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Here’s the Entire Oculus Rift “Placeholder Concept” Leak

Just a few days prior to their 'Step into the Rift' press event in San Francisco, Oculus has accidentally leaked what they've called a "placeholder concept" image which shows some never before seen additions to the Rift VR headset. Shortly...

Front-facing Camera and New Positional Tracker for Oculus Rift Shown in Leak

Along with the first look at a VR input controller from Oculus, today's leak shows a front-facing camera on the consumer version of the headset as well as a redesigned positional tracking camera. Since the Oculus Rift DK2, Oculus has...

Oculus Rift Input Controller Revealed in Leaked “Placeholder Concept”

Oculus today launched a revamped version of their website to prepare for the upcoming 'Step into the Rift' event later this week. With it came a slew of previously unseen photos which show, for the first time, an Oculus...

Best of the Oculus Mobile VR Jam 2015 – Part 6: Phase Shift, The Night Cafe,...

Coming to our 6th and final installment of our series covering some of the most promising content to come out of the Oculus Mobile VR Jam, we take a look at a mix of games and experiences that not only focus on a cohesive...

Oculus Acquires Computer Vision Company Surreal Vision for 3D Scene Reconstruction

Oculus today announced that they've acquired Surreal Vision, a computer vision company that's using technology to interpret the real world in a way that can be visualized and interacted with within virtual reality. Surreal Vision is a UK company that was founded...

Best of the Oculus Mobile VR Jam 2015 – Part 5: Telescopic, Tana Pura, SoundScape

Now in our 5th installment of our ongoing series covering some of the most promising content to come out of the Oculus Mobile VR Jam, we take a look at three submissions that awake in the user a childlike wonder of life, the Universe,...

Oculus Announces Mobile VR Jam 2015 Finalists, Public Voting Open Until May 27th

The first round of judging of the Oculus Mobile VR Jam is over, and we now have our finalists—a total of 61 submissions split between two tracks, Games and App/Experiences. Oculus first went over each and every one of the 307 entries,...

Oculus Send Invites to “Step into the Rift” Pre-E3 Event, June 11th, 2015

An invite went out today beckoning its recipients to "Step into the Rift" on the 11th of June, 2015 in San Francisco—just a few days before E3 begins in LA. We want to step in. Oh yes, we do. Many...

Visualizing the Latest Features Found in Oculus SDK v0.6.0.0

A clever set of visualizations covering some of the major changes to Oculus' new software developers kit (SDK) has surfaced, and may help the non-developers among us get a better grip on exactly what these changes mean for VR. Thanks to...

Best of the Oculus Mobile VR Jam 2015 – Part 4: Scorched Battalion, Pulsar Arena, Sherlock...

Coming to part 4 of our ongoing series covering some of the most promising content to come out of the Oculus Mobile VR Jam, we now take a look at three very different apps—that through the lens of fiction—takes us to the...

Oculus SDK v0.6.0.0 is Out Now and Paves the Way for the Rift CV1

Oculus have today released the latest version of their software development kit (SDK) and it's one of the most significant to date. Following an announcement as monumental as last week's from Oculus, that the consumer Rift headset would launch Q1 2016,...

Oculus’ Nate Mitchell Talks Rift CV1 Launch at TechCrunch Disrupt

TechCrunch's Josh Constine sat down with Oculus co-founder and VP of Product Nate Mitchell today at this year's TechCrunch Disrupt to talk more about the consumer version of the Oculus Rift, hot on the heels of today's surprise release date announcement. In the...

‘Render the Metaverse’ Contest by OTOY, John Carmack Signs on as Judge

OTOY, the studio behind the made-for-VR rendering software OctaneVR, has announced a contest sponsored by Oculus that aims to get the community involved in generating immersive 360-degree panoramas using their software suite. Oculus CTO John Carmack is also signing on to...

Paid Content on Oculus Gear VR Store Now Available Worldwide

International Gear VR owners rejoice! Oculus has officially allowed selected paid content to be purchased outside of the United States, albeit in US dollars at the moment. A number of apps, games, and experiences have been cleared for international sale on the...

Analyst: ‘Facebook Earnings Call Didn’t Rule Out 2015 Oculus Rift Launch’

A report regarding a Facebook earnings call from Gamasutra earlier this week painted a dim picture for an Oculus Rift 2015 release date. However, an equity analyst who spoke with Road to VR says that the call didn't rule out a 2015...
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