Oculus Rift Add-On Let’s You Experience ‘Smell-O-Vision’

March 8, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

The Oculus Rift virtual reality headset is designed to deliver an immersive visual experience while integrating spatial audio for a truly enhanced sense of “presence”.

However, what would it feel like to use more than just your visual, and audio … Read More

Facebook Is Working on Virtual Reality Versions of Its Apps

February 18, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

Almost a year after Facebook invested $2 Billion to acquire Oculus VR, the social networking giant revealed that it has been working on developing versions of its own applications for use in virtual reality.

During Tuesday’s Code/Media conference in Laguna … Read More

Oculus & Women in Games GDC Party Tickets Now Available

February 4, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus VR recently confirmed that it will be attending the upcoming 2015 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, California in March to showcase its latest prototypes and hold a series of in-depth developer sessions to discuss VR technology and the future … Read More

Oculus VR to Attend Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2015

January 30, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

Virtual reality is set to deliver in a big way during this year’s GDC 2015. The Game Developers Conference 2015 will take place on March 2-6 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California where video game industry veterans come … Read More

Oculus VR Creates Story Studio to Make Virtual Reality Films

January 26, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

We all know Oculus VR is set to revolutionize the way we experience gaming entertainment, but can they deliver on revolutionizing the film industry too? With all the VR buzz taking place during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival in Utah, … Read More

VR Still ‘Very Rough,’ But ‘Excited’ for the Future, says Zuckerberg

January 19, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

Last year, when Facebook acquired Oculus VR for $2 billion, the tech world was taken by surprise that a social networking giant would now be leading the way into the future of virtual reality.

Oculus has continued to operate independently within … Read More

British Army Uses Oculus Rift to Recruit New Potential Soldiers

January 17, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

While virtual reality is still in the early stages of making its way into the consumer market, the technology has been widely adopted by the military for decades to simulate various training applications.

As part of a new campaign to … Read More

Toyota Uses Oculus Rift to Teach Distracted Drivers a Lesson

January 15, 2015 | Staff Writer

At the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, Toyota announced its new TeenDrive365 distracted driver simulator with the Oculus Rift that is designed to educate and help new drivers become safer drivers. So far it has proven very effective, and there is … Read More

Oculus Rift Could Be Used More for Films than Games

January 14, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

While the Oculus Rift initially is focused on delivering immersive gaming experiences to consumers, the future of virtual reality could go beyond just video games and more into films.

In an interview with the LA Times at CES 2015, Oculus … Read More

Oculus Is Working on VR Controller for the Oculus Rift

January 9, 2015 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus VR has been showcasing the innovation of its virtual reality headset for quite some time. Recently, they introduced the addition of 3D positional audio to its Crescent Bay prototype, which is taking the experience of “presence” in a virtual … Read More