‘Facebook Spaces’ Gets Major Upgrade with Revamped Avatar System

April 3, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus-parent company Facebook has announced that the avatar system in its social VR application, Facebook Spaces, is getting some big new changes that will allow users to have more expressive and customizable options than ever before.

According to Facebook, the … Read More

Early Rift Supporters Receive Special Edition Trophies for Oculus Home

March 31, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus has come a long way since its Kickstarter days, and the company has a lot to celebrate. So, in honor of all those in the Rift community who were there and have supported Oculus’ vision early on, the company is … Read More

Rift Two-Year Anniversary Brings Deals, New Content, Prizes and More

March 28, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

Today marks two years since Oculus launched the consumer version of the Rift virtual reality headset. To celebrate the special occasion, the company has announced that it’s kicking off its anniversary with new games, content updates, and deep discounts, including … Read More

Oculus Patents for Haptic VR Glove Suggests You Will Feel Virtual Objects

March 27, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

A new pair of Oculus patent applications published last week by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) shows that Oculus’ haptic VR glove technology is one step closer to becoming reality in the company’s effort to enhance the way we … Read More

Oculus Home is Getting Multiplayer and User-Generated Content Features

March 24, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

At its ‘Inside Oculus 2018’ session at GDC 2018 on Wednesday in San Francisco, Oculus revealed that a number of long-awaited social features are finally coming to Oculus Home, including the ability for users to create their own content that … Read More

Oculus Go Will Support 72Hz Mode and Use Fixed Foveated Rendering

March 22, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

During Oculus’ headline session at GDC 2018 in San Francisco, the company revealed that its upcoming standalone VR headset, Oculus Go, will support a refresh rate of up to 72Hz and will make use of Fixed Foveated Rendering for improved performance.

Unlike the … Read More

Oculus Opens Applications for VR for Good’s 2018 Creators Lab Program

March 20, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus has announced that applications are open for its VR for Good Creators Lab program, now in its third year in a row, in an effort to bring together content creators and nonprofit organizations to produce meaningful immersive experiences that leverage … Read More

Oculus Introduces New PC and Mobile Hardware Reports for Developers

March 20, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus wants to make it easier for developers to make informative, data-driven decisions on the content they create for the platform without having to rely on third-party software and other data insight providers. So, to help its developers, Oculus has just introduced … Read More

Oculus Rift Headset Used in Production of ‘Ready Player One’

March 19, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Ernie Cline’s sci-fi novel Ready Player One is due to hit theaters later this month and considering the movie is largely set in virtual reality, it’s no surprise that the technology played a major role in the … Read More

8 Popular $15 Rift Games to Spend Your Oculus Store Credit On

March 16, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

By now most Rift owners should have received their $15 store credit from Oculus, which was issued by the company as a way smooth things over with customers after a major blunder last week resulted in nearly every Rift headset around … Read More