Contributor: FRΛNK R.
FRΛNK R.
Founder of OVRnews.com. Enjoys learning to code, creating art/drawing, and exploring the next paradigm shift in virtual and augmented reality, spatial computing, and artificial intelligence, as we venture on this immersive journey into the Metaverse.
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.
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.
The issue … Read More
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
Oculus Has Filed a New Patent for an Eye-Tracking System
May 3, 2017 | FRΛNK R.Oculus has been consistently filing new patents in its effort to lead innovation and enhance the VR experience on its platform. Just recently, we reported on a new patent from Oculus designed for hand-trackable virtual reality gloves. Now there’s a new patent published … Read More
