Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey’s New Startup Is Developing Advanced Border Surveillance Technology

June 5, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

It’s been over two months since Oculus founder and Rift creator Palmer Luckey left parent-company Facebook. Now, it’s revealed that Luckey’s new venture is a startup company focused on developing advanced surveillance technology that could be used along the U.S. … Read More

Oculus Adds Chromecast Support for the Gear VR

June 1, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus has announced that it is adding Google Chromecast support to the Samsung Gear VR headset, which makes it easier for users to share their virtual reality experience inside the Gear VR with friends by streaming it to a TV.

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Nearly Every New Rift Owner Has Bought Touch Controllers, says Oculus

May 30, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Back in March, Oculus made an aggressive move to its pricing strategy when it lowered the cost of both the Rift headset and Touch motion controllers in an effort to increase mainstream adoption of its hardware, which new data recently shared … Read More

Oculus’ First Employee Chris Dycus Leaves the Company

May 25, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Chris Dycus, a hardware engineer at Oculus, announced in a recent Facebook post that he will no longer be with the company. This is particularly significant because Dycus was actually the very first employee outside of the founders to help … Read More

Oculus Rolls Out 1.15 Software Update, Improves Room Scale Support

May 23, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Earlier this month Oculus pre-released its 1.15 update for the Oculus Rift on its Public Test Channel, allowing participating users to preview it and provide valuable feedback. Now, Oculus officially began to roll out the new software update to all users across … Read More

Oculus Revamps Developer Hub Site, Improved Documentation and Support

May 17, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus has revamped its developer hub site in an effort to improve and better serve content creators developing games and applications for its platform.

The improvements address many of the requests and valuable feedback received from participants that took part … Read More

Oculus Reveals ‘Focal Surface Display’ Technology for Improved Visual Fidelity

May 15, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus Research, the R&D division of the company announced a new and “groundbreaking” display technology that they are calling ‘Focal Surface Display’, which could dramatically improve the visual clarity and depth of focus in virtual reality for a more natural viewing experience.

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Oculus’ Upcoming 1.15 Update Adds Full 3-Sensor Room Scale Support

May 10, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus announced that its upcoming 1.15 software update for the Rift is now available on the Public Test Channel, allowing enrolled users to preview the new version before an official rollout is released.

After some new improvements and fixes to … Read More

Oculus Appoints Amir Frenkel as New Head of Computer Vision

May 7, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Over the last several months there have been some major restructuring changes at Oculus ranging from the departure of key members of the company to the shutdown of its entire Story Studio division. Now, another new change has taken place … Read More

Oculus Story Studio is Shutting Down

May 5, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus has announced that it will be closing its virtual reality film division, Story Studio. The sudden shutdown comes as a surprise considering the studio’s success and the impact it had on the industry since its founding in 2014. Oculus Story … Read More