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

Oculus Announces ‘Medium’ for Sculpting in VR Using Oculus Touch

September 24, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus announced a new content creation tool called Medium at the Oculus Connect 2 conference today, which will allow users to bring out their artistic side to create and sculpt three-dimensional objects in virtual reality with the use of the … Read More

‘Oculus Ready’ Program Offers PCs for VR at Under $1,000

September 24, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus plans to ensure that PC hardware manufacturers offer the most efficient, and powerful hardware necessary to deliver a great VR experience to anyone that uses an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset.

Speaking at Oculus Connect 2, Oculus VP of … Read More

Epic Reveals ‘Bullet Train’ VR Demo Using Oculus Touch Motion Controllers

September 24, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

During the Oculus Connect 2 conference in Hollywood, California today, Epic CEO and founder, Tim Sweeney took to the stage to show off the company’s newest VR demo, Bullet Train.

Bullet Train is a VR first-person shooter (FPS) that appears … Read More

Oculus Announces Netflix, Hulu, and Twitch for Gear VR

September 24, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus has announced that Netflix is coming to Gear VR, and it will be available to download starting today.

Max Cohen, Head of Mobile at Oculus, revealed the Netflix partnership during the Oculus Connect 2 keynote, along with a number … Read More

Minecraft is Coming to Oculus Rift in Spring 2016

September 24, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

At today’s Oculus Connect 2 in Hollywood, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey took to the stage to make a surprise announcement that the block-building smash hit game Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition will be officially coming to the Oculus Rift platform.

Minecraft … Read More