Facebook and Oculus Commit Millions in Funding for VR Content, Education, and Diversity

October 6, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

Today, during the first keynote of Oculus Connect 3, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on stage the company’s ongoing commitment to invest in the development of high-quality VR content for the Oculus platform by developers in the community.

Over the … Read More

Facebook CEO Reveals Social VR App for the Oculus Platform

October 6, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

Today on stage at Oculus’ Connect 3 developer conference, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed an exciting, new social application for the Oculus Rift that allows you to interact with other people live in real-time in the virtual world.

Using his … Read More

Facebook Brings Reaction Emojis to 360-degree VR Videos

June 23, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

On Wednesday, Oculus announced the launch of 360-degree video reactions for the Samsung Gear VR headset.

This latest social feature allows users to be able to react to the 360-degree videos they’re watching by simply choosing between one of Facebook’s … Read More

Oculus Responds to Senator Al Franken’s Privacy Concerns

May 19, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus has formally responded to U.S. Senator Al Franken’s questions regarding consumers’ privacy issues when it was revealed last month that the company will have access to monitor and collect data from users interacting with the Rift virtual reality headset.

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Senator Al Franken Questions Oculus over Privacy Policy Concerns

April 9, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

There’s been some recent controversy surrounding the Oculus Rift and its new privacy policy, which revealed Oculus will have access to collect data on the way users interact with its Rift headset. Now, it appears some of those privacy concerns have reached their … Read More

Oculus Privacy Policy Raises Data-Mining Concerns

April 6, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

When it was first announced that Facebook was acquiring Oculus for $2 billion two years ago, it initially sparked a knee-jerk reaction within the VR community that raised some privacy and data mining concerns. Since then, Oculus and Facebook have … Read More

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg ‘Happy’ with Oculus Rift Pre-Orders

January 30, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

During Facebook’s latest earnings call on Wednesday, CEO Mark Zuckerberg told investors and analysts that he is “happy” with the direction Oculus Rift pre-orders are going, however, the company does not expect the upcoming launch of the Rift to have … Read More

Oculus VR Opens New Research Facility in Pittsburgh

January 19, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

Ever since being acquired by Facebook back in 2014, Oculus VR has quickly grown to position itself as the industry leader in virtual reality technology. Now the company is set to expand even further by opening a new office dedicated … Read More

Zuckerberg Ordered to Testify in Oculus vs. ZeniMax Lawsuit

December 12, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been ordered to testify in the intellectual property dispute between virtual reality company Oculus VR and ZeniMax Media, due to claims of his “unique knowledge” in the matter gained through Facebook’s $2 billion acquisition of … 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