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 Comment

At 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

Oculus Mobile SDK 0.5.0 is Now Available to Developers

April 4, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

Developers looking to get the latest Oculus Mobile Software Development Kit (SDK) for the Samsung Gear VR, can now download it directly from the Oculus VR website.

Oculus recently released the Mobile SDK version 0.5.0 with a number of enhancements just in time … Read More

Judges Announced for the Oculus Mobile VR Jam 2015

April 2, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

The upcoming Oculus Mobile VR Jam 2015 starting on April 13th, is set to challenge developers to create the most innovative, immersive mobile VR games and experiences for the Samsung Gear VR headset, which Samsung developed in partnership with Oculus.

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Oculus Share Hits Milestone with 2 Million Unique Downloads

March 29, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus has once again reached a significant milestone, and this time it’s with its Oculus VR Share platform—an online VR marketplace that allows developers to publish and share their own Oculus-ready games and experiences with the world to discover and download … Read More

Oculus’ Michael Abrash Explains How Virtual Reality is Reality

March 27, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

On Thursday, Oculus Chief Scientist Michael Abrash took to the stage at Facebook’s F8 Developer Conference in San Francisco, to demonstrate that not everything we believe is real.

During his keynote presentation, Abrash, referenced ideas from the 1991 sci-fi film, The … Read More

UPDATE: Facebook CTO Hints Oculus Rift Will Ship in 2015

March 26, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

At today’s F8 Developers Conference in San Francisco on Thursday, Facebook’s CTO Mike Schroepfer may have given a subtly hint suggesting the consumer release of the Oculus Rift could very well be in 2015.

After demonstrating VR gameplay footage from the … Read More