Facebook Spaces Now Lets Oculus Rift Users Broadcast Live from VR

July 12, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Earlier this year, Facebook launched Spaces, a social VR app for the Oculus platform that lets you and your Facebook friends hang out and interact with each other in virtual reality. Now, the company has announced that Spaces is getting … Read More

Oculus’ Michael Abrash says ‘Full AR’ Enabled Glasses Will Change the World

April 20, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus chief scientist Michael Abrash took to the stage at this week’s annual Facebook F8 developer conference to share an ambitious and long-term vision of how the future of virtual computing, specifically augmented reality, has the potential to enhance almost … Read More

Facebook’s New Surround 360 Cameras Makes Live-Action Scenes More Immersive

April 19, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

On Wednesday, during the annual F8 developer conference, Facebook announced the second generation of its Surround 360 video camera design—the x24 and x6 camera models as an upgrade to the one the company debuted last year.

The x24 is the … Read More

Facebook Launches React VR to Boost WebVR Development

April 19, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

At its annual F8 developer conference, Facebook officially announced the launch of React VR, a new open-source JavaScript framework that lets developers build WebVR and interactive 360-degree content experiences.

Based on the existing React and React Native framework, which is … Read More

Facebook Brings Social VR to the Rift, Launches ‘Facebook Spaces’ Beta

April 18, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

During Facebook’s annual F8 developer conference, Head of Social VR Rachel Franklin took the stage to unveil the company’s latest efforts to make VR a more social experience on the Oculus platform with the launch of Facebook Spaces, a new … Read More

Facebook’s Oculus to Help South Korea VR and AR Startups Expand Globally

April 5, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Facebook, the parent company of Oculus, has announced that it has signed a partnership with the South Korean government to help promising virtual reality and augmented reality startups in the region expand throughout the global market.

According to the Korean … Read More

Oculus Founder and Rift Creator Palmer Luckey Leaves Facebook

March 30, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus and creator of the Rift virtual reality headset, is departing from the company he helped build after nearly three years since he sold his virtual reality startup to Facebook for more than $2 billion.

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Oculus Updates Rooms, Adds Events and Facebook Live Streaming

March 11, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus announced that it has rolled out some exciting updates to its mobile VR platform that brings a number of new features aimed at making the virtual reality experience much more social.

Starting with Oculus Rooms, which is now up … Read More

Facebook Launches its First Dedicated 360° Content App on Oculus Platform

March 8, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

After nearly three years since Facebook acquired Oculus, the social media giant has finally released its first dedicated virtual reality app called Facebook 360 for Samsung’s Gear VR, powered by Oculus.

Currently, there are more than 25 million 360 photos … Read More

Facebook Appoints Hugo Barra to Lead VR Efforts as New Head of Oculus

January 26, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Wednesday that former Google and Xiaomi executive Hugo Barra will lead all virtual reality efforts at Facebook as VP of VR, including taking charge of the Oculus team.

Barra’s new appointed position comes as … Read More