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Become An Interstellar Engineer In ‘Arcsmith’ On Oculus Quest

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Construct dozens of complex interstellar machines, from space drones to antimatter generators, in this freeform puzzle game. As you continue to experiment with your library of out-of-this-world technology, you’ll learn more about the intense power struggle unfolding in the background via a series of ongoing news reports.

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Oculus Launches New-And-Improved VR Avatars

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Oculus today announced the launch of its new Oculus Avatars on a handful of popular Oculus titles, including Topgolf with Pro Putt, PokerStars VR, and Epic Rollercoasters. Image Credit: Facebook, Oculus. Image Credit: Facebook, Oculus. ” Image Credit: Facebook, Oculus. . later this year.

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Hand Physics Lab Takes Oculus Quest Hand Tracking To New Heights

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Despite having only been available on Oculus Quest for roughly three months, independent developers have already established a sizable catalog of unique hand tracking applications pushing the boundaries of Oculus technology. This includes everything from procedurally-generated first-person shooters to educational piano learning apps.

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Oculus Begins Rolling Out New Avatars, Eventually Headed to Facebook, Messenger, & Instagram

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Facebook is rolling out its latest avatars, Oculus Avatars 2.0, which it hopes will finally unify virtual identify across Oculus applications and Facebook products. ” Three applications now support the Oculus Avatars 2.0 ” Three applications now support the Oculus Avatars 2.0 Facebook says Avatars 2.0

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‘Star Wars Pinball VR’ Preview: An Out Of This World Arcade Experience

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THE MACHINES. For my preview I only had access to two pinball machines; one based on the very popular Mandalorian series on Disney Plus, and another on Gareth Edward’s stand-alone movie, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. The full game features eight pinball machines , each based on a different Star Wars storyline.

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Developer Creates VR Time Machine To Relive His Past Year

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Lucky for us, Rizzoto comedically documented his experience creating a personal time machine, and the process is nothing short of daunting. His approach was to split his time machine project into three trials. Building a VR-powered time machine isn’t an easy task. Wells book The Time Machine or the film Hot Tub Time Machine.

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Oculus Claims Breakthrough in Hand-tracking Accuracy

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At F8 this week, Oculus showed work being done on hand-tracking to bring more intuitive control and accurate avatars into VR. Beyond hand-tracking, she also revealed the Oculus ‘Half Dome’ prototype , a headset with a 140 degree field of view and varifocal display. Image courtesy Oculus. Image courtesy Oculus.