Samsung’s New Gear VR Commercial is Simple, and Effective

November 23, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

With Samsung’s Gear VR, powered by Oculus hitting the shelves last week, a new commercial to promote the headset was released over the weekend and offers consumers a glimpse into the hardware, and future of mobile VR entertainment.

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Gear VR Already Sold Out on Amazon and Best Buy

November 22, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

In just a few short days after it went on sale, the new consumer version of the Samsung Gear VR is already sold out at major retailers, such as Amazon and Best Buy.

Both are now listing the Gear VR … Read More

Oculus Connect 2 Developer Session Videos Now Online – Part 3

November 19, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus Connect 2 was a great success in bringing together developers, engineers, designers, and industry experts from around the world to share their passion for virtual reality, and collaborate on ways to help shape the future of the Oculus platform.

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Oculus Connect 2 Developer Session Videos Now Online – Part 2

November 13, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

Today, we take a look back at Oculus Connect 2, the second annual developer conference that bought together an audience of more than 1,500 developers and engineers to share their ideas and learn the latest in virtual reality technology, and … Read More

Virtual Reality’s ‘Pandora’s Box Has Been Opened’, says Luckey

November 9, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

The virtual reality industry has seen significant growth and innovation over the past three years. Since 2012, there has been an enormous amount of interest and anticipation building around consumer VR products thanks to the development of the Oculus Rift … Read More

Oculus Audio SDK 1.0 Beta is Now Available to Developers

November 6, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

The importance of high-quality audio in virtual reality is crucial for creating an immersive, and persuasive VR experience and Oculus is making sure developers have all the tools necessary to deliver great audio in their VR content.

Oculus is giving … Read More

Early Oculus Rift Sales Will Start Off Slow, says Zuckerberg

November 5, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

During a Facebook Q3 2015 earnings call, CEO Mark Zuckerberg offered some insight into the gradual growth the company expects to achieve with the consumer launch of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset early next year.

According to Zuckerberg, while … Read More

Oculus Connect 2 Developer Session Videos Now Online – Part 1

November 5, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

In September, Oculus held its second annual Oculus Connect developer conference bringing together more than 1,500 of the top industry leaders and developers from around the world to discuss the future of virtual reality technology, and collaborate to learn techniques … 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

Oculus PC SDK 0.8.0 is Now Available to Developers

October 22, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus has released a new version of its software development kit, Oculus PC SDK 0.8.0 for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, available now for download directly from the Oculus VR website.

According to Oculus, “The Oculus SDK 0.8 release changes … Read More