Road to VR

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The United States Federal Trade Commission today announced it has filed a lawsuit with the Washington, D.C. Oculus, the company’s XR organization, is not directly mentioned in the suit, but it’s clear that the case’s outcome would have wide ranging repercussions for all of Facebook’s business segments.

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APRIL 30, 2019

Naturally, Zuck took his time throughout the presentation, waiting until the very last minute to reveal the long-awaited release date of both the Oculus Quest standalone headset and the upgraded Oculus Rift S PC headset. The Oculus Rift S and Oculus Quest are available for pre-order now via the providers listed above.

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JANUARY 24, 2021

Days of Heroes: D-Day is an upcoming military shooter for Oculus Rift/Rift S and SteamVR headsets that will have you stepping into the boots of a soldier for the United States military as you take part in the single largest seaborne invasion ever conducted, Operation Overlord, most commonly referred to as D-Day.

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MARCH 17, 2021

Currently in beta on Oculus Quest/Quest 2 headsets, Puzzling Places has you assembling photorealistic 3D captures of famous real-world locations from around the world. is working with Oculus on an official release. Image Credit: Realities.io. Each puzzle comes complete with its own spatial audio captured on-site from said location.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2018

A mysterious handheld device showed up in an FCC test report recently that may just be the 3DoF controller coming alongside Oculus Go, the company’s upcoming $200 standalone VR headset. V DC current at 190 mA—the exact same power requirements as Oculus Touch. Image courtesy Oculus. controller. controller.

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MAY 19, 2021

According to a patent filed to the United States Patent & Trademark Office, Microsoft has been working on a computer system that automatically converts physical objects into digital models viewable in VR. Image Credit: United States Patent & Trademark Office. Image Credit: Microsoft.

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JULY 15, 2020

million sports and recreation-related concussions are reported in the United States each year. CrashCourse Brain Fly-Through and CrashCourse Football are available free on the Oculus Rift/Rift S , Oculus Go , and YouTube.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 21, 2024

At the annual Association of the United States Army (AUSA) conference last week in Washington D.C., While the contract stipulates the Army could order up to 121,000 of Microsoft’s IVAS, that’s pending further field testing—set to take place from April to June 2025.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 29, 2020

Original image by Oculus). Oculus kills the Go and opens to content on Quest. In the end, the time of the Oculus Go has come. Devices like Oculus Quest , Pico Neo 2 , and Vive Focus Plus have proven that 6DOF VR is more interesting and has far more retention. Top news of the week.

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MARCH 29, 2021

As vaccines continue to roll out across the United States as well as the rest of the globe, we’re beginning to see a slow return to normalcy after what feels like an eternity of government-mandated lockdowns and social distancing restrictions. via Oculus App Lab , SideQuest , and Steam.

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

Meta also teases other “brand new accessories” that will “enhance your Quest 2 gameplay experience” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Oculus (@oculus). That said, tomorrow’s celebration only extends to those in the United States (sorry Europe and Asia).

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Road to VR

MAY 31, 2021

Oculus Quest 2 has everything you need in the box to get playing an awesome selection of VR games. With onboard computing, sensors, and battery all located inside the Oculus Quest 2, the device is decidedly front-heavy. Official Oculus Link Cable | Image courtesy Oculus. Upgrade Your Headstrap. Thankfully, any 3.0

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

TRANSFRVR , one such company working to bring immersive VR learning to accredited job training programs across the United States, today announced its secured $12 million in Series A financing.

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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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AUGUST 24, 2018

The Oculus Creators Lab delivers yet another offering of socially conscious VR films that will leave you thinking. The powerful immersive film follows Shannon Scott, an outspoken transgender advocate and veteran of the United States Armed Forces as she works to educate others on the complexities of this unique experience.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Just one month into the new year and already 2020 is proving to be another turbulent year for the United States as well as the rest of the world. As the epidemic continues to spread, reports are now coming in of cases outside mainland China, including both the United Kingdom as well as the United States.

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Road to VR

APRIL 20, 2021

A version of Zero Caliber VR (2018), the military shooter from A-Tech Cybernetic (2020) developers XREAL Games , is coming to Oculus Quest on May 13th, 2021. Zero Caliber VR first came to PC VR back in 2018, launching its story-based campaign to ‘very positive’ reviews via Steam Early Access and the Oculus Store for Rift.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Sword Art Online -EX-CHRONICLE- Online Edition kicks-off Tuesday, February 22nd at 1:00pm JST and ends Friday, March 11th at 4:59pm JST and will be available in Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, and the United States.

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JUNE 16, 2022

The game was released in beta in February 2021 followed by an official launch on the Oculus Store in September 2021. The game comes with 16 original puzzles to complete, including Kushi Yaki Restaurant in Japan, the Khor Virap Monestary in Armenia, the Coast of Basquez in France, and a Union Pacific Railroad Car in the United States.

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VR Fitness

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Are you tired of playing all of our dumb old sports that were born here in the United States? Luckily, your desire to play sports from foreign lands can now be satiated in a whole new way if you have an Oculus Quest headset. I mean, baseball? Old and boring. Basketball? Who needs it! Continue reading on VR Fitness Insider.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 20, 2020

(Image by Oculus). Oculus could be starting the production of a new Quest at the end of July. Multiple reports seem to confirm that Oculus is actually starting the production of a new Oculus Quest headset, with an expected release date in 2021. of units more produced annually. Other relevant news. Image by Pico).

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

For those of us in the United States, you can usually just walk into a local Best Buy and demo an Oculus Rift in store — purchasing it right there if you wanted. But up until now, the Oculus Rift hasn’t seen the same retail distribution internationally. Oculus Touch Price Revealed. pic.twitter.com/zg9JTNiCg8.

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Road to VR

JULY 28, 2020

CTA, the show organizers behind the United States’ largest consumer electronics show, today announced that CES 2021 will be an “all-digital experience” next January, and will have no physical component amid concerns of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Facebook’s Oculus Connect 7 is also going digital.

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MARCH 1, 2021

This week the United States Department of Defense (DoD) disclosed yet another VR training program currently in use by the US Air Force. Last year VRgineers revealed that its professional-grade headset was being used by several airbases as part of its pilot training program. Image Credit: U.S. Air Force video by Nicholas Pilch.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Apparently, VR designed for employee training has proven a massive success at Walmart’s various Academy locations, as the multinational superstore has just announced plans to further expand its immersive training program to every single one of its 4,700 locations within the United States.

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Road to VR

APRIL 30, 2017

The short documentary is an emotionally powerful 360 degree video production, funded by Oculus’ VR for Good initiative. The film documents an exercise regularly run by Catherine Hoke, founder of Defy Ventures , who provide a six-month non-profit entrepreneurship program for inmates at over 20 prisons in the United States.

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Road to VR

MAY 27, 2022

Lynch, known for the YouTube channel SadlyItsBradley , now alleges to have discussed the cloud PC VR streaming with someone who managed to gain access, and was able to remotely play a game of Asgard’s Wrath (2020) , an Oculus PC exclusive, on Quest 2. Quest 2 tethered to a PC | Image courtesy Meta.

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Road to VR

JUNE 23, 2021

Moth+Flame’s READY VR is currently used by the United States Air Force, via the company’s tailor-made pilot and maintenance training, which encompasses 12 aircraft models. . “Our investors recognize the important work we do and have armed us with the tools we need to grow faster than ever.”.

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JULY 22, 2020

In June, Oculus announced that it would no longer carry Go. It may not seem like it, but it’s been over two years since Oculus launched the Go. Later that same year, Oculus announced the Quest, which launched last Spring. Oculus has since made good on its promise. The Oculus Go website redirects to you to purchase Quest.

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JUNE 12, 2020

In honor of the current Black Lives Matter protests happening all across the world, social VR movie platform Bigscreen will show Selma for free in the United States beginning June 13th at 4pm Pacific / 7pm Eastern in the hopes of amplifying the message and resolve of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Image Credit: Bigscreen Inc.

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Cats and VR

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The strike became one of the major identifiers of the broader struggles for equality within Memphis and the United States as a whole. This project was supported by Oculus Launchpad Oculus Launch Pad is a program designed to support promising VR content creators from diverse backgrounds. Martin Luther King Jr.

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MAY 20, 2021

A direct prequel to 2010’s Red Dead Redemption , the western-themed action game offers one of the most engaging single-player campaigns in recent memory, taking players on an action-packed adventure throughout the Western, Midwestern, and Southern United States during the “Wild West” era.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Oculus is pulling demo stations for its Rift virtual reality headsets form certain Best Buy stores. While this might be seen by some as confirmation that VR and/or Oculus is struggling, it looks to us like an attempt to maximize success rather than run from failure. Oculus first started running these demos in May with 48 locations.

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MAY 29, 2020

’ With a majority of the United States still under lockdown as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, Matthew Wilde, Visual Effects Developer at Valve, has been using his newfound free time to develop brand new liquid physics for Half-Life: Alyx and the results are nothing short of incredible.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Remarkably, neither Oculus Rift nor HTC Vive are on the list below, as only Samsung Gear VR, Google Cardboard, Google Daydream, and Windows ‘MR’ VR headsets have access. Samsung Gear VR – Oculus Store. image courtesy NBC. image courtesy NBC. image courtesy NBC. VR Headsets Required.

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JANUARY 30, 2019

For African-Americans traveling through the ‘Deep South’ of the United States during the 1940’s, 50’s, and 60’s, The Green Book was an absolute essential publication. Image Credit: Oculus. Image Credit: Oculus. Image Credit: Oculus. Image Credit: Oculus.

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XROM

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This investment will fuel the expansion of AutoVRse's enterprise product, VRseBuilder, and support its growth in the United States market. With the investment, AutoVRse plans to double down on its expansion efforts in the United States.

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