Oculus Connect 2014
First Public Oculus Rift Crescent Bay Demo Provokes Extreme Reactions at SVVR (Video)
Attendees to one of the longest running VR meetups around, the Silicon Valley Virtual Reality event, had an extra special treat in store for them this thanksgiving as Oculus dropped by with their latest feature prototype, the Crescent Bay....
Epic Games Share Insights: Optimizing ‘Showdown’ for 90 FPS on Oculus Rift Crescent Bay Prototype
At Oculus Connect in September, the VR company brought together experts and developers from across the world to talk VR. Among them were developers from Epic Games, creators of Unreal Engine, who shared some of the challenges and solutions to...
Every ‘Oculus Connect 2014’ Video and Presentation is Now Online
Connect was Oculus VR's inaugural event dedicated solely to virtual reality. It was a huge success in terms of bringing like minded developers together in one space but was also home to some fascinating keynotes and presentations on virtual reality. Luckily, especially...
Rev VR Podcast (Ep. 82): VR Desktop, Windows Versions, and Confusing Elevator Rides with Developer Guy...
In this episode of the Rev VR Podcast, Guy Godin, developer of the Virtual Desktop, joins me in a fun discussion about his amazing app. After doing a bit of personal tech support, Guy was able to help me...
Oculus Research Division Is ‘First Complete, Well Funded VR Research Team in Close to 20 Years’
Buried toward the end of Michael Abrash's must-watch keynote at Oculus Connect was the announcement of a new research division within Oculus which Abrash says is the "first complete, well funded VR research team in close to 20 years."...
A Preview of Oculus’ Newly Licensed Audio Tech Reveals Stunning 3D Sound (download)
After 2 years of Oculus putting their collective brains and talents to solving the "hard problems" of VR displays and low latency head tracking, at Oculus Connect this year, we heard a new topic beginning to garner attention: VR...
All Oculus Connect 2014 Keynote Videos Now Officially Available. We Round Up Our Relevant Content.
Oculus' inaugural, dedicated event aimed at bringing together the VR developer community in one place to teach, talk and try VR was by all accounts a great success. But for those of us unlucky enough not to be there...
Michael Abrash: “If Palmer Luckey Hadn’t Prototyped the Rift, VR Wouldn’t Be on the Verge of...
Michael Abrash, Oculus' Chief Scientist, whose expertise in the world of computers could not be done justice in the space of this sentence, is also an excellent orator, consistently delivering enthralling presentations with lessons far beyond the scope of...
Speculation: Unreal Engine 4 May Soon be Free for Oculus Rift Dev Kit Owners
Just last week we reported that Oculus Rift support would be made available for developers using the free version of Unity, the 3D game engine, previously only available with Unity Pro costing $1500 or $75 per month on subscription....
11 Reactions to the New Oculus Rift Crescent Bay Prototype (video)
Continuing our tradition, we caught 11 reactions to the new Oculus Rift Crescent Bay prototype by folks who had tried it for the very first time at Oculus Connect.
Unlike other new hardware demonstrations, Oculus isn't sharing specs for their...
Interview: Oculus Head of Mobile – Gear VR is ‘Designed for 5 to 20 Minute Experiences’
At Oculus Connect 2014 last weekend in Hollywood, CA, I spoke with Oculus VR's Head of Mobile, Max Cohen, about his work on the Android SDK and Samsung's Gear VR. Among other topics, Cohen noted that Gear VR is...
John Carmack’s Brilliant Oculus Connect Keynote Goes ‘off Message from the Standard PR Plan’
There are two sorts of people in this world: those that have listened to John Carmack talk and those who are unenlightened. One of the key minds behind Doom and Quake is a most unlikely orator, but one who...
Oculus Shares 5 Key Ingredients for Presence in Virtual Reality
Having open-sourced the design and software that powered their first VR headset, Oculus shares 5 key ingredients that it believes are the baseline for achieving Presence in virtual reality.
See Also: Oculus Open-sources Rift DK1: Mechanical Designs, Firmware, and More All...
Oculus Connect: Ultracast 2014 – Recorded at the VR Beach House
After the success of the SVVR UBERCast, the folks who stayed at the VR Beach House decided that it was necessary to do it again, this time calling it the Oculus Connect ULTRACast. A great group of well-known developers...
8 Photos of Internal Gear VR Prototypes Revealed by Oculus
At Oculus Connect, CEO Brendan Iribe took to the stage to talk about the company's recent work, including their collaboration on Samsung's Gear VR headset. During the presentation, Iribe showed photos of 8 previously unseen Gear VR prototypes.
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