Oculus Connect 3
Oculus Chief Scientist Predicts the Next 5 Years of VR Technology
The annual presentation at Oculus Connect by Michael Abrash, Chief Scientist at Oculus, is always a highlight of the company's annual developer event, projecting a forward-thinking and ever inspirational look at the future of virtual reality. This time, at...
Hands-on: ‘Lone Echo’ Multiplayer is a Totally Surprising Triumph for Competitive Zero-G Locomotion
Flying through an obstacle-filled arena in zero gravity like in the Battle Room scenes of Ender’s Game, catching and throwing a disk to score in an opposing team’s goal, all while in a Tron-looking virtual reality, is probably about...
Oculus on Platform-exclusive VR Content: ‘it’s the only viable way to jumpstart the market’
Earlier this month we saw a slew of new Oculus Touch game announcements. Many of these new VR titles, which benefit from funding or publishing (or both) by Oculus, will launch exclusively for the Rift and Touch. And while...
Oculus Touch Will Support 360 and Room-scale Tracking With Extra Cameras
Long a point of contention, Oculus last week announced a welcome new stance: the Rift will be officially supporting 360 degree tracking and room-scale as part of the forthcoming Touch launch.
At the company's 'Connect' developer conference it was finally...
Robo Recall Design Insights from Developers Epic Games
Epic Games has had a long history of releasing new demo content at big gaming and developer conferences to showcase the latest Oculus hardware, and this year was no different. Oculus Studios provided funding to further develop the Bullet...
Watch: 12 Minutes of ‘Robo Recall’ Gameplay with Oculus Touch
One of the flagship announcements at last week's Oculus Connect developer conference, Epic Games' Robo Recall is a slick, polished first person shooter built for Oculus' forthcoming VR motion controllers Touch. Here's 12 minutes of raw gameplay from the...
Oculus Connect 3 Highlights, Questions About New Min Spec & Room-Scale Claims
In this episode of the Voices of VR podcast, I recap some of my highlights from Oculus Connect 3, but also dive into some of my biggest concerns and questions coming out of this year's big developer conference. My...
Oculus Says Walt Disney Studios Collaboration Will “Set a Higher Bar for VR”
Among the swath of announcements made at Oculus Connect 3, one of the fleeting but important pieces of content-related news is that Walt Disney Studios is working with Oculus to create a series of VR experiences based on iconic...
Hands On: ‘Lone Echo’ Nails Zero-G Movement in VR With Oculus Touch
Frank He gets his hands into Ready at Dawn's first VR title and finds Lone Echo to deliver one of the best zero g experiences yet seen in VR, all thanks to clever design and of course the Oculus...
Oculus to Support WebVR Through New VR Browser Codenamed ‘Carmel’
Oculus announced at Connect, the company's annual developer conference, that they'll be officially supporting WebVR through their new VR web browser codenamed Carmel. WebVR is an API that provides headsets access to web-based VR content.
Touted as an easy way to share VR experiences...
Facebook Founder Says Company Invested $250M in VR Content, Will Invest $250M More
At Oculus Connect's opening keynote today, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg took to the stage to drive home the company's commitment to the virtual reality space. How much commitment? Some $500M worth.
Amid a flurry of announcements at Oculus Connect 3's...
Getting Social – Oculus to Offer Persistent Avatars Across Multiplayer Games
Up until now, multiplayer games on Oculus Home have relied on their own individual avatar selectors, meaning you couldn't have the exact same avatar in two different apps. In an effort to socialize the entire platform, Oculus is introducing...
Final Touch Battery Life Improved 40% Over Original Prototype, Up to 30 Hours of Use
At a session breaking down the design of Touch during Oculus Connect, designers of the controller explored the choices that drove the form and functionality of the device.
Oculus Touch finally has an official launch date of December 6th and...
Video: Watch Mark Zuckerberg Demo Facebook’s Latest Social VR Prototype
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stage at Oculus Connect, the company's annual developer conference, to show off Facebook's latest social VR prototype.
Zuckerberg toured the newest features of the app including more lifelike avatars complete with facial expressions triggered...
Oculus Announces $49 Earphones Accessory for Rift, Launching December 6th
At today's Oculus Connect keynote, a number of new hardware announcements were made, including the reveal of a new pair of Oculus 'Earphones' that replace the removable headphones that come with the Rift.
Releasing on December 6 with pre-orders on...


















