Sentences with phrase «oculus says»

But that's what Oculus says it's cracked with a new prototype, known as Santa Cruz.

Oculus says that it wants to have at least 70 titles available that properly integrate with the Controller when it launches.

Oculus says this headset lives somewhere in between the Gear VR and Oculus Rift, but it leans much closer to the Gear VR than you might expect.

Oculus says an Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 graphics card is the bare minimum for VR.

Oculus says that shipping is going according to schedule.

At the Reboot Develop Conference, Matt Conte of Oculus says he thinks developers should make things available on all VR platforms.

Oculus says the consumer version, based on recent prototypes, is lighter than the developers» kits.

Unfortunately, Oculus says that the Gear VR just isn't powerful enough to do any augmented reality in real - time, so there probably won't be any Hololens - like applications providing information about the world around you anytime soon — although that doesn't mean that other companies won't try to create it in the near future.

Oculus says it will have 30 at launch while HTC has so far shown off only a dozen.

Oculus said that Facebook's News Feed will begin to show 360 - degree photos over the next few weeks.

Additionally, Oculus said a «small number» of Rifts will be available to buy from the websites of Microsoft (msft) and Amazon (amzn) on May 6 at 9 a.m. PT.

Earlier this month, Facebook - owned Oculus said it would let people try demos of its Oculus headset at 48 U.S. Best Buy (bby) stores.

Additionally, Oculus said it is sending one of its Rift VR headsets to the International Space Station through a partnership with the French Space Agency CNES.

Oculus said that the new Mission: ISS app was based on 3 - D models of the International Space Station.

Meanwhile, Oculus said it would begin a certification program so consumers can look for a sticker that will identify which computers support its Oculus Rift headset, which is due to come out early next year.

So the argument boils down to Oculus saying that they are encouraging front facing play, so therefore despite the fact they can do room scale (this is no secret, its been demoed before) and they are developing their own Chaperone system they are «not doing room scale» based on a statement they are focusing on front - facing experiences.

Force Field has shown itself to be a talented team with the creative and technical skills to bring experiences to life,» Jason Rubin, Head of Studios at Oculus said.

During a session at GDC 2018, Oculus said that one consistent piece of developer feedback that they heard from Santa Cruz demos was that developers wanted standard input between Rift and Santa Cruz, ostensibly so that it's easier to develop games that are cross-compatible with both headsets.

Oculus said today that all preorders for its Rift virtual reality headset have now shipped.

Oculus said Xiaomi, which is known for its smartphones in India, will also be the company's hardware partner for the launch of Oculus Go headset.

Not exact matches

Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey has been financially backing Nimble America, a not - for - profit organization supporting Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump and says it's working for «social welfare,» The Daily Beast is reporting.

Facebook, for one, has said that it intends to develop Oculus's virtual reality technology, which is currently only used for immersive video games, into a new type of social platform.

At the Code Conference in May, Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe said making it possible for users to see their own limbs was an important hurdle for VR to clear if it's to become a mass technology.

There's no market at this point,» said Tom Frencel, the Chief Executive of Little Guy Games, which put development of a Glass game on hold this year and is looking at other platforms, including the Facebook Inc - owned virtual - reality goggles Oculus Rift.

By the end of this year, about 50 employees will have donned the Oculus Rift headsets and participated in the VR training program, said Farmers Insurance chief claims officer Keith Daly.

Oculus did not say how much the Mi VR headset will cost.

«Through our partnership with Xiaomi, both Oculus Go and Mi VR Standalone represent our first step in delivering that sweet spot between mobile and PC VR,» Facebook vice president of VR Hugo Barra said in a statement.

Oculus also said that Xiaomi will help build the new Oculus Go and Mi VR headsets.

The Oculus executives said that people who take panoramic photos with either their smartphone or 360 camera will soon be able to have those photos shared with friends via the News Feed feature.

He did not specify how Oculus tracks the number of people using the Gear VR, but said that Oculus was «not expecting to be at a million right now.»

In particular, 360 - degree video has emerged as a compelling reason to use VR headsets, says Max Cohen, head of mobile at Oculus.

Oculus, the virtual reality company Facebook bought in 2014 for $ 2 billion, said on Wednesday that over one million people have used the Samsung Gear VR headset in April, which indicates that consumer use of virtual reality technology is growing.

Facebook (fb) did not explain in detail how it plans to incorporate the technology into its Oculus Rift headset or related software, but a Facebook blog post by the startup's founders said that the team «will be working with the Oculus team to combine our expertise and create best in class VR audio.»

At a press event in San Francisco on Tuesday, Oculus's mobile head Max Cohen said the «one million people» number takes in account anyone who has seen a virtual reality video game, movie, or other related VR media on a Samsung Gear headset.

The Rift will come out next year, and Oculus has said it will cost between $ 200 and $ 400.

Now, Oculus wants to give people a chance to experience the VR headset in person at 48 Best Buy locations across the United States starting May 7, the company said in a blog post.

Last week, Facebook held its annual Oculus developer conference at which Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the social network would give $ 250 million to companies and developers that build VR software in order to spur the creation of more compelling VR content.

Sales of high - end VR headsets including Facebook Inc's $ 599 Oculus Rift and Sony Corp's $ 399 PlayStation VR headset altogether will be about 300,000, reflecting supply constraints at Sony and the technological reality of Oculus and HTC Corp's $ 799 Vive: only about 6 million to 7 million computers globally can run the software, said Paul Lee of Deloitte UK.

HTC said it would continue developing its own phones, like the HTC U11, which it released earlier this year, as well as its Vive gear, a virtual reality headset that competes with Facebook's (fb) Oculus Rift.

«VR has come and gone many times,» says Jason Rubin, the head of content at Oculus and a legend in the gaming community.

Mukherjee says that Aiqudo's tech makes it so «any app is fair game,» be it on an Oculus Rift or an Apple Watch.

Meanwhile, several Oculus Rift game developers have said they will distance themselves from the platform because of Luckey's political involvement.

«We expect that platforms like Oculus VR will immediately resonate, and will likely be their first exposure to the technology, in - person, after so much press coverage,» Applbaum says.

In yesterday's statement, he said he was «deeply sorry that my actions are negatively impacting the perception of Oculus and its partners.»

The Kickstarter - originated Oculus Rift has been generating buzz as the next big thing in gaming for a while now, while Sony has a habit of, shall we say, doing what the other guys are doing (PlayStation Move, anyone?).

He says the goal is to get the series out in time for the March 24 launch of Facebook's $ 600 Oculus Rift Consumer Edition.

An Oculus representative has said that «VR is going to start small and grow into something huge.»

The Facebook - owned company did not say how much it paid for the film, according to Recode, but it is currently free to download for Gear VR and Oculus Rift.

Similarly, Scruta Games, which also develops for VR, said that, until Luckey steps down, they'll be cancelling Oculus support for their games.

Mr. Zuckerberg also said Facebook's cordless virtual reality headset, Oculus Go, was now available for $ 199.