VR Locomotion Device ‘DecaMove’ Attracts $350K in Preorder Campaign
Quest 2 Delisted on Amazon EU Due to a Skin Irritation Issue, Oculus Says it Will Return Soon
Since last week Oculus Quest 2 had disappeared across a range of Amazon EU websites. Oculus says it was due to previously reported skin irritation caused by the facepad on a small number of units. While the company says the issue itself has been addressed, a newly published EU Commission filing about the same issue led to a short pause in sales on Amazon EU sites. Quest 2 remains available directly from Oculus and is expected to return to Amazon EU sites soon.
Facebook’s Previous Head of Oculus & Reality Labs Partnerships Leaves Company
Hugo Barra, one-time head of Oculus and VP of Facebook Reality Labs partnerships, has announced that he’s left Facebook.
Arena Shooter ‘Solaris Offworld Combat’ Comes to PSVR Today
First Contact Entertainment is finally bringing its most recent team VR shooter, Solaris Offworld Combat (2020), to PSVR today.
Exclusive Hands-on: DigiLens is Building Modular AR Glasses to Accelerate Consumerization
Quest 2 Update Adds Video Overlay for Casting, File Browser, & Phone Notifications in VR
Another big update to Quest and Quest 2 is on the way. Oculus today announced that the v29 update will begin rolling out to users “soon” (likely starting this week), and will bring a video overlay feature to casting, a file browser, phone notifications in VR, and more.
‘VTOL’ Studio to Release Kart-style Airplane Racer ‘Jetborne Racing’ on PC VR Soon
Boundless Dynamics, the studio behind combat flight simulator VTOL VR (2017), is getting ready to release a new online racing game soon for PC VR headsets which puts your flying skills to the test and throws plenty of kart-style powerups your way.
Tundra Tracker Kickstarter so Successful It’s Now Sold Out of Most Hardware Bundles
Tundra Labs celebrated success back in March as Tundra Tracker, the company’s SteamVR-based tracker device, not only exploded past its Kickstarter goal in less than 24 hours, but went on to pass the $1 million mark. It’s proved to be so popular that it’s actually become a victim of its own success, as the company has drastically limited future orders through Kickstarter.
The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – May 2021
While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its VR storefronts, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the top 20 Oculus Quest games and apps as of May 2021.
‘CREED: Rise to Glory’ Turns Up the Intensity on Quest with New Endurance Mode
The Oculus Quest version of Survios’ popular boxing game, CREED: Rise to Glory, just got an exclusive update, which removes the game’s Virtual Stamina system and lets you box at full speed for maximum physical intensity.
Locomotion Vault Catalogs & Compares 100+ VR Movement Techniques
Locomotion is one of the most fundamental elements of any VR experience because it directly influences the sort of experience the user can have and how comfortable the experience can be. Since the inception of the medium, academics and developers have created a staggering number of ways to move around in VR, all with their pros and cons. The Locomotion Vault is a research project which catalogs more than 100 locomotion techniques to help the field codify the space and identify gaps for innovation.
VR Hero Shooter ‘Larcenauts’ Gameplay Reveal Shows Off Characters & Clean Art Direction
Larcenauts, the upcoming VR hero shooter from developer Impulse Gear, was revealed just last week, and today we’re getting our first look at the title’s gameplay.
12 New Quest 2 Games We Can’t Wait to Play
Thanks to the success of Oculus Quest 2, the amount of stuff you can play on the Oculus Quest Store is rapidly expanding. Here we take a look at some of the upcoming titles we can’t wait to play when they land in the next few months.
Drum-based Rhythm Game ‘Smash Drums’ to Release on Quest Next Month
Smash Drums is a drum-based rhythm game that’s officially coming to Oculus Quest on June 17th, 2021.
Intel Researchers Give ‘GTA V’ Photorealistic Graphics, Similar Techniques Could Do the Same for VR
Researchers from Intel’s Intelligent Systems Lab have revealed a new method for enhancing computer-generated imagery with photorealistic graphics. Demonstrated with GTA V, the approach uses deep-learning to analyze frames generated by the game and then generate new frames from a dataset of real images. While the technique in its research state is too slow for real gameplay today, it could represent a fundamentally new direction for real-time computer graphics of the future.
