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 New Social Features to Samsung Gear VR
March 9, 2016 | FRΛNK R.If you thought virtual reality was going to be a lonely experience–well, think again. Today, Oculus has just announced a number of new social features coming to Samsung’s Gear VR headset this week for users to experience.
According to an … Read More
No Oculus Rift Support for Macs Anytime Soon
March 5, 2016 | FRΛNK R.Unlike Samsung’s Gear VR headset, the upcoming Oculus Rift requires a computer for its use. Buyers cannot simply get a headset and obtain a virtual reality experience unless they have a corresponding high-end computer that the device can use to … Read More
Oculus Confirmed to Attend E3 2016
March 4, 2016 | FRΛNK R.While last year’s E3 event set the stage for companies to reveal information about their upcoming virtual reality headset, when June of this year rolls around, the VR landscape is promising to be much different. For one, the two high-end … Read More
Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Congratulates HTC for Vive Launch
March 2, 2016 | FRΛNK R.It looks as though the future of virtual reality is already here, with the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive set to begin shipping from April onwards. In fact, the first shipments of the Oculus Rift headsets will begin on the … Read More
Oculus Has Hired Former Hulu SVP Eugene Wei to Head Video Team
March 1, 2016 | FRΛNK R.In an effort to expand its growing team of industry veterans, Oculus has hired former Hulu SVP Eugene Wei as its new head of video. As reported by Re/code, Wei was most recently head of product at Flipboard and also … Read More
Free Gear VR Bundled with Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge Pre-Orders
February 21, 2016 | FRΛNK R.Today, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and announced that the Gear VR headset, powered by Oculus, will come bundled for free with pre-orders of its new flagship smartphone.
According to an official … Read More
Oculus Releases OVRLipSync Plugin for Unity
February 11, 2016 | FRΛNK R.Oculus has announced the release of a new add-on plugin that allows developers to create natural and synchronized lip movements from the sound on a virtual character with the use of the Unity engine.
The Oculus Lip Sync Unity integration … Read More
Oculus Rift Will Come with Four-Month Free Access to Unity Pro
February 10, 2016 | FRΛNK R.Today, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey announced that the company would be giving everyone who orders an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset access to a four-month free trial of Unity Pro software.
Luckey made the announcement on stage at the Vision Summit … Read More
‘Oculus Ready’ PC Rift Bundles Available for Pre-Order Feb 16th
February 9, 2016 | FRΛNK R.Last month when Oculus announced its consumer version of the Rift virtual reality headset priced at $599, the company also promised to make it simple to get everything you need to jump into virtual reality by offering a complete ready-to-go VR … Read More
Oculus Audio SDK 1.0.2 Now Available to Developers
February 1, 2016 | FRΛNK R.In an effort to provide the best audio experience possible in virtual reality, Oculus recently released an update to its Audio SDK ensuring developers have access to powerful tools necessary to deliver a compelling 3D spatial audio experience into VR … Read More
