Virtual Reality Will Someday Replace Smartphones, says Luckey

November 4, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

So, how big do we expect virtual reality technology to be in the future? Well, according to Oculus founder, Palmer Luckey, believes VR is going to eventually become “more ubiquitous” than smartphones.

Speaking at this year’s Web Summit 2015, Luckey shared … Read More

Facebook Plans to Build a ‘Teleporter’ with Oculus VR Technology

November 3, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

Have you ever imagined what it would be like to instantly “teleport” yourself anywhere you wanted? Well, Facebook is aiming to make teleportation something real–but, in a virtual way.

Speaking at a press event at the Dublin Web Summit, Facebook’s … Read More

Oculus Social Alpha Lets Friends Connect in Virtual Reality

October 29, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

Today, Oculus announced the launch of its first social platform for the Samsung Gear VR, called Oculus Social. The new application is currently released in its Alpha stage and marks a pretty significant milestone for Oculus in bringing social interactivity … Read More

The Oculus Rift DK2 is Now Officially Sold Out

October 24, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

If you’ve recently been tempted to buy an Oculus Rift Development Kit (DK2) to hold you over as you patiently wait for the highly-anticipated consumer version of the Rift to be released early next year, you now have another reason to … Read More

Lucky’s Tale Developer Playful Corp Raises $25 Million

October 23, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

Playful Corp., the studio behind the VR platformer, Lucky’s Tale exclusively designed for the Oculus Rift announced that it has received $25 million in capital funding from a group of private investors.

According to a press release, the studio intends to … Read More

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