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 Begins to Rollout International Commerce on Gear VR
April 29, 2015 | FRΛNK R.Oculus recently announced that it has officially started rolling out support for paid content on the Gear VR app store to territories outside of the United States. This feature now allows Gear VR owners from around the world the ability to … Read More
Former Valve Employee Anna Sweet Joins Oculus VR
April 28, 2015 | FRΛNK R.Oculus VR announced a new addition to its expanding team of industry veterans. Former Valve employee, Anna Sweet, has been appointed the role of Head of Developer Strategy at Oculus VR. Sweet comes to Oculus’ after six-years at Valve, where … Read More
Ex-Google X exec Mary Lou Jepsen Joins Oculus VR
April 28, 2015 | FRΛNK R.Oculus VR officially welcomes another high-profile name to its impressive team lineup. Former Head of Google X’s display division, Mary Lou Jepsen, joins Oculus to bring her engineering, and innovating expertise to the virtual reality company.
Jespen is regarded as “one of the … Read More
OTOY and Oculus VR Team Up to Host ‘Render the Metaverse’
April 27, 2015 | FRΛNK R.Today, Oculus VR announced that it has teamed up with OTOY, a Los Angeles-based cloud rendering studio to host Render the Metaeverse, a virtual reality art competition with more than $70,000 in prize money up for grabs. The contest is open to … Read More
Oculus Co-Founder Nate Mitchell Will Speak at Disrupt NY 2015
April 25, 2015 | FRΛNK R.Nate Mitchell, co-founder and VP of Product at Oculus, is confirmed to speak at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2015 on May 6th to discuss the future of Oculus and virtual reality.
According to TechCrunch, plenty of questions will be asked to … Read More
Oculus Rift ‘Very Much in Development Stages’, says Facebook
April 24, 2015 | FRΛNK R.There is no question that the highly-anticipated release of Oculus Rift is on the minds of many fans eager to get their hands on the first consumer version released to the public. However, Oculus has remained quiet about revealing any specific … Read More
Samsung Gear VR for Galaxy S6 Arrives May 8th, Pre-Orders Begins April 24th
April 23, 2015 | FRΛNK R.Today, Samsung announced that the new version of the Gear VR Innovator Edition for the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, developed in collaboration with Oculus will be available for pre-order from Best Buy starting Friday, April 24th, and officially will go … Read More
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Shares His Vision for Oculus
April 16, 2015 | FRΛNK R.While the Facebook acquisition of Oculus back in early 2014 created quite a stir within the VR community, we have since then seen the benefits of the partnership begin to unfold with Oculus greatly expanding its team of talent with massive … Read More
Oculus Mobile VR Jam 2015 Officially Begins Today
April 13, 2015 | FRΛNK R.Today, the Oculus Mobile VR Jam is officially underway with a total of $1 million in cash prizes. Developers are challenged with the task to create unique, and innovative virtual reality games and experiences for the Samsung Gear VR mobile headset, which Samsung … Read More
Oculus Story Studios Showcasing at 2015 Tribeca Film Festival
April 7, 2015 | FRΛNK R. | One CommentAt this month’s 2015 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, Oculus Story Studio, a new in-house film division of Oculus VR, will be showcasing its first animated short VR film called, Lost, which debuted during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival earlier … Read More
