freedom of movement. Image courtesy Oculus.

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JULY 1, 2020

The company’s original Reverb headset is well known to industry users, but is less popular among casual users than models by companies like VIVE and Oculus. All of this was to hype the launch of preorders in North America on May 28. However, the launch of their second-generation headset is drumming up a lot of buzz.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

IN PROTEST: Grassroots Stories from the Front Lines is a 360° VR film docu-series chronicling heroic Black voices in America confronting inequality and injustice.

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JULY 23, 2019

With the Oculus and Steam summer sales over, now it’s the turn of PlayStation VR owners to enjoy some sunny savings on the best virtual reality (VR) title the platform has to offer. That’s just so long as you live in North America, as the European store isn’t listing any discounts just yet.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The studios’ Lightsaber Dojo from last year, which was based on the mini-game from Vader Immortal: Episode II (2019) , was held in pop-up locations across North America. The ILMxLAB team is excited to bring a new chapter to the Lightsaber Dojo experience,” said ILMxLAB Senior Producer, Shereif Fattouh.

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AUGUST 27, 2016

Weekend Downloads is part of our weekly update to bring you the latest additions to the Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Rift. This Week’s New Gear VR and Oculus Rift Content (8/20/16). Each table has been curated by the pinball wizards at Zen Studios and recreated with spectacular effects that you can only experience with the Oculus Rift.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Following funding via COVID-related investments, the region gained the support required to kick off the VR immersive learning program, starting with just 50 Oculus Gos, before reaching its current hardware figure. ” A new wave of XR influence emerges with the Apple Vision Pro recording sales figures of roughly 200,000 headsets.

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JULY 31, 2018

The game’s executive producer tells us that Marvel Powers United represents one of, it not the largest content investment Oculus Studios has made to date. Image courtesy Marvel, Oculus. “For [Oculus] Studios specifically, our bets have gotten bigger, our budgets have gotten bigger,” he said.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

So Archiact has gone and rectified that today by releasing a new version specifically for PlayStation VR and Oculus Quest – FREEDIVER: Triton Down Extended Cut. ” FREEDIVER: Triton Down Extended Cut is available today for Oculus Quest and PlayStation VR in North America for £14.99

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

Originally started in 2015 as a traveling VR film festival spanning 10 cities in North America, Kaleidoscope has really come into its own this year. 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.

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JANUARY 6, 2023

North America continues to have the largest share of the VR market, but the Asia-Pacific market will expand the most, with India, China, Japan, and South Korea experiencing the highest demand for mounted gaming device screens. If you’re wondering what the Oculus Rift is, it’s a solid step into VR gaming and its immersive nature.

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APRIL 28, 2017

There is no better example of the differing strategies of two platforms than the Oculus Rift and Gear VR. In the case of the PC-powered Oculus Rift, they’ve taken a decidedly quality over quantity stance by focusing on fewer releases but making the ones that do come out better. New Rift and Gear VR Releases on Oculus Home.

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