Oculus Announces Open-Source Release of Rift DK2 Headset

October 10, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

On the eve prior to Oculus’ fourth-annual developer conference (OC4), the company announced that it has officially made the plans for the Rift Development Kit (DK2) headset open-source. Now, under an open-source license, anyone can go ahead and download the … Read More

Oculus Rolls Out Rift 1.19 Software Update Ahead of OC4

October 8, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus has started rolling out its latest 1.19 software update for the Rift, which brings miscellaneous stability and performance improvements to the platform ahead of this week’s OC4 event.

In the new Rift 1.19 software update, Oculus also further improves … Read More

Oculus Connect 4 Full Schedule and Event Details Available Now

October 5, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

This year’s fourth annual Oculus developer conference (OC4) is less than a week away, and the company has revealed the full event schedule of speakers and presentations to be held throughout the two-day event on October 11th-12th, at the San Jose … Read More

Oculus Rift Continues to Gain Market Share Over HTC Vive on Steam

October 3, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

It appears that the Oculus Rift continues to make steady progress to take the top spot over the HTC Vive. According to the latest data from Steam’s Hardware & Software Survey, the Oculus Rift has gained an additional 3.1% of … Read More

Oculus Rolls Out Global Refund Policy for Rift and Gear VR Content

September 27, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus has announced that is making it easier for any user that is not satisfied with the purchase of content for the Rift or Gear VR through the Oculus Store to receive a full refund, no questions asked.

The new refund policy … Read More

Palmer Luckey Says He is Working on ‘Some Very Exciting Things’ in VR

September 25, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus founder Palmer Luckey attended the Tokyo Game Show last week and was a featured guest speaker in a variety of panel discussions at the event, including HTC’s Vive stage where he broadly discussed topics on Japan’s growing VR scene and … Read More

Epic Games Announces Plans to Attend Oculus Connect 4

September 23, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

With Oculus’ fourth annual Connect developer conference (OC4) right around the corner, the team at Epic Games announced its plans to attend this year’s big event held on October 11th–12th at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center.

As they have in previous … Read More

Palmer Luckey Will Appear on HTC Vive Stage at TGS 2017

September 21, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus founder and Rift creator Palmer Luckey is making his presence known at this year’s Tokyo Game Show 2017. Shortly after it was reported that Luckey will be a guest speaker for Vaqso, a company that is working to bring the sense … Read More

Oculus Introduces New Audio Tools for Developers to Create More Immersive VR Experiences

September 20, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

The importance of audio is crucial to creating a truly immersive sense of “presence” in a virtual reality environment. This is why Oculus has recently introduced new features to its Rift SDK to give developers the essential tools they need to be … Read More

Palmer Luckey Featured to be Guest Speaker at Tokyo Game Show 2017

September 16, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus founder and Rift creator Palmer Luckey is among the influential guest speakers from the VR industry that will take to the stage at this year’s Tokyo Game Show 2017 (TGS), as reported by UploadVR.

According to an official press … Read More