News & Reviews
Latest news on the Oculus Rift, and other cool VR stuff!
Oculus-Powered Samsung Gear VR Headset Coming in December
November 13, 2014 | FRΛNK R.The Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition, a mobile virtual reality headset powered by Oculus, will be released early next month, according to a blog post on the Oculus VR website.
While the Gear VR uses a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 … Read More
Oculus Mobile SDK is Now Available to Developers
November 12, 2014 | FRΛNK R.Today, Oculus VR announced the release of its initial Oculus Mobile Software Development Kit (SDK) specifically designed for the upcoming Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition headset. Powered by Oculus, the Samsung Gear VR headset utilizes a Galaxy Note 4 smartphone as … Read More
Mozilla Launches MozVR with Oculus Rift Support
November 10, 2014 | Staff WriterIn celebration of the 10th anniversary of its popular web browser Firefox, Mozilla just announced the launch of its new website MozVR.com — an experimental ‘native VR’ experience built from the ground up to help show off the immersive capabilities … Read More
Oculus Rift Consumer Version Still ‘Many Months’ Away
November 4, 2014 | FRΛNK R.Today while speaking at Web Summit 2014 in Dublin, Oculus VR CEO Brendan Iribe told an audience the release of a consumer version of the Oculus Rift headset was close, though it’s still “many months” away from being released.
“We’re all … Read More
Facebook’s Long-Term Bet in Oculus to Sell 50-100 Million Units
November 1, 2014 | FRΛNK R.Earlier this week during a Q3 2014 earnings conference call with investors, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg briefly discussed its long-term commitment to Oculus VR and reaffirmed his belief in the Oculus Rift and VR becoming the future of computing — however, Zuckerberg … Read More
Short 360-Degree Horror Film for Oculus Rift Released
October 31, 2014 | FRΛNK R.Just in time for Halloween, 11:57 is a virtual reality short horror film that gives viewers the feeling they are inside the terrifying scene.
The 4-minute long horror film was made specifically for the Oculus Rift and mobile in mind, offering … Read More
All Oculus Connect Developer Session Videos of 2014 Now Available Online
October 29, 2014 | FRΛNK R.In September, Oculus VR held its first-ever Oculus Connect developer conference in Hollywood, California. The conference proved to be a huge success bringing together nearly 1,000 attendees who share a passion and interest in the future of virtual reality.
Along with the … Read More
Oculus SDK Update v0.4.3 Beta Now Supports Unity Free
October 25, 2014 | FRΛNK R.Oculus VR’s growing developer community has received their latest update to the Oculus software development kit (SDK) with the release of 0.4.3 beta. The release of the latest version is packed with a number of new features and is now available … Read More
Oculus Rift Wins ‘Innovation of the Year’ at 2014 Golden Joystick Awards
October 24, 2014 | FRΛNK R.This 2014 Golden Joystick Awards took place this week at the London’s O2 Arena with more than nine million votes cast from the gaming public to crown the best-of-the-best in the gaming industry for 18 categories ranging from Best Gaming Moment, Innovation … Read More
Palmer Luckey Awarded Smithsonian Youth Achievement Award
October 17, 2014 | FRΛNK R.Oculus VR Inc. founder Palmer Luckey was among a group of 10 innovators in art, science, and culture honored on Thursday night during the third annual American Ingenuity Awards event at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC.
The Smithsonian … Read More