It’s Not Goodbye, It’s See You Around…
Oculus VR News
by FRΛNK R.
1y ago
After nearly nine years and over 850 blog posts, I decided to essentially end my Oculus VR news site by putting the blog on hold indefinitely. I assure you this was not an easy decision to make, but as the old saying goes, ‘all good things must come to an end.’ In 2013, I started this fan-based blog site after being inspired by what appeared to be a glimpse into an immersive future that began to unfold with the re-emergence of virtual reality technology as an exciting new medium. I was fascinated by what the founders and original pioneers at Oculus had accomplished with the success of their ea ..read more
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Zuckerberg Confirms Next Meta Quest VR Headset will Launch in October
Oculus VR News
by FRΛNK R.
1y ago
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has revealed during an appearance on the latest episode of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast that the company will debut its next long-awaited standalone headset in October. Right off the bat of the three-hour JRE podcast, Zuckerberg shared some details on when we can expect the company’s new and highly-anticipated device, stating, “For the next device that’s coming out in October, there are a few big features.” Apparently, behind the scenes, Rogan got to experience some hands-on time with the new headset and was seemingly impressed with how well it would trac ..read more
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Meta Teases Project Cambria’s Color Passthrough Capabilities in New Video
Oculus VR News
by FRΛNK R.
2y ago
Today, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg teased its new high-end virtual reality headset, codenamed Project Cambria, highlighting the upcoming headset’s full-color passthrough capabilities, allowing users to interact with virtual objects directly overlaid onto the physical world environment in real-time. In a video posted on Facebook, Zuckerberg is seen wearing the new, highly-anticipated headset blurred in the clip and demoing a mixed reality experience called The World Beyond. Built using Meta’s Presence Platform, a tool designed to help developers create immersive mixed reality experiences, the demo ..read more
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Oculus Quest ‘Space Sense’ Guardian Feature Detects Objects, People & Pets
Oculus VR News
by Staff Writer
2y ago
Meta (formerly Facebook) announced that the latest set of features in software update v34 is rolling out for the Quest platform starting today. Among these new additions comes a significant upgrade to the Guardian system to keep users safe while in their VR playspace with a feature called ‘Space Sense’. In an official Oculus blog post, Space Sense is an experimental new feature that enables you to see when a physical object, person, or large pet might have entered within the established boundary of your passthrough guardian zone. Image courtesy of: Meta (formerly Facebook) These intruding obje ..read more
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Meta to Reverse Facebook Account Requirement for Oculus Headsets
Oculus VR News
by Staff Writer
2y ago
During Connect 2021, Meta (formerly Facebook) CEO Mark Zuckerberg made headlines when he announced that his company is changing its name to ‘Meta’ as part of a rebranding effort. But, another big piece of news revealed is that the company plans to drop its controversial Facebook account requirement for logging into its headsets starting next year. Zuckerberg appeared to acknowledge that last year’s initial company decision to require all users to sign into their headsets with a Facebook account was highly unpopular among both existing and potential new customers. “As we’ve focused more on work ..read more
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Meta is Phasing Out the Oculus Brand
Oculus VR News
by Staff Writer
2y ago
At Connect 2021, Facebook announced that it was changing its name to Meta. But it appears the company is taking its rebranding efforts a step further by phasing out the brand that arguably kicked off this entire VR revolution, Oculus, from its product line. In a Facebook post, Meta’s VP of VR/AR, Andrew Bosworth, revealed the company’s decision to phase out the Oculus brand is to streamline all its VR/AR products and services under the Meta name. Essentially, ensuring that its ambitious vision to build the metaverse is at the forefront. “VR will be the most immersive way for people to acc ..read more
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Meta’s Presence Platform Brings New Mixed Reality Tools for Developers
Oculus VR News
by Staff Writer
2y ago
At this year’s Connect 2021, Meta (formerly Facebook) shared its vision of the metaverse alongside several exciting announcements, including plans to expand support for the mixed reality capabilities of Quest with a suite of new tools that will enable developers to build out an immersive and more connected digital experience. During the keynote event on Thursday, Meta announced the launch of the Presence Platform, which provides a broad range of machine perception and AI capabilities, including Passthrough, Spatial Anchors, and Scene Understanding. This new system will allow developers to buil ..read more
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Facebook Rebrands its Name to ‘Meta’
Oculus VR News
by Staff Writer
2y ago
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today during his company’s annual Connect conference that it’s changing its name to Meta. The rebrand is a significant shift for the company as it now focuses its attention and resources on building the metaverse. According to Zuckerberg, the company is positioning its name and identity to reflect more on its future ambitions and evolve primarily from a social network to a metaverse company, where augmented and virtual reality is at the center of its vision. “We have a new north star: to bring the metaverse to life,” Zuckerberg said. “From ..read more
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Facebook Announces AR Glasses Prototype Codenamed ‘Project Nazare’
Oculus VR News
by Staff Writer
2y ago
At this year’s Facebook Connect 2021 developer conference, CEO Mark Zuckerberg offered not only a glimpse of the upcoming Project Cambria headset, but he also revealed the codename of the company’s first fully-fledged pair of consumer augmented reality (AR) glasses, known as ‘Project Nazare’. A short simulated video showcased a concept of AR experiences that users could expect using Project Nazare, such as communicating with friends over WhatsApp in holographic windows and setting up a game night, where friends appear as avatars in the user’s physical world to play a game. It’s still early dev ..read more
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‘Project Cambria’ is a New High-End VR/AR Headset Coming Next Year
Oculus VR News
by Staff Writer
2y ago
During today’s Facebook Connect conference, the company announced a new “high-end” standalone headset codenamed ‘Project Cambria’ is in the works and is said to be launching sometime in 2022. The headset, which was teased briefly during the opening keynote, comes after months of speculation and several leaks revealed earlier this week about the device. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg described Project Cambria as a “completely new advanced and high-end product” that will sit at the “high end of the price spectrum.” Many of the features and capabilities of this new high-end product line will also ..read more
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