Facebook Connect 2021

Facebook Connect 2021

Meta’s Latest Avatar System is Finally Rolling Out to All Unity Developers

Following an initial announcement eight months ago, Meta has released its latest avatar system for all Unity VR developers, including support for App Lab titles and limited support for non-Oculus platforms like SteamVR. Update (December 13th, 2021): Meta today announced...

Unpacking Connect 2021 – What it Means for the Metaverse of the Future

We're just one week past the Connect 2021 event where Meta (formerly Facebook) laid out its grand vision for both XR and the metaverse, including rebranding its entire company around the concept. The event was heavy on vision with...

Facebook Rebrands as ‘Meta’, Oculus Branding to be Phased Out

Facebook today announced that it's changing its name to Meta. The rebrand comes as the the company shifts its primary focus toward building the metaverse and the XR products that will support it. The Oculus brand will be phased...
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Leaked Facebook MR Headset Confirmed as Project Cambria, a “High-end” Device Coming Next Year

Facebook today confirmed Project Cambria, the MR headset which was spotted in a recent leak. The company says it's a high-end headset designed to roll out more advanced technology before being able to bring it down to the price...

Facebook’s First Full AR Glasses are Code Named ‘Project Nazare’

It's clear Facebook is working on all-day AR headsets, and although they still aren't showing any hardware just yet, company CEO Mark Zuckerberg mentioned today at Facebook Connect 2021 that it's indeed still full steam ahead on its first...

‘Arizona Sunshine’ Studio Signs Deal with Oculus for 5 New VR Games

Vertigo Games teased that its long-awaited co-op VR zombie shooter After the Fall would be getting some "big news" to share at today's Facebook Connect, but it seems the company had something bigger in mind. The VR studio and publisher...

‘Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas’ in Development for Oculus Quest 2

Facebook today announced that it's working with Rockstar Games to bring Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) exclusively to the Oculus Quest 2 headset. The company said in its Facebook keynote today at Facebook Connect 2021 that it has been working "for...

Facebook’s Metaverse Takes a Baby Step with Customizable ‘Horizon Workrooms’ Environments

Facebook launched Horizon Workrooms back in summer, bringing to Quest a new enterprise-focused virtual collaboration platform that connects both VR and video chat users in the same place. Soon the app will let you choose from different environments which will...

Facebook Rebooting VR Enterprise Offering, Bringing Business Tools to Consumer Quest Headsets

At Facebook Connect 2021 today, the company announced it will be releasing a new Quest for Business program that's rebooting its enterprise-focused VR software by bringing its growing suite of business tools to the consumer version of Quest 2,...

New Cloud Save System for Quest Will Work with Every App Automatically

Facebook announced at its Connect 2021 AR/VR developer conference today that Oculus is finally replacing its janky cloud save system for one that will work with every Quest app automatically. If you're a hardcore Quest user you may already be...

Facebook Boosts AR Developers Tools for Forthcoming AR Glasses

Today Facebook announced that it plans to expand the capabilities of its Spark AR platform to give developers more tools to build experiences that leverage existing smartphone-based AR and the company's upcoming AR glasses. Facebook has made no secret that...

Web & WebXR Apps Are Coming to the Quest Store With Multitasking

Oculus today announced that web apps and WebXR apps will soon be allowed into the main Quest store and App Lab. Apps served this way will support multitasking, allowing users to run them side-by-side for increased productivity. Developers will...

Watch Facebook Connect 2021 Keynote Livestream & Sessions Here @10 AM PT Today

Facebook Connect is the company's AR/VR developer conference that often plays host to product reveals, industry insights, and plenty of talks to get developers on the right path towards building for the company's existent and upcoming XR hardware. Here's...

Facebook Connect Will be Held Online on October 28th

Facebook today announced that its XR conference, Facebook Connect (previously called Oculus Connect) will be held on October 28th. This is the second year running that the event has been in an online format due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Facebook...
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