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Oculus Chief Software Architect to Detail ‘React VR’ WebVR Dev Platform at F8 Conference
Michael Antonov, Chief Software Architect at Oculus, is due to speak at Facebook's F8 Developer Conference on April 18th about React VR, a framework that builds on Facebook’s React JavaScript library. This web-based framework allows easier creation of VR...
Facebook to Focus on WebVR and Social VR with 7 Sessions at F8 Conference
Facebook's 2017 F8 developer conference has seven scheduled sessions dedicated to VR. The company's annual two-day event is dedicated to exploring the future of Facebook's family of apps and services (including Oculus), and how businesses and developers can leverage them.
With sessions covering...
Oculus Now Selling Replacement Rift Accessories
Earlier this year Oculus began offering additional Sensors for sale along with and their new Earphones. Now all the in-the-box accessories can be purchased as well.
Oculus is now selling four replacement products for items that come in the Rift...
VRGE VR Headset Dock Passes 50% Mark on Kickstarter with One Week Remaining
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1910388709/vrge-virtual-reality-hardware-charging-dock/
The impressively svelte VRGE VR headset dock has passed the 50% mark of its $30,000 Kickstarter campaign goal. With support for the Vive, Rift, and PlayStation VR (and their respective controllers), the dock appears to be a smart accessory for VR...
‘HeroCade’ Bringinging 9 VR Indie Games to PSVR in One $15 Package
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SieSri8RClo
A bundle of nine VR indie games is coming soon to the PlayStation VR which includes Dreadhalls, a popular horror title for Gear VR and Oculus Rift. HeroCade takes a novel approach to the bundle’s presentation, combining all the...
Resident Evil 7 is Being Played in VR by Almost 10% of Registered Players
Capcom's latest entrant to its popular Resident Evil franchise is currently being played in VR by almost 10% of its players, according to global statistics from the developer.
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard is Capcom's long awaited sequel to the company's...
HTC’s VP of Design Leaving to Join Google’s VR Team
According to a report by The Verge, HTC's VP of Design is leaving the company to join up with Google's Daydream VR team.
Having joined the company in 2008, in recent year's HTC's VP of Design, Claude Zellweger, played a...
‘RaceRoom’ Racing Sim Gets Initial Rift and Vive Support Through SteamVR
RaceRoom Racing Experience has received a major update that introduces Vive and Rift support through SteamVR. The update also includes a number of improvements and adds new content to this often underappreciated racing sim.
Developer Sector3 has been largely silent...
Animated Short ‘Pearl’ is VR’s First Oscar Nominated Film
Pearl (2016), a 360 animated short film from director Patrick Osborne and Google's Advanced Technology and Projects group (ATAP), has landed an Academy Award nomination for this year's best animated short film, making it the first VR film in the running...
‘SUPERHOT VR’ Getting New Challenge Modes in February Update
Superhot VR is one of our favorite Oculus Touch launch titles. Like many of the best VR games so far, the thing we craved the most was more. A new update will extend the replayability of the game with several new modes...
Oculus Deploys New Age Rating System for VR Content
By March 1st 2017, every title in the Oculus Store will be assigned through the International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) rating process. IARC is a globally streamlined age classification process for digital games and mobile apps.
In a recent entry...
Amazon May Look to VR to Enhance Shopping Experience, Job Ad Indicates
A new job opening at a division of the online retail giant Amazon my indicate the firm is looking to immersive technology to enhance its shopping experience.
Amazon has up to now only tentatively dipped its substantial corporate toe in the...
VRGE VR Dock Hits Kickstarter with Support for Multiple Headsets and Controllers
https://vimeo.com/197321437
VRGE’s VR Dock is a storage and charging unit compatible with multiple headset and controller designs. Featuring a wood finish and protective rubber bumpers, the prototype has an elegant appearance, and is currently seeking crowdfunding via Kickstarter.
The current generation...
VR Livestreaming to Facebook Now Supported by NVIDIA GeForce Experience
At CES 2017 it was announced that users with NVIDIA's Geforce Experience software will be able to stream gameplay of whatever they’re playing, including VR content, to Facebook Live. An update now available for the software enables the feature, including...
Apple AR/VR Product to Debut in 2017, Predicts Sony’s Head of Worldwide Studios
To many, the question of an Apple AR or VR headset has become a "when" rather than an "if". The President of Sony's Worldwide Studios thinks 2017 is the year that Apple introduces its first immersive device.
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