Oculus-Funded VR Film ‘SPHERES’ Lands Seven-Figure Deal at Sundance

January 25, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

The Oculus-funded virtual reality series, SPHERES, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival last week was acquired by VR financing and distribution venture CityLights in a massive seven-figure deal.

This historic deal represents a major milestone for the virtual reality industry, … Read More

Facebook Hires AltSpaceVR CEO Eric Romo as Social VR Product Director

January 23, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus’ parent company Facebook has announced that Eric Romo, the CEO and founder of AltspaceVR, is joining its social VR team as a Product Director, where he will be helping the company explore new, innovative ways to connect people and … Read More

Five Oculus-Funded Experiences Debut at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival

January 21, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

The Sundance Film Festival kicked off earlier this week in Park City, Utah, and for the fourth year in a row Oculus is there to bring the latest innovations in immersive VR storytelling to the festival.

This year the company will … Read More

Oculus Announces New ‘Oculus Start’ Program Aimed at Helping VR Devs

January 20, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus has announced the launch of Oculus Start, a new developer-focused initiative aimed at making it much easier and more cost-efficient for aspiring VR developers to build new and immersive applications.

The Oculus Start program is based on three main principles: access, … Read More

Oculus Improves Rift Core 2.0 Beta with Latest Rift 1.22 Software Update

January 19, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

This month Oculus rolled out its latest 1.22 software update for the Rift, which includes a number of performance and stability improvements for Oculus Home and Dash, as part of the Rift Core 2.0 beta.

Rift Core 2.0 is considered a … Read More

WEARVR Launches $10K Competition to Remaster Rift DK1 and DK2 Content

January 18, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

Have you ever wanted to go back and enjoy some of the groundbreaking games and experiences that were originally on the Oculus Rift DK1 and DK2 headsets, but were never made for the consumer version of the Rift? Well, now … Read More

Oculus Now Sells Single Replacement Touch Motion Controllers for $69

January 16, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

While the Oculus Touch controllers are designed to endure countless hours of gameplay in VR with its superior quality, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it is unbreakable. In case you somehow manage to damage one of your controllers during an … Read More

Oculus Partners with Xiaomi, Aims for Chinese Market with Mi VR Standalone

January 9, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

In a surprise announcement during Qualcomm’s CES 2018 press conference on Monday, Hugo Barra, VP of VR at Facebook, announced that Oculus has partnered with Xiaomi to manufacture its upcoming standalone VR headset, Oculus Go, in addition to a new … Read More

FCC Listing for Oculus Go Headset Suggests 32GB and 64GB Models

January 7, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus’ much-anticipated new standalone virtual reality headset, Oculus Go, is expected to launch, as promised, sometime early this year. While there is no official release date, a recently reported FCC listing has revealed some interesting details that we can soon expect to see … Read More

Oculus Plans to Let You Personalize Your Background Music in Home

January 5, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

The new Oculus Home, currently in beta, is one of the key components of the Rift Core 2.0 update. Oculus has rebuilt ‘Home’ from the ground up, allowing users to customize their own virtual space with furniture, decorations, and unique … Read More