The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The first one comes from Google, and it is called Genie 2 , a foundation world model capable of generating an endless variety of action-controllable, playable 3D environments for training and evaluating embodied agents . For this reason, Apple may be working to make PSVR 2 controllers compatible with the Vision Pro.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 16, 2017

While no gameplay footage seems to be available yet, the press release suggests that it follows a similar approach to the studio’s existing mobile game League of War: Mercenaries— a ‘tug-of-war’-style strategy game—with an increased emphasis on action and more direct influence over units thanks to the VR perspective and use of motion controls.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Following their highly successful Summer of Rift Sale, Oculus have announced a permanent price cut of the Rift headset and Touch controller package to $399. The new price was revealed by Hugo Barra, Oculus’ Vice President of Virtual Reality at the opening keynote to Oculus Connect 4.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Kim said that the Gear VR is “fully mobile, quickly attaches via a cell phone, and affordable” while the Odyssey offers a “premium experience coming from the positional tracking of the headset and the controllers, and the computing power of the PC.” LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST.

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Road to VR

MARCH 22, 2017

Recently launched on Steam, Warpaint is a turn-based strategy game that lets you customize your troops by painting them to your taste. Real-time strategy gaming seems to suit VR pretty well, but few developers have chosen the turn-based approach; Warpaint shows that the more sedate pace of turn-based strategy is a natural fit for VR too.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

In the end, the time has come: Oculus has officially revealed the name and the price of the Santa Cruz headset. Its name will be Oculus Quest and will cost $399. I followed today’s OC5 conference via Facebook streaming only for this moment and Oculus has not disappointed my expectations. ” and he has satisfied us.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Oculus CTO John Carmack has said publicly that he’d love to open up Oculus Quest to Android apps to boost the headset’s usefulness, but admits he’s “not winning” the debate internally at Facebook. Android apps running on Quest is apparently something Oculus’ own CTO has been arguing for internally.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2020

In the interview with me, he talked about many topics, like the rumors he heard on Apple Glasses, on the Oculus Quest 2 , the America vs China war, XR entrepreneurship, Tesla, and more! But of course, the technology is still not there: the Oculus Quest is still uncomfortable, we can’t read texts in it, and so on.

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VRScout

JUNE 17, 2019

Developer claims there was a miscommunication with the Oculus team. Last week, the VR industry saw a shakeup across social media following a chain of miscommunications between Oculus officials and several celebrated VR content developers. 12/14 Oculus is a fan of Pavlov & it was approved for Quest.

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Road to VR

MARCH 9, 2017

VR motion control comes to AirMech: Command , and the game has been released on Steam with support for multiple VR headsets and controllers through OpenVR. The game originally appeared as a launch title for the Oculus Rift in March 2016.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 14, 2021

Easily joining my list of ‘things I didn’t foresee VR being used for’, Fencer is a virtual reality fencing trainer which uses a real fencing sword attached to an Oculus Quest controller to help would-be fencers learn the underlying strategies and movements. Image courtesy Boxglass.

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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. This handy infographic lays it all out. The Comfort Factor.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 23, 2017

Skyworld , a turn-based strategy game from Arizona Sunshine (2016) developers Vertigo Games, was initially introduced to the world as a demo during HTC Vive’s first public showing back in GDC 2015. We’re here at Gamescom all week, so check back for more coverage and hands-on articles with all of your favorite upcoming VR titles. .

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The company turned to The Leadership Network and Oculus (from Meta) to implement a new Virtual Reality solution. Aptiv brings its strong focus on innovation not just to its product development strategies, but also to the training opportunities it offers to employees. Bringing Oculus Technology to the Team.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The UK-based developer this month confirmed that Tethered is on its way to both the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive on PC. A full release date hasn’t been confirmed, but the new versions of the game will support the Oculus Touch and Vive wand controllers respectively. Tagged with: Secret Sorcery , Tethered.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Coming soon to the Oculus Quest—or should I say Meta Quest— Captain ToonHead vs. the Punks From Outer Space is a VR tower defense game from developer Teravision Games that’s as outrageous as it is brilliant. You’ll need to evaluate each level individually and establish an effective strategy.

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Road to VR

MARCH 16, 2018

Project Santa Cruz, Oculus’ in-development standalone VR headset first teased back at Oculus Connect 2016, doesn’t even really have a proper name yet, but at this year’s Game Developer’s Conference (GDC) the company will be dedicating an hour-long talk to the fundamentals of developing for the new platform.

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Road to VR

MARCH 28, 2019

Last week at GDC Oculus revealed their first new PC VR headset in three years, the Rift S. We sat down with Facebook’s Jason Rubin, VP of AR/VR Content & Partnerships, to learn more about the strategy behind Quest and Rift S, and where Oculus is trying to steer its ecosystem.

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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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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Tomorrow is the big day of the Oculus Connect 7, which has now been sadly rebranded as Facebook Connect. Every year, Oculus has always made astonishing announcements during this yearly event, and we are sure that this year will be no exception to this rule. Oculus Quest 2. Hands tracking with controllers. Wireless Link.

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Road to VR

MARCH 18, 2019

Oculus says they plan to provide runtime support for apps built for OpenXR on Rift and Quest later this year. Each company, even if a supporter of OpenXR, still has control over where their content is made available and which platforms support which headsets.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Virtual Desktop , an Oculus Quest app which allows users to control their Windows PCs from inside the headset, now officially offers the ability to stream PC VR games wirelessly to the headset. Shortly thereafter, Oculus forced the developer to remove the feature, saying it didn’t meet its quality guidelines.

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Road to VR

JULY 29, 2019

Each company, even if a supporter of OpenXR, still has control over where their content is made available and which platforms support which headsets. Simply put, OpenXR is a technical foundation for interoperability, but business decisions still dictate content, device, and platform strategy. OpenXR 1.0 is now available on GitHub.

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Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2020

Many Oculus Rift and even Quest owners know well that SteamVR supports both headsets seamlessly. I spoke with a source with direct knowledge of the Oculus SteamVR integration who told me that the integration is solely the work of Valve. SEE ALSO Platform Politics: Inside the Oculus and 'Revive' Dilemma. Image courtesy Valve.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Spuds Unearthed , a mashup title which combines real-time strategy and MOBA elements, has launched on Rift and Vive headsets following nearly nine months in Early Access. Set in a persistent battlescape where players contend against one another for planetary control, Spuds Unearthed is about building and maintaining a tribe of ‘spuds’.

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VRScout

JUNE 5, 2017

An ILM user in headset dropped TIE Fighters, Imperial Cruisers, and Darth Vader into a Star Wars-themed world, using nothing more than an on-screen GUI controlled with HTC Vive controllers. Notably missing from the Apple keynote was any presence of Facebook’s Oculus Rift.

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VRScout

JANUARY 6, 2022

Brought to us by developer MPLEX , Core Disruption is an upcoming VR multiplayer game that has you stepping behind the controls of a futuristic tank and battling players from around the world. In Core Disruption , you’ll take control of a massive mechanical war machine. The last tank standing wins. Image Credit: MPLEX.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 1, 2019

This is what the homepage of Oculus website shows now (Image by Oculus). As we were all expecting (also thanks to the amazing speculations of the Best Buy guys on Reddit :D), Oculus has launched both the Oculus Quest and the Rift S during the keynote of the F8 event , that happened at 10AM PT. Oculus For Business.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

Oculus devices will require a Facebook login. The enormous piece of news of the week is tha t Facebook has communicated that from October, 20th, all people that want to use an Oculus device for personal use will have to use their personal Facebook account to log in. Top news of the week. Image by Tweakanalogy). The same on Twitter.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 17, 2017

Arizona Sunshine developer Vertigo Games announced today that Skyworld , a top-down strategy game built for VR is coming to the Vive, Rift, and Windows VR headsets. It was an intriguing look at how a strategy game could be developed for a VR system with motion controllers. Reinvents Classic Strategy Gameplay for VR.

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 17, 2020

Things kicked off with a major update to the Oculus Quest system experience that makes VR more flexible, social, and easy to use. The personal dashboard lets you navigate between immersive environments and 2D apps, control your device, and stay connected with people and with your system’s status while in VR Click To Tweet.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 1, 2022

The glove per se doesn’t have positional tracking, that’s why the little white box is magnetic and you can attach on it a Vive or Oculus controller. Notice the Oculus controller attached to the little white box to provide positional tracking. Weart Control Panel on PC. Final commentary. I like Weart.

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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. Or are you centered in your head of thinking about the strategy of your next action in achieving a goal in a game (yang)?

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AR Insider

MARCH 30, 2021

This traces back to Facebook’s Oculus acquisition in early 2014 that kicked off the current wave of excitement….including That excitement culminated in 2016 after the Oculus acquisition had time to set off a chain reaction of startup activity, tech-giant investment, and VC inflows for the “next computing platform.” Part V: Apple.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Oculus Touch officially releases to the world this December 6th, 2016, and will bring with it up to 50 titles from day one with support for the controllers on Oculus Home. Oculus Rift with Touch support is arriving on December 6th and you’ll be able to find the game on Oculus Home at this link once active.

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APRIL 19, 2018

After digging into nearly 20 titles, we’ve pulled together the top five VR sports games for the Oculus Rift that will scratch that itch for anyone looking for VR gameplay that’s both active and competitive. You want to try to hit the ball off the wall or do whatever you can to trick your opponent and sneak the ball in behind them.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 7, 2019

The first experience to have embedded eye tracking will be the “MLB Home Run Derby VR” video game experience, where users will have full menu control without using a traditional controller. Imagine the comfort of selecting things on a menu without having to move the controllers… I can’t wait to try it!

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