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 PC SDK 0.8.0 is Now Available to Developers
October 22, 2015 | FRΛNK R.Oculus has released a new version of its software development kit, Oculus PC SDK 0.8.0 for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, available now for download directly from the Oculus VR website.
According to Oculus, “The Oculus SDK 0.8 release changes … Read More
Oculus Touch’s Toybox is ‘The Craziest Oculus Experience’, says Zuckerberg
October 16, 2015 | FRΛNK R.On Wednesday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg expressed his excitement on the latest innovation from Oculus with its VR motion-sensing controller technology, the Oculus Touch.
When describing the company’s internal Toybox tech demo, Zuckerberg referred to it as the “craziest” experience … Read More
Oculus Touch ‘Toybox’ Videos Show Social VR Capabilities
October 13, 2015 | FRΛNK R.Today, Oculus officially released two new videos that demonstrate the unique capabilities of its Oculus Touch motion input controllers and the power of social VR interaction.
Those who were lucky enough to attend one of the recent events like E3, … Read More
Analysts Predict 5 Million Oculus Rift Headsets to Be Sold in 2016
October 12, 2015 | FRΛNK R.There are a lot of high expectations riding on virtual reality becoming the next big thing. As the industry continues to grow over time, many are speculating how far the market will go as consumer VR begins to gain more … Read More
AMD Partners with Dell to Power ‘Oculus Ready’ PCs
October 7, 2015 | FRΛNK R.AMD has officially announced its collaboration with Oculus VR and Dell to power its line of Alienware ‘Oculus Ready’ PCs with AMD Radeon R9 GPUs starting at $999.
According to AMD, these PCs are powerfully designed to deliver “stunning gaming … Read More
Oculus is Researching Augmented Reality, says Iribe
October 5, 2015 | FRΛNK R.In a recent interview with Develop, Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe revealed the company is researching augmented reality, and will definitely continue to look into AR technology in the future. However, don’t expect Oculus to suddenly release a device similar to Microsoft’s HoloLens … Read More
Oculus Rift Consumer Price Will Likely Cost Over $350, says Luckey
October 1, 2015 | FRΛNK R.As we get closer to the consumer launch of the Oculus Rift expected in the first quarter of 2016, the company is beginning to offer a bit more insight, as to the official price tag for the headset.
According to an interview … Read More
Oculus Story Studio Releases UE4 Assets for Henry VR Trailer
September 27, 2015 | FRΛNK R.Oculus Story Studio has released the VR trailer of their animated short film Henry on Oculus Share, including the Unreal Engine 4 assets used to create the project for developers to download for free.
According to a recent Story Studio blog … Read More
Oculus Rift Support for Xbox One Not Coming Anytime Soon
September 26, 2015 | FRΛNK R.Ever since the Oculus and Microsoft partnership was announced at Oculus VR’s pre-E3 press conference in June, many have speculated if the partnership would extend to bring Oculus Rift support to Xbox One.
Now, although both companies appear to be growing … Read More
Oculus SDK 1.0 for Rift, and Mobile Coming Later this Year
September 25, 2015 | FRΛNK R.Earlier this week, during the Oculus Connect 2 keynote presentation in Hollywood, California, the company announced it will be releasing the software development kits (SDK) version 1.0 of both the PC SDK for Rift and Mobile SDK for Gear VR … Read More
